help troubleshoot

[wellbuilt]

Hello everyone I have a 95 civic lx sedan yeah not so great but anyways I just put a new dizzy with wires and plugs and now the car won't start right away I have to hold the key to the run position for a few second before it turns on now when I use the car for like thirty minutes or so it turns off but then I'm able to turn it back on what could it bebe

 

[RonJ]

After the engine starts, does it run well?

Have you checked the ignition timing with a timing gun?

All 4 spark plugs have bright white spark?

Any CEL codes?

 

[wellbuilt]

Well I don't know about the spark plugs but I was using it with the timing on 11 for a week but had that fixed to 16 degrees and the cel does come on sometimes but it doesn't stay on all the time

 

[RonJ]

Jump the service connector to pull the code(s). Click the codes link in my signature.

 

[RonJ]

After the engine starts, does it run well?

 

[wellbuilt]

Sorry bro don't really understand what u mean by jumping the service connector

 

[RonJ]

Jump the service connector to pull the code(s). Click the codes link in my signature.

 

[wellbuilt]

When I start it the engine kinda feels a little shaky but not so much

 

[RonJ]

When I start it the engine kinda feels a little shaky but not so much

How does it drive? Normal? Or low power? Misfires?

 

[wellbuilt]

It runs pretty good actually and I don't know if its misfiring do u know the wire order just to double check see if I didn't switch any around

 

[RonJ]

Pull the CEL codes.

 

[wellbuilt]

I think I have the plugs wrong how are they numbered on the engine

 

[RonJ]

I think I have the plugs wrong how are they numbered on the engine

The engine would run poorly if the plug wires are in the wrong order. The cylinders are ordered 4-3-2-1 as you go from the distributor to the timing belt.

 

[wellbuilt]

Yeah bro I messed it up u think the engine will be fine

 

[RonJ]

Your engine must have been running very badly if the plug wires were installed in the wrong firing order. It's surprising that you didn't recognize it.

Fix the firing order, and then check whether the engine runs better.

 

[wellbuilt]

Thanks for that diagram

 

[wellbuilt]

I know I should've caught that cuz it started acting dumb after I changed the dizzy will the motor be ok

 

[wellbuilt]

I fixed them but I didn't feel much of a difference u think the motor is alright

 

[lethal6]

Duplicate threads deleted. Please keep 1 thread per subject. There is no need for 3 on the same one.

 

[iSpeed]

did you ever fix this issue of the delayed start? im having the same issue with mine and im thinking its something in the ignition, either a bad ground or bad contact/wire...

i would check the ground wire on top of the thermostat housing, clean it up good and flip the ground wire to get better contact and do the same with the starter plug...helped me a little, might work for you.