1991 Honda Accord won't start - Why?

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1991 Honda Accord won't start - Why?

I drove my Accord home one evening and it was running fine. Got up the next morning to go to work and it would turn over, but not start. Battery is fine. Have replaced distributor cap and rotor, but there is no fire coming from the distributor. What could be the problem?

2006-12-26 15:01:53 · 8 answers · asked by betsy 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs

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the ignition system is housed in the distributor. they are known for going bad on a honda. the easiest thing to do is replace the distributor.

2006-12-26 16:22:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

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2016-05-23 09:30:51 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

The wire may have came off the crank sensor or the sensor went bad. If the crank sensor is bad the engine will not fire. There could be moisture on the coil wire. I would check that first. Spray the ignition wires with WD-40. That will displace moisture in the wires. If it happened on a real foggy morning, I would suspect grounded spark plug wires. Head for the WD-40.

2006-12-26 15:59:01 · answer #3 · answered by gyro-nut64 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Ignition coil possible, control module in the distributor. How did you determine there was no spark?

2006-12-26 15:05:09 · answer #4 · answered by Shawn H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

well it sounds like you have a bad coil in the distributor they are known for it

2006-12-26 15:41:39 · answer #5 · answered by lucylue52005 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

could be alternator or fuel pump, same thing happened to my 94 honda civic. day before was fine, next day wouldn't turn over. took it to a mechanic and it was the fuel pump.

2006-12-28 02:24:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

sounds to me like its the coil.

2006-12-26 16:24:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

bad coil ?

2006-12-26 15:03:53 · answer #8 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋