1994 honda civic stalled, please comment

Discussion in 'Civic' started by bill, Aug 3, 2003.

  1. bill

    bill Guest

    My 1994 honda civic stalled today, and no longer runs.
    This is what happened: I was going about 2mph, approaching
    a red light. The engine ran very slowly, and then stopped
    running. This took maybe 4 seconds, it did not happen suddenly.
    As this had not happened before, I was pretty sure it was a major
    problem. It would not start, after repeated attempts. It had
    the feel of running out of gas. I read the manual, and checked
    that I had not run out of gas. It also said to check the fuses,
    as the fuel pump could be the problem. I could not locate the
    fuel pump fuse, so I checked all, and they seemed ok. The battery
    is about 5 years old now, but I don't think that is a problem,
    as my old analog voltmeter measured 12V (difficult to read),
    and the engine cranked over fairly fast. It has 68K miles,
    original cam belt. I looked into the cam cover, and the rocker
    arms were moving while cranking. Here is my diagnosis:
    1. Could be fuel pump. Is the fuel pump accessible on the
    94 civic, or is it in the fuel tank? I could not hear it while
    listening from the trunk. Should I be able to hear it?
    Could I spritz a little gas in the intake manifold, to see
    if I get any response, while trying to start?
    2. Could be the cam belt. Since the rocker arms are moving,
    it is not broken, but could be slipped. Any way to easily
    check if it is aligned properly?

    Any comments or suggestions are welcome.
    bill
     
    bill, Aug 3, 2003
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  2. bill

    Randolph Guest

    Every so often there are postings in this news group about failed
    ignitors (= ignition control modules). Check if you have spark.
     
    Randolph, Aug 3, 2003
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  3. bill

    Me Guest

    Sounds exactly like what happened to my accord recently, turned out to be
    the coil.
     
    Me, Aug 4, 2003
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  4. bill

    bill Guest

    Me,
    Ok, good call, it was the coil. I had it replaced, and runs ok now.
    regards,
    bill
     
    bill, Aug 5, 2003
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  5. It's a 9 year old car. If you didn't have a Honda, half of the car
    would have been replaced by now.

    Kinda like these:
    http://www.beaterz.com/
     
    Kevin McMurtrie, Aug 5, 2003
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