Ok, so the car got insured and been working for a couples weeks (blows smoke..grrr) I was driving down the road and out fo no wheres i lost power i was startled by this and pulle dinto a parking lot. It shut right off. Now i thought i had no gas, so i put some in, sitll didnt help. All she does is crank, i hear the starter cranking, and i believe it was flooded after a bit. It would start to backfire kinda when i cranked it. It almost started a few times, just for a few seconds. Any suggestions. new rotor, new cap, new spark plugs, new spark plug wires. I chandged the coil and ignitor from another disty i had 2 weeks ago.

 

Is it auto or 5 sp? I'll try to help.

 

5 spd 90 civic dx with mpfi.

i did have a problem earlier, my car rad fluid was overflowin in the resevoir. Think thats the thermostat, but when it died, it was hot.

i've had nothig but trouble with it. I wanna put in a ZC for now, but i only got like 500 Can. work cna be done bymyself.

anyways, help.

 

you might have overheated and blown the headgasket, that would cause the car to die, if the motor was hot for a signifigant amount of time, than the head may be warped.

The timing belt mihgt have brokeen if its a high milage motor, check that, that could cause it to stop suddenly.

Is there any oil or coolant splattered over the engine bay?

 

hmmm none that i can see. but it does back fire when i try to start. like a loud pop out of my exaust

 

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maybe its the timing belt tensioner.... i had one go on my supra and it gave me similiar problems...

 

ok well i went to the car again. So it gets a spark, and i notice gas on the spark plugs.. well first one for sure, forgot to check the rest.

i am puzzled, seems like it gets fuel and spark just no go