1991 honda civic dx

i have a civic and it wont start it has spark, fuel but not sure about the timing. ive heard that when the belt slips the valve stays opes and the piston bendds the valve or the piston gets a hole or dent

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Gregory
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we'll wait until Psychic Wednesday to tackle this one

'Curly'

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'Curly Q. Links'

have you tried to check the timing yet because it is a common honda problem to slip timing make sure all of your distubitor bolts are tight

Reply to
hotimport93

rubbish. it's common for the cam belt to skip making it look like the timing's off, but that's not the fault of the distributor bolts. and anyone thinking they can mess with the distributor to sort out a skipped cam belt is utterly clueless.

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jim beam

how would i fix that? i really dont want 2 pay a dealer

Reply to
Gregory

start with tegger.com and go to the no-start faq. work through that and get back with specific questions if it doesn't help you.

now here's the important bit: "the quality of the answers you receive depend on the quality of your question".

Reply to
jim beam

im changin the timing belt but i cant get the crank pulley off

Reply to
Gregory

It's a challenge! See

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for hints. While you are there, see the part about how to get the new belt on right. It can save you some aggravation. Mike

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Michael Pardee

i got the pulley off and i got all new belts lined up and new water pump but it still wont run

Reply to
Gregory

You didn't use the starter to turn the engine for lining things up without loading the ignition coil, I hope. If the engine is cranked with the distributor cap off or the plug wires off it can mean curtains for the ignition coil.

Mike

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Michael Pardee

no i just used a socket wrench on the crank pulley to line it up

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Gregory

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