91 civic hb d15b1 problem won't start
 

Well I replaced the cap which was really bad cleaned the rotor. Now I have power and spark, but it won't start still. I also sprayed some starter fluid in and it won't start. Any ideas on what might be the cause? I can smell gas after about 5 seconds of trying to turn it over. Help please!!!

Re:91 civic hb d15b1 problem won't start
 

Anyone?

Re:91 civic hb d15b1 problem won't start
 

Have you pulled the plugs at all? Are they clean/new? Did this car run before and this is a recent problem or did you buy it this way?

Re:91 civic hb d15b1 problem won't start
 

Never mind just saw your other post :P

Re:91 civic hb d15b1 problem won't start
 

When I did my motor swap I fired the car right up, then while I was checking to make sure that every clip and ---- like that was on right I moved a ground wire that was supposed to be screwed down, when I went back to turn on the car it wouldnt start. At the time I didnt know what had happened. I checked for spark and I got nothing.

What Iam getting to is, Have you messed with any thing else on the car.

Re:91 civic hb d15b1 problem won't start
 

I didn't touch anything besides what needed to be and then put right back on when I was finished. I looked over the engine bay a couple of times but nothing looked out of place. There is power there is spark and I am guessing gas because I can smell it after turning it over for 5 seconds.

Re:91 civic hb d15b1 problem won't start
 

Do you really know if you've got good spark? If you smell gas you probably don't have spark. Recheck for spark at every cylinder. Pull one wire at a time and ground it. Crank the engine and watch for spark. Also make sure your wires are routed correctly. Recheck all your connections. Maybe you have the firing order off. After you've done that if everything is good. Pull all of your plugs and clean them. Reinstall and try to start it again. Maybe your timing is off. Did you mess with the distributor?

Re:91 civic hb d15b1 problem won't start
 

I took the rotor off and got a new cap but that was after it wouldn't start.

Re:91 civic hb d15b1 problem won't start
 

Could it be a main fuse?

Re:91 civic hb d15b1 problem won't start
 

Yeha check all your fuses. the cheap stuff first then the the free stuff. Like checking the wires for spark. Did you check your codes to see what is coming up?

Re:91 civic hb d15b1 problem won't start
 

Ok did it run before you got a new cap. If it did then take off the cap and lick it. No just kidding. Take it off and make sure you got the littl springy thing in to its seat. I had mine off the seat one time and was t wondeing why it was so hard to get on. Put it straight on. Don't force it.

Re:91 civic hb d15b1 problem won't start
 

No it didn't run when I replaced the dist. cap. When I put the new one on it slid on perfectly wasn't harder wasn't easier than taking the old one off.

Re:91 civic hb d15b1 problem won't start
 

Problem solved the timing belt skipped a tooth I had to retard the timing all the way back just to get it to run.

So if your car gets spark gets gas and doesn't start check the timing.