91 honda accord does not run

hello all.

Problem car is a 91 honda accord manual. it stop at a stop sign and refuse to run. I check the spark and i donto have spark. I have gas tough. It is cold here, so I hope to elliminate the main relay. nowadays it is 32F average with maximum 45F.

History of the car: In last 3 years, I put 5 different distributor and it run like new after each. thanks to lifetime waranty of autozone. I'm thinking something are killing each distributor as soon as i put it in. My wild guess is the alternator regulartor is bad so a surge in power kills the distributor. it is just a guess. i donot wanna blame Autozone because another 91 accord killed a distributor and after that no other problem with autozone distributor.

Do you know a basic test of the distributor.

Did any body else have this experience before.

Thanks.

Reply to
uccoskun
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What kind of distributor did you put in each time? Aftermarket or OEM? If you got it at AutoZone, it was probably aftermarket, right? Bite the bullet and get an OEM distributor. While you're at it, if your existing spark plugs are not OEM, then get OEM plugs (NGK or ND).

However, why did the entire distributor have to be replaced in the first place? Normally, the cap and rotor are replaced as regular maintenance, although if your original distributor was infected with the red dust problem, then the housing would have needed to be replaced (at least).

Reply to
High Tech Misfit

I second High Tech Misfit's comments about only buying OEM (that is original equipment manufactured, or "Genunine Honda") parts. I hear you about the other Autozone distributor that seems to have worked fine, but I still have doubts. My 91 Civic does not take kindly to aftermarket distributor coils, for one.

If you have time, you can see specifically which distributor part is failing and perhaps save yourself some money. For example, there are tests you can do on the igniter (which is within the distributor) and coil. Post if you want more info on these tests.

Old ignition wires may also be straining the distributor system. Buy and install new OEM ones.

"High Tech Misfit" wrote

stop sign and

I have gas

relay.

distributor and

of autozone.

soon as i put it

a surge in

wanna blame

and after that

Aftermarket or OEM?

right? Bite the

your existing

replaced in the first

regular maintenance,

the red dust

(at least).

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Reply to
Elle

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