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'93 Civic Starting Problem
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Frank A
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Mar 27, 2005, 12:46 PM
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'93 Civic Starting Problem
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I own a 1993 Honda Civic with 82,000 miles. Car runs great except when parked overnight in extreme humid Florida weather. The Car will not start. Starter works but engine will not turn over.
As sun warms up during the AM, the car then will start. I recall something about a distributor problem with this model. Can you shed any light on the situation?
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DanD
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Mar 28, 2005, 4:42 AM
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I would start by replacing some of the secondary ignition parts, such as distributor cap, rotor, ignition wires and spark plugs.
Also have a very close look at the ignition coil secondary tower, that’s where the larger coil wire plugs into the coil. Make sure there isn’t a small crack in the tower or any signs of carbon tracking, if so replace it as well. Carbon tracking looks like a pencil line drawn on the tower that will resemble what looks like a lightening bolt. You’ll be able to wipe the tracking off very easily, but once that the spark has found away along this track it will do it again.
If you are going to attempt this on your own there is a couple of things you should do, one is to buy genuine Honda replacement parts, many of the after market parts just don’t cut it in the quality department.
Second is to get some die electric grease (it looks like Vaseline) it helps conduct the electricity through the connections. Apply a little bit of this grease to both ends of the ignition wires metal terminals before you install them. Just a little bit, more is not better in this case.
Do one wire at a time, not to mix them up. At the distributor cap end, slide the dust boot back up on the wire to leave and inch or so of the wire terminal exposed, insert the wire into the cap until it bottoms out then slide the boot down over the cap. You need to know that you’ve made a good connection during the installation or all of your work with not have accomplished anything.
Dan.
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ridemywideglide
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Aug 1, 2006, 6:19 PM
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Actually, die-electric grease DOES NOT conduct electricity, hence the reason they call it die-electric.
It seals out moisture so your connections do not get corroded, or short do to water infiltration.
You can also just grab some vaseline and put it to the same use. It's naturally die-electric.
Brad
(This post was edited by ridemywideglide on Aug 1, 2006, 6:20 PM)
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aviers
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Aug 3, 2006, 3:38 PM
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just a word from a honda guy I have a '92 accord had the same problem. dealer informed me that in that time frame honda had problems with the main fuel relay getting cracks in it and allowing moisture to collect in it. I replaced mine and poof the problem was gone. it was located under the dash drivers side and a !#@$&*%$ to get to. I was told that they used these same relays in many of there vehicles and have had many go bad!!! sounds hoaky but it worked
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DanceMama
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Aug 7, 2006, 3:43 PM
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My husband drives a 96 Civic EX and has had this problem since we've owned it. Wet or humid weather always requires drying the distributor cap. Some nights he'll even remove it and bring it in the house to avoid issues in the morning. Otherwise, he places a worn blanket under the hood if it's a wet or humid night. Also, driving in stormy/rainy weather can cause it to stall while driving.
Terri Lyn
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Tom Greenleaf
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Aug 7, 2006, 4:54 PM
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Re: '93 Civic Starting Problem Wet Dist.
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If you get a new, high quality cap and rotor that should go away, T
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