98 civic spark

Discussion in 'Civic' started by rshiver, Dec 14, 2007.

  1. rshiver

    rshiver Guest

    1998 honda civic. suddenly not getting a spark. the rotor is
    turning. Is it the electronic ignition module? What else could it be?
     
    rshiver, Dec 14, 2007
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  2. rshiver

    Elle Guest

    Likely candidates, in no particular order: Ignitor (= module
    you state below); coil; distributor housing; distributor
    rotor; distributor cap. The ignition system from distributor
    to plugs are the Achille's heel of c. 1990s Hondas.
    Fortunately, the fix is usually not too hard to diagnose nor
    too expensive to fix.

    See http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/faq.html#startrun for
    some approaches to take here.
     
    Elle, Dec 14, 2007
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  3. rshiver

    Tegger Guest

    wrote in @b40g2000prf.googlegroups.com:



    "Suddenly" not getting spark?

    What--exactly--happened at the time of this "sudden" occurence?

    Those exact happenings may help point to the failed part.
     
    Tegger, Dec 14, 2007
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  4. rshiver

    motsco_ Guest

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    Suddenly sometimes means you've packed in the TIMING BELT. You certainly
    won't get any spark if your cam shaft (and distributor rotor) stops
    turning. At least it's easy to check.

    'Curly'
     
    motsco_, Dec 15, 2007
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