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Old 02-09-2007, 10:21 AM
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I AM NEW TO THIS FORUM AND THIS IS MY FIRST POST ANYWAY
I HAVE A 1993 HONDA CIVIC IT WAS STOLEN THREE YEAR'S AGO AND STRIPED NOW I AM PUTING IT BACK TOGETHER I DID NEW PLUGS DISTRUBATOR AND WIRES NEW INTAKE NOW THE PROBLEM
I HAVE SPARK PLENTY OF IT IN ALL FOUR CYCLINDERS THEY JUMP FROM ONE TO THE OTHER WHEN YOU PULL ALL FOUR I HAVE PRESSURE AT THE FUEL RAIL AND ALSO I HAVE INJECTOR PULSE AND THE INJECTOR'S SPRAY FINE PLENT OF VOLTS THE CAR CRANK'S FINE BUT WILL NOT START FOR ANYTHING IT JUST SPINS AND SPINS THE CYCLINDERS HAVE 75 PSI OF COMPRESSION WHEN I SPRAY 2+2 IN THE INTAKE IT JUST BLOWS A HUGE FLAME OUT THE THE INTAKE
SO KNOW I'M STUMPED I HAVE FUEL FIRE AND COMPRESSION THE CAR SHOULD RUN AND SUSGESTOIN'S WOULD BE GREATLY APPRICIATED O AND THE VALVES AND CAM MOVE FINE
 
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Old 02-09-2007, 10:23 AM
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damm. my eyes HOIGHT!!1
 
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Old 02-09-2007, 10:29 AM
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what is the compression susposed to be and the fuel pump fines fine also
 
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Old 02-09-2007, 05:00 PM
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75 PSI sounds pretty low for the cylinder compression. On my D15, optimum PSI was around 170-180, and the lowest tolerable was 130.
Check out what the min / max parameters are for your engine as far as compression goes.

EDIT - Just read up on some other '93 owners in some other forums are reporting over double what your compression is currently. Looks like you might need a rebuild.
 
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Old 02-09-2007, 06:32 PM
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OK I FOUND OUT WHY MY CYCLINDERS ARE SO LOW ARE COMPRESSION IT'S BECAUSE I'V BEEN CRANKING AND CRANKING AND THE WALL'S ARE WASHED OUT WITH FUEL I WAS TOLD THAT THAT'S NORMAL AND IT WILL RETURN TO NORMAL ONCE THE MOTOR IS RUN BUT IT WONT RUN SO?
 
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Old 02-10-2007, 02:52 PM
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NO IDEA'S?
 
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Old 02-12-2007, 08:53 AM
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I guess you all are stumped to, I changed my cap and rotor and unhooked my cataylatic converter and now it just shoots a 3 foot flame out of the header and still wont start it just thud's i tryed to pull start it and it's back firing like crazy
 
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Old 02-12-2007, 01:13 PM
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check your timing.
me thinks it is off
 
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Old 02-12-2007, 01:14 PM
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or your timing belt slipped
 
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Old 02-12-2007, 01:17 PM
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maybe its the caps lock button, i think its stuck

that was just really hard to read bro
 


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