i put i new radio in my civic.i accidently left the hot wire bare and
it shorted out my instument lights. i drove my car with the lights not
working until i fixed the problem.its wierd cuz i shut my car off
several times b4 i fixed it.well when i got home i shut it off and
fixed the wiring problem. now my car wont start. its not firing and i
cant figure out why.its got juice going to the distibutor but wont
fire. i swapped out coils on it and it still wont fire. i need help.i
swappd the ecu.i swappd all of the harness on the inside of the car.it
still wont fire.

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dehnboy <none@000.com> wrote in news:961147
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> i put i new radio in my civic.i accidently left the hot wire bare and
> it shorted out my instument lights. i drove my car with the lights not
> working until i fixed the problem.its wierd cuz i shut my car off
> several times b4 i fixed it.well when i got home i shut it off and
> fixed the wiring problem. now my car wont start. its not firing and i
> cant figure out why.its got juice going to the distibutor but wont
> fire. i swapped out coils on it and it still wont fire. i need help.i
> swappd the ecu.i swappd all of the harness on the inside of the car.it
> still wont fire.
>



Shotguns don't work here, so put yours away. Try a methodical approach
instead. Shotguns can be very expensive.

When you say "coils", I assume you have a post-'01 with no distributor and
coil packs atop the plugs.

Do you have a tach? If so, does the needle jiggle a tiny bit when you
crank?

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Tegger

The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/

 

dehnboy <none@000.com> wrote in news:961147
_d39fbaba4ead132689803dfe2bce3669@autoboardz.com:

> i put i new radio in my civic.i accidently left the hot wire bare and
> it shorted out my instument lights. i drove my car with the lights not
> working until i fixed the problem.its wierd cuz i shut my car off
> several times b4 i fixed it.well when i got home i shut it off and
> fixed the wiring problem. now my car wont start. its not firing and i
> cant figure out why.its got juice going to the distibutor but wont
> fire. i swapped out coils on it and it still wont fire. i need help.i
> swappd the ecu.i swappd all of the harness on the inside of the car.it
> still wont fire.
>



Shotguns don't work here, so put yours away. Try a methodical approach
instead. Shotguns can be very expensive.

When you say "coils", I assume you have a post-'01 with no distributor and
coil packs atop the plugs.

Do you have a tach? If so, does the needle jiggle a tiny bit when you
crank?

--
Tegger

The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/

 

dehnboy <none@000.com> wrote in news:961147
_d39fbaba4ead132689803dfe2bce3669@autoboardz.com:

> i put i new radio in my civic.i accidently left the hot wire bare and
> it shorted out my instument lights. i drove my car with the lights not
> working until i fixed the problem.its wierd cuz i shut my car off
> several times b4 i fixed it.well when i got home i shut it off and
> fixed the wiring problem. now my car wont start. its not firing and i
> cant figure out why.its got juice going to the distibutor but wont
> fire. i swapped out coils on it and it still wont fire. i need help.i
> swappd the ecu.i swappd all of the harness on the inside of the car.it
> still wont fire.
>



Shotguns don't work here, so put yours away. Try a methodical approach
instead. Shotguns can be very expensive.

When you say "coils", I assume you have a post-'01 with no distributor and
coil packs atop the plugs.

Do you have a tach? If so, does the needle jiggle a tiny bit when you
crank?

--
Tegger

The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/