1991 Acura Integra

"AnthonyD" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@localhost.talkaboutautos.com:

Be more specific.

Choose the correct symptom:

1) Total silence when key is turned; 1) Clicks when key is turned and no other sound; 2) Chugga-chugga-chugga but no cough or other sign that it wants to fire; 3) Chugga-chugga-cough-chugga-cough-cough-chugga-chugga.

If #1 or #2, turn dome light on. Now turn key to START. What happens to the dome light while you have the key turned to START?

"AnthonyD" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@localhost.talkaboutautos.com:

then it is NOT "starting". "rotate" is "cranking","starting" is when it fires up and runs.

consistent #2 and occasional #3. Will try the dome light tomorrow morning.

"AnthonyD" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@localhost.talkaboutautos.com:

If you're getting 2 and 3, the dome light tells you nothing.

Check for spark. Are you getting a nice fat blue-white spark?