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Old 08-26-2005, 07:22 AM
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Originally Posted by 00CivicGirl
i havent had much tiem mess with it during the week but i will try that tomorrow and see what happens
well id just get a can of starting fluid to spray in the engine. those cars do have issues with the distributors though. i do have one here at work ill sell for $100 with a 90 day warranty
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Old 08-26-2005, 08:05 AM
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Default Re: My Beater Wont Start

Originally Posted by CHAHONDA
well id just get a can of starting fluid to spray in the engine. those cars do have issues with the distributors though. i do have one here at work ill sell for $100 with a 90 day warranty
where are you located at
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Old 08-26-2005, 08:09 AM
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Originally Posted by 00CivicGirl
where are you located at
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make sure that you need a distributor first. spray a little starting fluid in the throttle body and see if it will start. or just get it towed to my house and ill fix it for a small fee of course
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Old 08-26-2005, 08:13 AM
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oh hell i just realized that you are in lynchburg? i can UPS the distributor to you if you are certain that its your problem.
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Old 08-26-2005, 09:43 AM
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yea i will let you know on that lol cant tow it that far haha

we are gonig to mess with it tomorrow to see if that IS the prob and i will let you know
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Old 08-29-2005, 06:59 AM
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ok latest, nothing worked mentioned above lol

we advanced the timing on the dizzy (or something like that) and it started up..so now we are thinking the timing is off..is this a possibility
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Old 08-30-2005, 05:13 AM
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you may want to check your base timing
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Old 08-30-2005, 06:03 AM
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well we found someone with a spare dizzy and tried swapping them out and it worked so the culprit was the dizzy
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Old 08-30-2005, 07:37 AM
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Default Re: My Beater Wont Start

Originally Posted by 00CivicGirl
is that fuse under the dash or under the hood. def something to check out..i thought we checked all fuses but hey u can always miss some
Under the dash and its the one of the most common reasons why.
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take off possitive terminal and reste comp
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