So ive recently swapped out my engine on my 1994 honda civic ex, its got a p28 ecu and just dropped in a d16y8. For some reason im not getting any spark from the distributor and it was working fine. I swaped out the rotor and but a new cap still nothing. I did swap the manifold from the y8 but everthing hooked on right. When i go to start the car it turns strong but no start and my sterio resets its self. I have a little green light next to my steering wheel (im guessing its wired to vtec or shift like because when vtec kicked in the light would turn on) but instead of staying off it flashes on and off and i hear a clicking noise under where the fuse box is inside the car. The car was fine before the swap and didnt even have a check engine light (that turns on too). I took out both fuses for the ecu and unpluged the ecu but the dash keeps doing the same thing and it still wont start. I checked my fuses in the outside in the engine bay and non seemed burnt. I was getting a weird backfire of gas out of the manifold for a couple days then it stopped and now when it turns it does it again. I have fuel going into the engine i know thats for sure. I cant seem to find the problem at all and im stuck. Any help? Thanks!

 

The speedometer needle is also jumping everywhere

 

check fuse 15

 

I think its still good

 

Check whether the hood Back Up fuse is blown.

How did you test for spark?

Post pictures of the inside of the distributor.

 

The back up fuse for the ecu correct?

I took out the spark plug and connected it the spark plug wire like how it goes inside the engine and had someone cank while i looked at the spark plug.

Ill post a picture as soon as i get home

 

There's only one Back Up fuse in the hood fuse box.

Did you do the spark test for all 4 spark plug wires?

 

I did Pistons 3 and 4 reading the engine like a book

 

^

So test the other two plugs for spark.

 

Alright i will

 

"Reading the engine like a book"? So...you did 1 and 2. 1 is the cylinder closest to the timing belt.

 

Yeah 1 and 2 thanks i wasnt sure

 

I tested the other two and had nothing

 

Test whether battery voltage reaches the coil and ICM inside the distributor.

And what's the story here:

 

 

Where's the coil spring and dust cover?

Will you ever do this:

...or this:

 

 

How do i test the coil?

 

Voltage test the installed fuse with a multimeter. Bad fuses don't always look bad.

https://honda-tech.com/honda-civic-d...fuses-3079359/

Also use multimeter to test whether voltage reaches coil and ICM.

Dust cover and spring pic? Cap and rotor?

 

Uh...something looks decidedly wrong there.

 

What looks wrong?

 

Look at where the "flat point" on your distributor is. Now look at where it is on this motor.



And this one.



And this one.



See what I'm getting at yet?

 

Yeah but its a y8 on obd1. Its running a p28 ecu with obd1 harness. My distributor is a TD-42u i have a TD-73u but it doesnt fit the harness and when i repinned the dizzy to fit the harness but it didnt work either

 

OK, so...



Your distributor is still wrong. With your ******* around with the wiring and ****, the problem is bound to be in your bodgejob. They make jumper harnesses for a reason.

 

So repinning is not the same as a jumper harness?