95 civic still won't start
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Re: 95 civic still won't start
Michael Pardee wrote:
> "Josh" <shannon_joshua@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1166875300.951550.43600@i12g2000cwa.googlegro ups.com...
>> I cant think of any way that pulling a plug
>> could permanently disable an engine, aside from creating a loose
>> connection to the spark plug itself. This cant be what is happening if
>> you are getting a spark though
>>
>
> At least in Honda engines, opening a spark lead can zap the coil. My own
> experience in that is visible in
> http://tegger.com/hondafaq/badsecond...al-arcing.html (d'oh!) In that
> case there was no detectable spark, but the damage can be less so that a
> spark can be seen but it won't produce enough voltage to fire the plugs
> under compression. If the coil can produce a half inch spark that ought to
> do the job.
>
> Mike
>
>
that's one of the most impressively perfect examples i've ever seen for
component failure like this!
> "Josh" <shannon_joshua@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1166875300.951550.43600@i12g2000cwa.googlegro ups.com...
>> I cant think of any way that pulling a plug
>> could permanently disable an engine, aside from creating a loose
>> connection to the spark plug itself. This cant be what is happening if
>> you are getting a spark though
>>
>
> At least in Honda engines, opening a spark lead can zap the coil. My own
> experience in that is visible in
> http://tegger.com/hondafaq/badsecond...al-arcing.html (d'oh!) In that
> case there was no detectable spark, but the damage can be less so that a
> spark can be seen but it won't produce enough voltage to fire the plugs
> under compression. If the coil can produce a half inch spark that ought to
> do the job.
>
> Mike
>
>
that's one of the most impressively perfect examples i've ever seen for
component failure like this!
#47
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Re: 95 civic still won't start
Michael Pardee wrote:
> "Josh" <shannon_joshua@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1166875300.951550.43600@i12g2000cwa.googlegro ups.com...
>> I cant think of any way that pulling a plug
>> could permanently disable an engine, aside from creating a loose
>> connection to the spark plug itself. This cant be what is happening if
>> you are getting a spark though
>>
>
> At least in Honda engines, opening a spark lead can zap the coil. My own
> experience in that is visible in
> http://tegger.com/hondafaq/badsecond...al-arcing.html (d'oh!) In that
> case there was no detectable spark, but the damage can be less so that a
> spark can be seen but it won't produce enough voltage to fire the plugs
> under compression. If the coil can produce a half inch spark that ought to
> do the job.
>
> Mike
>
>
that's one of the most impressively perfect examples i've ever seen for
component failure like this!
> "Josh" <shannon_joshua@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1166875300.951550.43600@i12g2000cwa.googlegro ups.com...
>> I cant think of any way that pulling a plug
>> could permanently disable an engine, aside from creating a loose
>> connection to the spark plug itself. This cant be what is happening if
>> you are getting a spark though
>>
>
> At least in Honda engines, opening a spark lead can zap the coil. My own
> experience in that is visible in
> http://tegger.com/hondafaq/badsecond...al-arcing.html (d'oh!) In that
> case there was no detectable spark, but the damage can be less so that a
> spark can be seen but it won't produce enough voltage to fire the plugs
> under compression. If the coil can produce a half inch spark that ought to
> do the job.
>
> Mike
>
>
that's one of the most impressively perfect examples i've ever seen for
component failure like this!
#48
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Re: 95 civic still won't start
Michael Pardee wrote:
> "Josh" <shannon_joshua@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1166875300.951550.43600@i12g2000cwa.googlegro ups.com...
>> I cant think of any way that pulling a plug
>> could permanently disable an engine, aside from creating a loose
>> connection to the spark plug itself. This cant be what is happening if
>> you are getting a spark though
>>
>
> At least in Honda engines, opening a spark lead can zap the coil. My own
> experience in that is visible in
> http://tegger.com/hondafaq/badsecond...al-arcing.html (d'oh!) In that
> case there was no detectable spark, but the damage can be less so that a
> spark can be seen but it won't produce enough voltage to fire the plugs
> under compression. If the coil can produce a half inch spark that ought to
> do the job.
>
> Mike
>
>
that's one of the most impressively perfect examples i've ever seen for
component failure like this!
> "Josh" <shannon_joshua@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1166875300.951550.43600@i12g2000cwa.googlegro ups.com...
>> I cant think of any way that pulling a plug
>> could permanently disable an engine, aside from creating a loose
>> connection to the spark plug itself. This cant be what is happening if
>> you are getting a spark though
>>
>
> At least in Honda engines, opening a spark lead can zap the coil. My own
> experience in that is visible in
> http://tegger.com/hondafaq/badsecond...al-arcing.html (d'oh!) In that
> case there was no detectable spark, but the damage can be less so that a
> spark can be seen but it won't produce enough voltage to fire the plugs
> under compression. If the coil can produce a half inch spark that ought to
> do the job.
>
> Mike
>
>
that's one of the most impressively perfect examples i've ever seen for
component failure like this!
#49
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Re: 95 civic still won't start
Michael Pardee wrote:
> "Josh" <shannon_joshua@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1166875300.951550.43600@i12g2000cwa.googlegro ups.com...
>> I cant think of any way that pulling a plug
>> could permanently disable an engine, aside from creating a loose
>> connection to the spark plug itself. This cant be what is happening if
>> you are getting a spark though
>>
>
> At least in Honda engines, opening a spark lead can zap the coil. My own
> experience in that is visible in
> http://tegger.com/hondafaq/badsecond...al-arcing.html (d'oh!) In that
> case there was no detectable spark, but the damage can be less so that a
> spark can be seen but it won't produce enough voltage to fire the plugs
> under compression. If the coil can produce a half inch spark that ought to
> do the job.
>
> Mike
>
>
that's one of the most impressively perfect examples i've ever seen for
component failure like this!
> "Josh" <shannon_joshua@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1166875300.951550.43600@i12g2000cwa.googlegro ups.com...
>> I cant think of any way that pulling a plug
>> could permanently disable an engine, aside from creating a loose
>> connection to the spark plug itself. This cant be what is happening if
>> you are getting a spark though
>>
>
> At least in Honda engines, opening a spark lead can zap the coil. My own
> experience in that is visible in
> http://tegger.com/hondafaq/badsecond...al-arcing.html (d'oh!) In that
> case there was no detectable spark, but the damage can be less so that a
> spark can be seen but it won't produce enough voltage to fire the plugs
> under compression. If the coil can produce a half inch spark that ought to
> do the job.
>
> Mike
>
>
that's one of the most impressively perfect examples i've ever seen for
component failure like this!
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Re: 95 civic still won't start
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.
When you pulled these ignition wires, what steps did you take to ensure
that current from the ignition coil, which normally arcs across a
sparkplug gap, has somewhere to go?
> 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.
When you pulled these ignition wires, what steps did you take to ensure
that current from the ignition coil, which normally arcs across a
sparkplug gap, has somewhere to go?
#51
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Re: 95 civic still won't start
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.
When you pulled these ignition wires, what steps did you take to ensure
that current from the ignition coil, which normally arcs across a
sparkplug gap, has somewhere to go?
> 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.
When you pulled these ignition wires, what steps did you take to ensure
that current from the ignition coil, which normally arcs across a
sparkplug gap, has somewhere to go?
#52
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Re: 95 civic still won't start
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.
When you pulled these ignition wires, what steps did you take to ensure
that current from the ignition coil, which normally arcs across a
sparkplug gap, has somewhere to go?
> 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.
When you pulled these ignition wires, what steps did you take to ensure
that current from the ignition coil, which normally arcs across a
sparkplug gap, has somewhere to go?
#53
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Re: 95 civic still won't start
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.
When you pulled these ignition wires, what steps did you take to ensure
that current from the ignition coil, which normally arcs across a
sparkplug gap, has somewhere to go?
> 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.
When you pulled these ignition wires, what steps did you take to ensure
that current from the ignition coil, which normally arcs across a
sparkplug gap, has somewhere to go?
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