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    Feb 18, 2007, 07:09 AM
    Got power to ecu, still no spark
    I finally found time to check the civic, found a bad fuse under the dash, replaced it, got power to the ECU, but I still don't get any spark. As I said last post I put the main relay, coil, and ignitor into my acura and it ran fine. Now I took the ecu and tried it in the acura,it started fine, so I assume that it is fine. The only thing I can come up with is the sensors in the distributor have failed. Any ideas would be great. THANKS EVERYONE
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    Feb 18, 2007, 07:38 AM
    When you turn the ignition switch to ON, does the CEL come on and then go off after 2 seconds?
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    Feb 18, 2007, 07:42 AM
    Yes , the light goes off after 2 sec
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    Feb 18, 2007, 07:45 AM
    Agree that it sounds like a problem with the sensors in the distributor. Recommend using your old igniter, coil, and rotor in a new Honda distributor housing ($125).
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    Feb 18, 2007, 07:59 AM
    Thanks for the response, what's the chance thendist out of my 90 acura twin cam would be the same as the one in the 90 civic single cam, just to check it before I buy a new one? Once again thanks for the help!
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    Feb 18, 2007, 01:53 PM
    Don't know.
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    Feb 18, 2007, 02:45 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by beach nut
    I finally found time to check the civic, found a bad fuse under the dash, replaced it, got power to the ECU, but i still dont get any spark. As i said last post I put the main relay, coil, and ignitor into my acura and it ran fine. Now i took the ecu and tried it in the acura,it started fine, so i assume that it is fine. The only thing i can come up wih is the sensors in the distributor have failed. Any ideas would be great. THANKS EVERYONE
    Took the dist out of the acura... of course it was different. Put the honda dist back in and tried just to see... still no fire but I did finally get two trouble codes I think I read them right hello flash... pause 15 flashes... pause 20 flashes then repeates. I took that as code 15 & 20 can't seem to find a list of codes
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    Feb 18, 2007, 09:17 PM
    Hmmm, that's weird. I also have a crx that is flashing code 20 and that code is supposed to be

    Electrical load detector

    I don't know what code 15 is though unfortunately. IF you figure this code out, or where to find this problem, please let me know. I'm looking for it also!
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    Feb 18, 2007, 09:28 PM
    OK, well, don't say I never helped out. Here is your code 15


    15 No ignition output signal - possible faulty igniter.
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    Feb 18, 2007, 09:30 PM
    Code 15: Ignition Output Signal. Likely, igniter problem.

    Code 20: Electrical Load Detector.

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