What else could it be? The car is trying to start....u hear the common "Honda" starting noise.......however there is NO spark........and i definetly felt something snap.......everything else is the same under there........so i was thinking either snapped Timing belt, or fuel pump is shot............i put a paperclip on the end of the spark plug wire and held it 1/4 inch from a solid ground on the car, and no spart @ All........so thats why im leaning towards timing belt..........i really hope its the fuel pump thou........id get a nice walbro 255lph...............and even if its NOT the timing belt........that **** is going to get replaced.

 

are there any better ways to see if im getting a spark? How can i test the fuel pump??

 

Go outside right now and turn it over with the oil cap off and see if you can see the rockers a' rockin. (You will obviously need someone else) and dont' post again until you have done this Mr Pessimism.

 

When you turn the key without starting it, can you hear the fuel pump engaging? If not, loosen the fuel filter service nut and turn it on and look for gas, Homie.

 

well kappa i tried to start it but i didnt sit on the starter........why what would that do? Nothing would be moving right? If the belts snapped its snapped and nothing would move when i try to start it? I wasnt sure why it stopped so of course im going to try to start it.

 

You could take off your dizzy cover and have someone crank the motor and see if it spins. If it doesn't spin, then the timing belt is snapped.

 

If you're cranking it with a broken TB, you're pretty much 100% positively screwed. The starter will still be spinning the bottom end, but the valves will just be sitting there waiting to get hit by a piston... bad news.

So just don't crank it. If you want to check the TB, take the top timing cover off.

 

great................i just figured its a natural reaction to try to start ur car if it dies............so would it be more cost effective to get new valves or a new head? What would vlaves cost?

 

Well, valves are more cost effective (since you can buy them in sets of 4 or 8) but the labor is going to be significantly more. So if you know how to do a valve job, have at it. Otherwise, start shopping for a new head.

And starting your car after it dies is kind of an automatic reaction, I know, so I didn't really expect you to know not to crank it. But now you do for future reference.

 

yea............well so are there any chances the valves ARENT bent? Or not possible now. Oh and judging by my symptoms do u think anything else could be wrong?