I have an 88 Integra. Driving home the other night at 130kph (85 mph) engine cuts out a little then shuts down. Got it home and quick diagnosis shows burnt bearing in distributor. The rotor even melted!! Not an easy fix but I have a spare! Great! Not really. I put it in hooking everything up properly and POW major back firing. No start at all. Just turns over and back fires once or twice really really loud. I take out the distributor recheck ALL hookups and all is OK. Coil tests as good. Cap and rotor are brand new. I advanced and retarded timing and still no start.

Help! .....

 

are you absolutely positive the plug wires are hooked up to the correct cylinders?

 

sounds like your ignitor could be screwed on that dizzy or maybe your timing is off just a few ideas

 

if the distributor locked up at that speed you broke the timing belt. was the distributor locked up or just red dust all in the cap? let me know.....

 

try swapping ignitors

 

That sounds like you have the firing order wrong when hooking up the plugwires to the dizzy.

 

Are you 180 degrees out?

 

If it was 180 off then it wouldn't sit flush against the head. Check your firing order that sounds like the problem.

 

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Nope not always true. I put my Dizzy on 180 off and it sat flush.....But 95% of the time you can't do it. It does sound like you have the firing order wrong.

 

check your spark plugs and wires

 

have you solved the problem yet? my b16a dizzy is doing the exact same thing.. same problem as you.. i rolled into my driveway and my engine quit! (good timing!) new dizzy, well used but in great shape.. pops a HUGE backfire when i try and just WONT start.

thanks!