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TurbodEG 09-30-2005 08:40 AM

Re: Sea Foam. Argh! Ahh! Death! Destruction! What?
 

Originally Posted by RENR
check in your dizzy


koreanwilcox 09-30-2005 10:07 AM

Re: Sea Foam. Argh! Ahh! Death! Destruction! What?
 
I use the same method but I NEVER let the car suck up so much seafoam that it stalls... that just sounds like you are asking for trouble.

It's good news though, that your engine is actually cranking over, which would indicate you are not hydrolocked.

Did you change the plugs out? There's really nothing that seafoam could damage if all you did was feed it through your brake booster like that.

Maybe the problem was not caused by the seafoam but just randomly happened when you were using it?

I dunno what it could be other than the dizzy if you aren't getting spark, and using seafoam shouldn't affect the dizzy.

fork 09-30-2005 10:37 AM

Re: Sea Foam. Argh! Ahh! Death! Destruction! What?
 
What the hell is seafoam, I just though it was a really gay color, I see your using it like GM top engine clean but I'
ve never heard of seafoam

myshtern 09-30-2005 11:50 AM

Re: Sea Foam. Argh! Ahh! Death! Destruction! What?
 

Originally Posted by ej1 wilcox
I use the same method but I NEVER let the car suck up so much seafoam that it stalls... that just sounds like you are asking for trouble.

The stalling isnt a big deal. I usually rev it to like 4k and have a friend pour it in.

gurusan 09-30-2005 01:45 PM

Re: Sea Foam. Argh! Ahh! Death! Destruction! What?
 
Ok so I'm definitely not getting a spark. I just replaced the dist. cap/rotor less than 100 miles ago. I just opened them up and inspected them and they seem fine.

Here's a pic of my distributor with the cap, rotor, and cover off. (b16a3 OBD-1 DOHC VTEC)

Can someone please edit this pic showing me how to troubleshoot and inspect the distributor and coil and things for any damage? Like where to place the OHM meter probes, what to set the OHM meter to, what kind of readings I should expect....etc.

http://x2.putfile.com/9/27213573869-thumb.jpg

scottsi 09-30-2005 02:59 PM

Re: Sea Foam. Argh! Ahh! Death! Destruction! What?
 
you must have gotten the dizzy wet

gurusan 09-30-2005 03:02 PM

Re: Sea Foam. Argh! Ahh! Death! Destruction! What?
 

Originally Posted by scottsi
you must have gotten the dizzy wet

by sucking sea foam throught the brake booster line? How?

Random Hero 09-30-2005 03:30 PM

Re: Sea Foam. Argh! Ahh! Death! Destruction! What?
 
what happend is you "grounded" out the electrode in the spark plug and by doing that you put extra stress on the *coil* and *ignitor* and burnt one of the other out. i'd try swaping the coil out first, almost any honda coil will work. and if that doesnt work change the ignitor, i'll bet thats your problem. I have had a few of them going bad pulling spark plug wires off and them grounding out and putting to much load on it. I've even done it to an msd coil.

gurusan 09-30-2005 03:36 PM

Re: Sea Foam. Argh! Ahh! Death! Destruction! What?
 
Thanks for the help

Heath 09-30-2005 10:31 PM

Re: Sea Foam. Argh! Ahh! Death! Destruction! What?
 
It also wouldn't hurt to pull the plugs and crank the engine a few times to blow out extra sea-foam. It may make a mess but should ensure your plugs not get wet again.


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