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Old Aug 18, 2002 | 01:06 PM
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ok i have a problem. my zc is only running on 2 cylinders. cylinders 2 and 3 arent getting fuel. they are getting spark and air and have compression. i have double checked all my wires and nothing seems wrong. i have also replaced the injectors and the resistor box. and fuel is getting to the fuel rail but those 2 injectors dont seem to be firing.

any ideas what is going on?

oh yea its an 88 crx dx with a zc swap and turbo.
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Old Aug 18, 2002 | 02:51 PM
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try swapping out the two injectors that work for the ones that dont, that will tell you if its injector or a wiring problem. Then you need to trace your injector wires back and see if theres a bad connection. If you know someone who has the same ECU as you swap theirs in and see if that makes any difference. It cant be the coil or ignitor as that would effect all injectors.
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Old Aug 19, 2002 | 08:47 AM
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ok, well i cut through the stock harness and traced every injector wire back to the ecu. they are all hooked correctly at the ecu and soldered.

it seems like it is getting fuel now, the plugs smell like gas and it looks kind of wet in the cylinders.

i have switched the ecu, changed the injectors around and all that.

cylinders 2 and 3 still are not firing.

what the hell is wrong? its getting compression and fuel, and i guess it is getting spark too, i changed the plugs and wires and cap and rotor. a bad distributor wouldnt affect just 2 cylinders would it?

im about to give up and have it towed to the junkyard and crushed or somethin
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Old Aug 19, 2002 | 10:05 AM
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replaced the distributor....didnt make a difference...

so i have spark
i have fuel
i have compression

whats goin on here???
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Old Aug 19, 2002 | 02:22 PM
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anybody?
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Old Aug 19, 2002 | 02:27 PM
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did you check for spark? and by that i mean see the plug spark on the end of
the wire
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Old Aug 19, 2002 | 02:40 PM
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yea, i have spark
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