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Old 12-04-2008, 01:19 PM
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I have come across a 1993 Honda Civic that someone is selling for dirt cheap because it won't start. The car has been stored for just over a year, I'm thinking that the problem could be really simple. Other than a dead battery, what else could potentially be the reason it won't start now when it ran fine before it was stored. What should I look for when I go take a look at it?

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Old 12-04-2008, 10:51 PM
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jump start that sucker if not lucj....check for fuel and spark.......no spark then check the distributor, spark plugs, wires..no fuel then check fuel pump ecu, fuses, injectors, main relay under dash
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cylinders might be washed....try putting a couple drops of oil in each spark plug hole then start it....it will smoke like crazy for a lil bit though as the oil burns....the battery is probably the culprit though.
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If no fuel, check the fuel filter, they can clog after sitting for a while.
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