View Full Version : 92 honda civic not starting
dikdan34
May 13, 2009, 09:18 AM
I just changed my valve cover gaskets, spark plugs and wires now my car won't start. I have charged the battery and it still dosen't want to start. Could this be the spark plug wires not being in the proper order? I thought I did it right just kind of stumped.
Thanks
bones252100
May 13, 2009, 09:18 PM
If the vehicle would start before the maintenance action, the obvious poroblem is the maintenance action. If the engine CRANKS but does not START, the battery is probably fine.
The more probable cause is (as you suggested) improper spark plug wiring. The firing order is 1-3-4-2.
Semaj70
May 13, 2009, 09:49 PM
Are you getting spark? If not check the coil and the ignition control module. If you are the you probably messed up the timing. With the number one piston at top dead center take the cap off the distributor and note where the rotor is. That is your number one spark plug wire position. From there you go clockwise to 3 then 4 then 2. Your cylinder locations are 4-3-2-1 as you look at the engine.
Semaj70
May 13, 2009, 09:52 PM
Just an afterthought...
Did you gap the plugs?