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    Jan 27, 2012, 12:06 PM
    My honda civic won't start? Please help
    So I have a 1995 honda civic. The original issue was very harsh idle brought to shop they said it was the distributor assembly. They wanted 800 for the job so I drove car home ordered part online 5 days later part came in. I swapped entire distributor,cap,plugs,new wires,fuel filter and even air filter. Go to turn car on and it just keeps turning over won't start. I hook up a spark tester that goes between the wires and the plug and all 4 are getting voltage. I checked the fuel pump by loosening the filter plug and that's all good. I'm at a loss. I understand I will need to retime my car but why won't it even start now.
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    Jan 27, 2012, 12:44 PM
    If the Check Engine Light consistently comes on for 2 seconds and then goes out, when the ignition switch is turned to ON (Position II), then the problem is likely distributor related. Did you buy a genuine Honda distributor? Over 50% of new aftermarket distributors for Hondas, at AMHD, don't work. The remaining ones are usually unreliable and problematic. My advice is to install a genuine Honda distributor housing, where it's okay to install an aftermarket Ignition Control Module and coil to keep the cost down.
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    Jan 27, 2012, 02:06 PM
    Yes is a genuine honda distributor.
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    Jan 27, 2012, 03:27 PM
    Is the Honda distributor brand new or used? Does the CEL come on for 2 seconds and then go out, when the ignition switch is turned to Position II?
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