98 civic dx won't start

niaha497

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Just took off from stop sign and shift to 1, then 2 and when I hit 3rd, my engine bogged down and then died..now won't start but cranks

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:welcome:

Is the CEL on? We need more info.
 


niaha497

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Yes..it's getting fuel and spark

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My bad, no CEL

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Joe Mason

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Welcome to CC, can you elaborate on the issue and symptoms? How you've verified fuel and spark?
 


Esotericimage

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Engine needs 3 things to work..

fuel
air
spark

So figure out which one it is, then come back to us
 

niaha497

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When I turn the key I can hear fuel pump priming so I took fuel filter hose off and primed, gas shot out..2nd I put screw driver in spark plug wire and put close to screw on body and it was sparking

And checked all fuses

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BlackBetty

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Can you jump the car from the battery to the solenoid of the starter ?

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BlackBetty

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It sounds like your distributor cap then considering you think your gas lines are fine. How are your spark plugs and wires looking ?

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mrpepsalgado

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I had an issue like this it was the distributor , it wasn't send out spark to plugs.


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So if you have spark (plugs light up when tested?), fuel (you said fuel shoots out of the fuel line when you disconnected it...), and you obviously have air?

Do a compression test. When you turn it over, does it spin fast and sound 'whiney'? Or does it sound like it wants to start but just doesn't?

Pull your intake piping off the throttle body, and cover the throttle body opening with your hand. Have someone try and start it. Does it suck your hand into the throttle body?
 


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