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fabian corpus Posted on Mar 04, 2013

98 honda accord cranks but no start

Have fuel, spark, and good compression. Even checked injecto wiring with noid light and all four flash normaly please help

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You may have spark, but how strong is the spark? The spark should jump about an inch. Pull a plug wire, install a spark plug on the end of it and hold the plug about an inch away from a ground, (use insulated pliers to hole the wire during this operation) Spark should jump about an inch. if it doesn't, you may have a bad igniter unit inside the distributor.
The second item to check is the main relay located up under the dash on the driver side. it's very common in Honda's.

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SOURCE: 92 honda accord intermittent crank but no start/ tranny issues

I know that early 90's Honda's had problems and in fact a recall on the distributor. Might want to replace the distributor. Inside of the distributor is a part called the igniter which is the ignition module and that is what normally goes out. I cannot remember if you have to replace the whole distributor to get the igniter or if you can just replace the igniter itself. Has been a few years since I have worked on one. hope this helps but if not please contact me. I'm not sure about the drive light flashing thing though, new one on me.

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SOURCE: 1990 honda accord wont start

Your Starter is Bad. Change it out and you should be Just Fine on Starts.

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  • Posted on Feb 26, 2009

SOURCE: 98 Honda Accord Wont Start

either have a shop scan it for trouble codes or buy a scanner your self at local parts store have OBDII scanner and find out for your self it could be a number of things.

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SOURCE: 94 honda accord 2.2l engine misfires at lower rpms

Check for a vacuum leak somewhere. When you have pressure by going faster it will not be a problem but if slow it will cause a problem. TLT

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  • Posted on Dec 07, 2010

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If you think there is fuel pressure just because the fuel pump kicks in, you might not actually have pressure. The fuel pressure regulator could be shot which would cause the fuel to go right through the fuel rail and back into the tank. So make sure you use an actual fuel pressure gauge to test that and rule out the pressure regulator...just had to make sure you did that.

If you do in fact have fuel pressure, spark, and compression, then the issue is either your timing or that the fuel is not getting inside cylinder. Timing fix is obvious, the issue with your fuel could be clogged injectors, bad injectors, or the injectors are just not getting the signal to fire. The latter is the most likely. Use a mechanics stethescope and hold it to one of the injectors and listen for a clicking sound when your cranking the engine over. You can pick one up at harbor freight or sears. You could also take a screwdriver and hold it against the injector and press your ear against the handle. However, if the engine shakes while you crank it you might have a very bruised ear...try explaining that one to your friends. If the injectors are not firing, the resistor pack is probably bad. The resistor pack is that thing on the drivers side of the engine compartment with the heat sink on it. Pick up a new one from a junk yard if you want to save a few bucks. That should fix your problem though.

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