imported_italstallion

hey guys i was like 3 minutes away from my house and my car just died on me it hesitated for like a second and then just slowly died im getting it towed here in like 30 mins and im trying to figure out the problem ive tried boosting it wont work,im getting spark because its trying to turn over i can hear it its like wawawawawawa and im not sure what it could be if it was the alternator it would start up when i was boosting it and if it was the starter it wouldnt have died like that while driving???

imported_SIR_Injected

timming belt ?

imported_italstallion

it seems like its firing up like normal sound i took one of my spark plug wires off and i got someone to turn it over while i looked at the plug and its not making a spark when i turn it over???

editk i took out the plug and attached it to the wire and just layed it down on the valve cover and i dont see a spark

CaptHowdy

uh huh.

take off your oil cap, get a flashlight, get someone to turn it over and see if the valvetrain moves.

if it doesn't, goto the classifieds and find yourself a new motor.

with a blown t-belt dizzy won't move = no spark.

imported_italstallion

so it should move a little bit even tho i dont have a spark????

edit : i just checked it and the valve train does move up and down.

kwasley

teach you not to race a motor with over 250k

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imported_italstallion

i wasnt racing it you tool lol.

imported_kIeRaN

take your cap and rotor out and replace em thats most likely your problem by what it sounds like. or if u have a buddy with teh same motor just ask if u can switch distributors with him to see if it works. sounds dizzy related tho

eMoney

Its the fuel pump man

zeeman

iTrader: (1)

when u turn the key do you hear the fuel pump prime?
Does the CEL come on briefly then go out?
Getting any codes?
If your not getting any spark its definately the distributor.
Stupid question...but do you have gas? More than like 1/16th of a tank?

imported_italstallion

its not the fuel pump i can hear it prime.
and yes i have like half a tank of gas i have a dizzy thats on my si motor i can use do i need to buy a timing light or straight swap it?

zeeman

iTrader: (1)

i would get a timing light if your puttin in a new dizzy...they're like $30 from princess auto.

imported_italstallion

ok so i did check the spark plugs right though just take them out then attach them to the wire then just put it anywhere lying down on the valve cover?

imported_italstallion

ok so i took the computer looking thing out of the dizzy with the 2 wires attached to it and replaced it with the one from my other motor and a new fan looking thing and bolted it all up and it fired up no problem a few weird sounds but its back to normal now its idling really high but my motor does that when its cold.should i still use a timing light even tho i didnt touch the camshaft looking thing???

zeeman

iTrader: (1)

if you removed the distributor from the head i would use a timing light.

91Civic_Joe

The computer looking think is hooked up to ur Ignition coil and it is called a Ignition Module, then im not too sure what u are talking about the fan looking thing, I think you are talking about the Pickup coil. The pickup coil controls the ignition module to turn a little switch inside the ignition module off and on. was there 2 philips head screws on the fan looking think cause if there was then its the rotor.

imported_italstallion

i took off the thing that has the little white tip on the end of it it was held in by one screw

imported_kIeRaN

good job, usually when i take the dizzy off ill mark where the bolts lined up on the holes beforehand