1992 honda civic

I have a 92 honda civic that won't start. It was running fine, then while
on the freeway the car just kind of shut down. I lost power, my speed and
rpm's went lower no matter how hard I pushed the gas. I pulled over to the
side of the road and the car shut off. I tried to restart the car and it
acted like it was out of gas. A road warrior came and said that it sounded
like the fuel pump went out. My dad has checked the car over and said that
the fuel pump is working. I have fire going to the spark plugs. Just about
everything under the hood is new, cap, radiator, motor head, belts. We put
a new ICM in thinking that it would be that. Anyone have any other
suggestions.

 

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Remove the distributor cap and see if the rotor turns with the engine.
If so, remove the valve cover and inspect the Timing belt, and the cam
timing. You should probably be on your third belt, or at very least the
second one. You timing belt may have slipped a tooth or three. Very
expensive if it goes too far. See tegger's faq about peach baskets (use
google). . . tegger faq peach basket.

Inspect distributor for red rust (google that too if you find it)

'Curly'

 

Thanks Curly,
My dad said that there is electric going to the distributor. He has looked
at the timing belt and it is new, it was changed when I got the head fixed,
he said that the cam is alittle off but that should not have anything to do
with the car starting it should just make the car run rough. When the car
was running when in park or neutral the rpm would go up and down. Are
there any other things that can be wrong? Oh and he said that he checked
the filter under the fuel pump.

Thanks Nikki

 

This erratic RPM at stops is symptomatic of a failing distributor coil. Very
common item to have fail.

 

This 92 civic is fuel injected, right? Are the injectors working ok? Fuel
pressure ok?

 

Good way to damage the coil. Just remove the oil filler cap and observe
there.

 

Anyone have any other suggestions.

 

Maybe a restricted fuel filter/exhaust. Or both fuel pressure regulator or
check valve causing a drop in fuel pressure. Check for fuel and spark to
make sure they are actually normal..