Help no spark again.. Where are the grounds??

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Apr 27, 2004 | 10:57 AM

dblack

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Help no spark again.. Where are the grounds??

1993 Honda accord....

A few weeks ago, it died suddenly.. Symptom is no Spark..
All of a sudden a few days later she started again.. Drove
it about 1 week, and now it has died again... Swapped
the coil, but this did not help...

My first suspect is a bad ground. Any suggestions on
how to find all of the grounds aould be appreciated.
I only see 2 or 3 obvious ground straps.. Should I be
looking else where (ie: electrical diagram)..

Any advice is appreciated.

Thanks,

Dan

Apr 27, 2004 | 11:07 AM

P!cKl3$

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Re: Help no spark again.. Where are the grounds?? (dblack)

I hear the ground that is most often missed is the one on the thermostat housing. Go check and see if that one is secure, then try to start your car up again. Good luck.

Apr 27, 2004 | 11:35 AM

dblack

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Re: Help no spark again.. Where are the grounds?? (dblack)

I don't see a ground on the thermostat housing. I do see
the connector for the temp sensor.. I re seated it anyway,
but still no spark..

Apr 27, 2004 | 01:54 PM

Chiovnidca

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Re: Help no spark again.. Where are the grounds?? (dblack)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by dblack »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I don't see a ground on the thermostat housing. </TD></TR></TABLE>
There should be a single small ground wire bolted to the t-stat housing. Unless you've had some engine work done lately, it shouldn't be a problem.