[Crus1]

My wife's 98 civic standard (Not Automatic), starts intermittently. IF anyone can help give us ideas it would be greatly appreciated... Here are the symptoms

Push in the clutch and turn the key nothing happens. The lights do not dim (That we know of), we do not hear any clicking when we turn the key. Nothing happens what's so ever.

We waited and then tried it again and then it started. I turned it off and tried it again and it started again just fine.

The car is a good running car and this is the first time we have come into this problem.

Thanks

Chris

[TxGreaseMonkey]

. Ensure battery is fully charged.

. Proper ignition system evaluation begins by answering three basic diagnostic questions:

1. When you turn the ignition switch to ON (not START), does the Check Engine Light (CEL) come on and then go off after 2 seconds? If not, the problem is with the ACG (ALT) (S) fuse, in the under-dash fuse/relay box; ECM (perform the K-Test, below); Main Relay; or the Ignition Switch. Perform tests in that order.

2. When the CEL goes out, do you hear and/or feel the Main Relay "click"? If not, repair or replace the Main Relay.

3. During the 2 second interval that the CEL is on, do you hear the fuel pump in the gas tank run? If not, check the fuel pump.

If the CEL does not go out, most Civics will not spark and the fuel pump will not run. That's why we begin our diagnosis here.

. If everything above is okay, check the Starter Cut Relay and the Clutch Interlock Switch.