I've posted this question before, and tried all of the suggestions with
no luck, so here I am again.

1995 Honda Civic LX, manual transmission, fuel injected, 150k mi

The engine was running rough this spring, so it was figured that one of
the cylinders wasn't firing. To test which was the dead cylinder, the
plug wires were pulled one at a time. Pulled #1 wire, engine died, #1
not the culprit. Put wire 1 back in, started engine back up, pulled #2
wire, engine died, #2 not the culprit. Put wire 2 back in, and the
engine never started again. Engine cranked over and over and over but
would not start. Didn't even try. Pulled engine, a valve was blown, put
in new valves, new rings, new alternator, new clutch, reinstalled
engine, all new fluids, all connections hooked up. Still, cranks
forever but does not start.

-All cylinders have compression.
-All plugs are firing.
-Fuel pump engages when key turned on.
-Cylinders are getting gas.
-Timing just reset to perfect

If my new alternator was bad, would that prevent the car from starting?
Is it possible my ECU is fried?
Is it possible there is fuel but no air coming in?
Would a bad ground prevent the car from starting?
Is it possible something else was fried when the plug wires were
pulled?

Pleeeeeeeease someone's gotta help me here, that Civic was my baby!

 

fascion wrote:
> I've posted this question before, and tried all of the suggestions with
> no luck, so here I am again.
>
> 1995 Honda Civic LX, manual transmission, fuel injected, 150k mi
>
> The engine was running rough this spring, so it was figured that one of
> the cylinders wasn't firing. To test which was the dead cylinder, the
> plug wires were pulled one at a time. Pulled #1 wire, engine died, #1
> not the culprit. Put wire 1 back in, started engine back up, pulled #2
> wire, engine died, #2 not the culprit. Put wire 2 back in, and the
> engine never started again. Engine cranked over and over and over but
> would not start. Didn't even try. Pulled engine, a valve was blown, put
> in new valves, new rings, new alternator, new clutch, reinstalled
> engine, all new fluids, all connections hooked up. Still, cranks
> forever but does not start.
>
> -All cylinders have compression.
> -All plugs are firing.
> -Fuel pump engages when key turned on.
> -Cylinders are getting gas.
> -Timing just reset to perfect
>
> If my new alternator was bad, would that prevent the car from starting?
> Is it possible my ECU is fried?
> Is it possible there is fuel but no air coming in?
> Would a bad ground prevent the car from starting?
> Is it possible something else was fried when the plug wires were
> pulled?
>
> Pleeeeeeeease someone's gotta help me here, that Civic was my baby!
>
firing sequence is 1-3-4-2. #1 on the distributor is bottom left if
you're standing at the passenger fender looking end on.

 

fascion wrote:
> I've posted this question before, and tried all of the suggestions with
> no luck, so here I am again.
>
> 1995 Honda Civic LX, manual transmission, fuel injected, 150k mi
>
> The engine was running rough this spring, so it was figured that one of
> the cylinders wasn't firing. To test which was the dead cylinder, the
> plug wires were pulled one at a time. Pulled #1 wire, engine died, #1
> not the culprit. Put wire 1 back in, started engine back up, pulled #2
> wire, engine died, #2 not the culprit. Put wire 2 back in, and the
> engine never started again. Engine cranked over and over and over but
> would not start. Didn't even try. Pulled engine, a valve was blown, put
> in new valves, new rings, new alternator, new clutch, reinstalled
> engine, all new fluids, all connections hooked up. Still, cranks
> forever but does not start.
>
> -All cylinders have compression.
> -All plugs are firing.
> -Fuel pump engages when key turned on.
> -Cylinders are getting gas.
> -Timing just reset to perfect
>
> If my new alternator was bad, would that prevent the car from starting?
> Is it possible my ECU is fried?
> Is it possible there is fuel but no air coming in?
> Would a bad ground prevent the car from starting?
> Is it possible something else was fried when the plug wires were
> pulled?
>
> Pleeeeeeeease someone's gotta help me here, that Civic was my baby!
>
firing sequence is 1-3-4-2. #1 on the distributor is bottom left if
you're standing at the passenger fender looking end on.

 

fascion wrote:
> I've posted this question before, and tried all of the suggestions with
> no luck, so here I am again.
>
> 1995 Honda Civic LX, manual transmission, fuel injected, 150k mi
>
> The engine was running rough this spring, so it was figured that one of
> the cylinders wasn't firing. To test which was the dead cylinder, the
> plug wires were pulled one at a time. Pulled #1 wire, engine died, #1
> not the culprit. Put wire 1 back in, started engine back up, pulled #2
> wire, engine died, #2 not the culprit. Put wire 2 back in, and the
> engine never started again. Engine cranked over and over and over but
> would not start. Didn't even try. Pulled engine, a valve was blown, put
> in new valves, new rings, new alternator, new clutch, reinstalled
> engine, all new fluids, all connections hooked up. Still, cranks
> forever but does not start.
>
> -All cylinders have compression.
> -All plugs are firing.
> -Fuel pump engages when key turned on.
> -Cylinders are getting gas.
> -Timing just reset to perfect
>
> If my new alternator was bad, would that prevent the car from starting?
> Is it possible my ECU is fried?
> Is it possible there is fuel but no air coming in?
> Would a bad ground prevent the car from starting?
> Is it possible something else was fried when the plug wires were
> pulled?
>
> Pleeeeeeeease someone's gotta help me here, that Civic was my baby!
>
firing sequence is 1-3-4-2. #1 on the distributor is bottom left if
you're standing at the passenger fender looking end on.

 

fascion wrote:
> I've posted this question before, and tried all of the suggestions with
> no luck, so here I am again.
>
> 1995 Honda Civic LX, manual transmission, fuel injected, 150k mi
>
> The engine was running rough this spring, so it was figured that one of
> the cylinders wasn't firing. To test which was the dead cylinder, the
> plug wires were pulled one at a time. Pulled #1 wire, engine died, #1
> not the culprit. Put wire 1 back in, started engine back up, pulled #2
> wire, engine died, #2 not the culprit. Put wire 2 back in, and the
> engine never started again. Engine cranked over and over and over but
> would not start. Didn't even try. Pulled engine, a valve was blown, put
> in new valves, new rings, new alternator, new clutch, reinstalled
> engine, all new fluids, all connections hooked up. Still, cranks
> forever but does not start.
>
> -All cylinders have compression.
> -All plugs are firing.
> -Fuel pump engages when key turned on.
> -Cylinders are getting gas.
> -Timing just reset to perfect
>
> If my new alternator was bad, would that prevent the car from starting?
> Is it possible my ECU is fried?
> Is it possible there is fuel but no air coming in?
> Would a bad ground prevent the car from starting?
> Is it possible something else was fried when the plug wires were
> pulled?
>
> Pleeeeeeeease someone's gotta help me here, that Civic was my baby!
>
firing sequence is 1-3-4-2. #1 on the distributor is bottom left if
you're standing at the passenger fender looking end on.

 

jim beam wrote:
> fascion wrote:
>> I've posted this question before, and tried all of the suggestions with
>> no luck, so here I am again.
>>
>> 1995 Honda Civic LX, manual transmission, fuel injected, 150k mi
>>
>> The engine was running rough this spring, so it was figured that one of
>> the cylinders wasn't firing. To test which was the dead cylinder, the
>> plug wires were pulled one at a time. Pulled #1 wire, engine died, #1
>> not the culprit. Put wire 1 back in, started engine back up, pulled #2
>> wire, engine died, #2 not the culprit. Put wire 2 back in, and the
>> engine never started again. Engine cranked over and over and over but
>> would not start. Didn't even try. Pulled engine, a valve was blown, put
>> in new valves, new rings, new alternator, new clutch, reinstalled
>> engine, all new fluids, all connections hooked up. Still, cranks
>> forever but does not start.
>>
>> -All cylinders have compression.
>> -All plugs are firing.
>> -Fuel pump engages when key turned on.
>> -Cylinders are getting gas.
>> -Timing just reset to perfect
>>
>> If my new alternator was bad, would that prevent the car from starting?
>> Is it possible my ECU is fried?
>> Is it possible there is fuel but no air coming in?
>> Would a bad ground prevent the car from starting?
>> Is it possible something else was fried when the plug wires were
>> pulled?
>>
>> Pleeeeeeeease someone's gotta help me here, that Civic was my baby!
>>
> firing sequence is 1-3-4-2. #1 on the distributor is bottom left if
> you're standing at the passenger fender looking end on.

and rotor rotation is clockwise.

 

jim beam wrote:
> fascion wrote:
>> I've posted this question before, and tried all of the suggestions with
>> no luck, so here I am again.
>>
>> 1995 Honda Civic LX, manual transmission, fuel injected, 150k mi
>>
>> The engine was running rough this spring, so it was figured that one of
>> the cylinders wasn't firing. To test which was the dead cylinder, the
>> plug wires were pulled one at a time. Pulled #1 wire, engine died, #1
>> not the culprit. Put wire 1 back in, started engine back up, pulled #2
>> wire, engine died, #2 not the culprit. Put wire 2 back in, and the
>> engine never started again. Engine cranked over and over and over but
>> would not start. Didn't even try. Pulled engine, a valve was blown, put
>> in new valves, new rings, new alternator, new clutch, reinstalled
>> engine, all new fluids, all connections hooked up. Still, cranks
>> forever but does not start.
>>
>> -All cylinders have compression.
>> -All plugs are firing.
>> -Fuel pump engages when key turned on.
>> -Cylinders are getting gas.
>> -Timing just reset to perfect
>>
>> If my new alternator was bad, would that prevent the car from starting?
>> Is it possible my ECU is fried?
>> Is it possible there is fuel but no air coming in?
>> Would a bad ground prevent the car from starting?
>> Is it possible something else was fried when the plug wires were
>> pulled?
>>
>> Pleeeeeeeease someone's gotta help me here, that Civic was my baby!
>>
> firing sequence is 1-3-4-2. #1 on the distributor is bottom left if
> you're standing at the passenger fender looking end on.

and rotor rotation is clockwise.

 

jim beam wrote:
> fascion wrote:
>> I've posted this question before, and tried all of the suggestions with
>> no luck, so here I am again.
>>
>> 1995 Honda Civic LX, manual transmission, fuel injected, 150k mi
>>
>> The engine was running rough this spring, so it was figured that one of
>> the cylinders wasn't firing. To test which was the dead cylinder, the
>> plug wires were pulled one at a time. Pulled #1 wire, engine died, #1
>> not the culprit. Put wire 1 back in, started engine back up, pulled #2
>> wire, engine died, #2 not the culprit. Put wire 2 back in, and the
>> engine never started again. Engine cranked over and over and over but
>> would not start. Didn't even try. Pulled engine, a valve was blown, put
>> in new valves, new rings, new alternator, new clutch, reinstalled
>> engine, all new fluids, all connections hooked up. Still, cranks
>> forever but does not start.
>>
>> -All cylinders have compression.
>> -All plugs are firing.
>> -Fuel pump engages when key turned on.
>> -Cylinders are getting gas.
>> -Timing just reset to perfect
>>
>> If my new alternator was bad, would that prevent the car from starting?
>> Is it possible my ECU is fried?
>> Is it possible there is fuel but no air coming in?
>> Would a bad ground prevent the car from starting?
>> Is it possible something else was fried when the plug wires were
>> pulled?
>>
>> Pleeeeeeeease someone's gotta help me here, that Civic was my baby!
>>
> firing sequence is 1-3-4-2. #1 on the distributor is bottom left if
> you're standing at the passenger fender looking end on.

and rotor rotation is clockwise.

 

jim beam wrote:
> fascion wrote:
>> I've posted this question before, and tried all of the suggestions with
>> no luck, so here I am again.
>>
>> 1995 Honda Civic LX, manual transmission, fuel injected, 150k mi
>>
>> The engine was running rough this spring, so it was figured that one of
>> the cylinders wasn't firing. To test which was the dead cylinder, the
>> plug wires were pulled one at a time. Pulled #1 wire, engine died, #1
>> not the culprit. Put wire 1 back in, started engine back up, pulled #2
>> wire, engine died, #2 not the culprit. Put wire 2 back in, and the
>> engine never started again. Engine cranked over and over and over but
>> would not start. Didn't even try. Pulled engine, a valve was blown, put
>> in new valves, new rings, new alternator, new clutch, reinstalled
>> engine, all new fluids, all connections hooked up. Still, cranks
>> forever but does not start.
>>
>> -All cylinders have compression.
>> -All plugs are firing.
>> -Fuel pump engages when key turned on.
>> -Cylinders are getting gas.
>> -Timing just reset to perfect
>>
>> If my new alternator was bad, would that prevent the car from starting?
>> Is it possible my ECU is fried?
>> Is it possible there is fuel but no air coming in?
>> Would a bad ground prevent the car from starting?
>> Is it possible something else was fried when the plug wires were
>> pulled?
>>
>> Pleeeeeeeease someone's gotta help me here, that Civic was my baby!
>>
> firing sequence is 1-3-4-2. #1 on the distributor is bottom left if
> you're standing at the passenger fender looking end on.

and rotor rotation is clockwise.

 

Timing is on 100% correct.

 

Timing is on 100% correct.

 

Timing is on 100% correct.

 

Timing is on 100% correct.

 

fascion wrote:
> Timing is on 100% correct.
>
"timing" usually means the # of degrees the spark fires from top dead
center. "firing sequence" is the order in which the plugs fire. if the
plugs fire and fuel injects but it won't start, check the firing sequence.

 

fascion wrote:
> Timing is on 100% correct.
>
"timing" usually means the # of degrees the spark fires from top dead
center. "firing sequence" is the order in which the plugs fire. if the
plugs fire and fuel injects but it won't start, check the firing sequence.