d16y8 swap, not cranking,.....
 

well i just dropped a d16y8 out of a 99 civic into 91 hatch on my 91 tranny, we couldnt even get it to turn over ,.. but if i keep the ignition turned on, and take a wire, put it to the pos(+) end of the battery and the small ignition wire that plugs into the starter,... itll turn over but once i let off the jumping wire,... it stops,... ??? anyone have a clue? also my brake lights stay one ones i plug in the battery,.. dont know why,... thnx

Re:d16y8 swap, not cranking,.....
 

start by checking all the ground wires, have you tried pop starting it? do you get any noise when you try to crank it?

Re:d16y8 swap, not cranking,.....
 

grounds grounds grounds

Re:d16y8 swap, not cranking,.....
 

PM6 is an OBD0 ECU

Code 6 is "ECT Sensor (Engine Coolant Temperature)
defective circuit or unplugged / defective sensor"

Code 10 is "IAT Sensor (Intake Air Temperature)
defective circuit or unplugged / defective sensor"

These are from http://www.hybridgarage.com/tech/codes.html and shouldnt render your car unstartable.

Re:d16y8 swap, not cranking,.....
 

I think it's time you start colour matching.

get a wiring diagram for the y8, and for your car.

find the sensor on the y8, find the plug on your harness that matches that sensor.

Re:d16y8 swap, not cranking,.....
 

since you're still using your pm6 (huge huge mistake btw) you CANNOT use your obd2 distributor

you need to throw an obd0 distributor on there and set the timing.

Re:d16y8 swap, not cranking,.....
 

timing is off, set the cam and timing with a timing light, dont just move around the distributor

Re:d16y8 swap, not cranking,.....
 

I think he's right with the timing. My friend had a 2000 GSR motor that was never messed with. He put it in his CRX and the same thing happened. We checked EVERYTHING, then we checked the timing and it was off a grip! Mysterious since that belt was never touched, and it was stock as ----! :o

Re:d16y8 swap, not cranking,.....
 

ROFL, I've done that before. :P