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    lld301 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Jan 1, 2009, 05:16 AM
    1994 Honda Civic DX won't start either!
    Hi, I have a 1994 Honda Civic DX, and I am the original owner of the car. My husband was driving the car and he got into the car one morning and it would not crank. We think it is possibly the starter. I had a prospective buyer come over yesterday and he told me, "I know exactly what is wrong with your car. I can fix it in 20 minutes with my part.". This buyer would not tell me what he thought was wrong with the car. He wants me to pay him $200 to fix it. Does anyone know what it could be? We think it is possibly the starter. :
    Thank you!

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    Jan 1, 2009, 07:15 AM
    Check the battery. If you do not have sufficient voltage and cranking power, the car simply won't start. Have someone attach booster cables to your battery if the engine seems to be turning over slower than normal. If the battery seems charged, and the starter motor still doesn't turn the engine, the problem may be in your starter motor itself, or the battery cables. Changing the starter is not too complicated, but if you decide to attempt this, try to find someone who has done it before to help you, or buy a do it yourself manual that has a description and pictures of what you need to do. Some cars such as Fords have starter selnoid mounted on the inside fender that you can test to see if the voltage is going through to the starter motor, if not some times you can cross jump the selnoid and start the car. If the car engine is turning quick enough and doesn't try to start, next check the fuel input to the engine.
    Make sure you have fuel in your tank. Hopefully your fuel gauge is working, but some lose calibration, and will register remaining fuel when the tank is dry. You cannot open a true fuel injected system to look for fuel, but on older cars, you can remove the air filter from the breather housing by taking the wing nut or other fastener off the top and lifting the cover. Here, when you pump the accelerator pedal, you should see gasoline spray into the carburetor throttle body. Some cars have electric fuel pumps situated in the gas tank, and having someone listen at the filler cap while you turn the ignition switch from off to run, they will hear the pump cycle on for a few seconds, then click off when the system pressure reaches the required level. This can tell you if the pump is not working, but changing the fuel pump is a difficult and possibly dangerous project.
    Remove a spark plug wire from your spark plug and use an insulation handled screwdriver to ground the metal fitting inside the spark plug boot to the engine, and have someone turn the engine over while you watch for a spark. You should have the metal screwdriver shaft about an eighth of an inch from a clean metal surface on the engine, and be careful not to touch any uninsulated parts of the tool while testing the plug. If you do not have a spark, you have an ignition circuit problem, and depending on the vintage of your vehicle, you may have to replace anything from a coil wire to an ignition CPU, or computer.
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    Jan 1, 2009, 07:18 AM
    If u want u can check out this site as well.
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    Jan 1, 2009, 08:04 AM

    The link below should help:

    https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/cars-t...tml#post235560

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