1991 honda civic dx

i have a civic and it wont start it has spark, fuel but not sure about
the timing. ive heard that when the belt slips the valve stays opes and
the piston bendds the valve or the piston gets a hole or dent

 

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we'll wait until Psychic Wednesday to tackle this one

'Curly'

 

have you tried to check the timing yet because it is a common honda
problem to slip timing make sure all of your distubitor bolts are tight

 

rubbish. it's common for the cam belt to skip making it look like the
timing's off, but that's not the fault of the distributor bolts. and
anyone thinking they can mess with the distributor to sort out a skipped
cam belt is utterly clueless.

 

how would i fix that? i really dont want 2 pay a dealer

 

start with tegger.com and go to the no-start faq. work through that and
get back with specific questions if it doesn't help you.

now here's the important bit: "the quality of the answers you receive
depend on the quality of your question".

 

im changin the timing belt but i cant get the crank pulley off

 

It's a challenge! See http://tegger.com/hondafaq/cranktool/index.html for
hints. While you are there, see the part about how to get the new belt on
right. It can save you some aggravation.

Mike

 

i got the pulley off and i got all new belts lined up and new water
pump but it still wont run

 

You didn't use the starter to turn the engine for lining things up without
loading the ignition coil, I hope. If the engine is cranked with the
distributor cap off or the plug wires off it can mean curtains for the
ignition coil.

Mike

 

no i just used a socket wrench on the crank pulley to line it up