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Swapped a motor from a 90 to a 92 accord now it won't start

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Old Jun 5, 2016 | 02:01 PM
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Default Swapped a motor from a 90 to a 92 accord now it won't start

I swapped my motor from my 90 to my 92 accord and I hooked up all wires and vacuum hoses but there was one wire harness that didn't make sense to me because one with 5 wires came off the 1992 and the one with 7 came off the 1990. I matched up 5 wires but 2 are left...can anyone help me???????


This wire harness has 5 wires and is from the 1992 accord




This wire harness has 7 wires and is from the 1990 accord
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Old Jun 6, 2016 | 12:38 PM
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The 92 uses an external coil and the 90 uses an internal coil. You shoulda used the existing harness and your old distributor.
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Old Jun 6, 2016 | 06:11 PM
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It turns out the not starting issue was due to the battery being dead lol but now my issue is that my thermostat gauge isn't moving any. It drives fine and isn't showing signs of over heating and the fans kick in when they are told to do so. Any idea what this issue could be?
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