1990 Accord died while driving, no spark
Hey guys, was driving my 1990 Accord home from a convenience store run, car sputtered and died when I pulled up to a traffic light, while waiting to turn. There were no problems prior to this.
Here's the skinny...
Noticed earlier today that the valve cover was leaking, after quick inspection, noticed that the 2 grommets closest to the Distributor were loose, re-tightened the bolts on it. Noticed that oil was just a tad low, hitting the low end of the dipstick where the low hole is. After the breakdown, I noticed that my #1 cylinder plug wire was slightly high. I pushed it back down, hoping that it had just worked it's way loose. Unfortunately that was not the case. After taking off #1 and #2 plug wires, I noticed that the holes that the plugs sat down in were filled with oil, I took plugs out and cleaned up the plugs, still nothing. I removed plug #1, set it off to the side, and I do not seem to be getting any spark.
Any suggestions on what my most likely culprit is? I don't want to just start changing parts, but I can't let this sit around forever either.
Car will turn and turn, but no spark at #1, and I would assume none at any of the others either, I had to stop because it was dark.
Here's the skinny...
Noticed earlier today that the valve cover was leaking, after quick inspection, noticed that the 2 grommets closest to the Distributor were loose, re-tightened the bolts on it. Noticed that oil was just a tad low, hitting the low end of the dipstick where the low hole is. After the breakdown, I noticed that my #1 cylinder plug wire was slightly high. I pushed it back down, hoping that it had just worked it's way loose. Unfortunately that was not the case. After taking off #1 and #2 plug wires, I noticed that the holes that the plugs sat down in were filled with oil, I took plugs out and cleaned up the plugs, still nothing. I removed plug #1, set it off to the side, and I do not seem to be getting any spark.
Any suggestions on what my most likely culprit is? I don't want to just start changing parts, but I can't let this sit around forever either.
Car will turn and turn, but no spark at #1, and I would assume none at any of the others either, I had to stop because it was dark.
Possibly the igniter has gone bad. Here's some troubleshooting diagnostics...
http://techauto.awardspace.com/ignition.html
http://techauto.awardspace.com/ignition.html
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