"Jim Yanik" <jyanik@abuse.gov.> wrote in message news:Xns96C272883C72Cjyanikkuanet@129.250.170.84.. .
> "B Squareman" <Squareman@none.com> wrote in

> > The OP's problem is due to moisture from his climate change.

> Says who? the OP didn't give any indication of leaking HV like misfiring or
> stumbling,only "no start" which doesn't describe anything.

The OP hinted that "It's very humid, rainy." The OP crank but won't
start in this condition. A leaking HV from the coil straight to
ground via moisture (and never making it to the plug wires) will crank
but not sputter. And yes, if it's leaking from a spark plug wire or two, it will
stumble/misfire. We shouldn't be too adamant about one scenario.

 

The problem is fixed. After finding the ignition coil was bad, but after
having subjected the rotor and assembly to lots of abuse removing the seized
rotor screw, I decided to replace the entire distributor.

Against some people's advice, I've purchased a $185 non-OEM distributor
(plus new cap and rotor) at the AutoZone down the street. I made this
cost/convenience decision based on my short time horizon for this car and
low mileage. The new distrbutor fixed the problem. If it fails in the future
I will send an update.

Thanks again to everyone for all the feedback.

"hutchtoo" <hutchtoo@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:6J-dndYBbPb2aY_eRVn-hg@rcn.net...
> Hi,
>
> My 94 Honda Civic EX automatic will not start. It has plenty of battery
> juice, and turns over, just no ignition. Any recommendations? I'd like to
> try to fix this without going into a shop.
>
> Related info:
> It's very humid, rainy.
> This happened a once couple months ago, and seemed to resolv itself w/o
> repair.
>
> Thanks.

 

Congratulations! Did the non-OEM distributor include a new coil and new
ignitor?

Thanks for the update, and way to hang in there. :-)

"hutchtoo" <hutchtoo@gmail.com> wrote
> The problem is fixed. After finding the ignition coil was bad, but after
> having subjected the rotor and assembly to lots of abuse removing the
seized
> rotor screw, I decided to replace the entire distributor.
>
> Against some people's advice, I've purchased a $185 non-OEM distributor
> (plus new cap and rotor) at the AutoZone down the street. I made this
> cost/convenience decision based on my short time horizon for this car and
> low mileage. The new distrbutor fixed the problem. If it fails in the
future
> I will send an update.
>
> Thanks again to everyone for all the feedback.

 

> Congratulations! Did the non-OEM distributor include a new coil and new
> ignitor?

Yes, it included both a coil and ignitor, and has a lifetime guarantee. It
did not include a rotor or cap.

I should also put a good word in for AutoZone. Those guys were a big help
getting the seized rotor screw out.

 

"hutchtoo" <hutchtoo@gmail.com> wrote
> > Congratulations! Did the non-OEM distributor include a new coil and new
> > ignitor?
>
> Yes, it included both a coil and ignitor, and has a lifetime guarantee. It
> did not include a rotor or cap.

Wow. For $180, even if it dies in say, six months, that's worth it.

> I should also put a good word in for AutoZone. Those guys were a big help
> getting the seized rotor screw out.

I toast AZ. :-)