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What coul be keeping my 1986 honda civic from
It cranks really good sputters a little and makes some loud pops but it will not turn over? FYI:Cranking and turning over are the same thing. When was the last time it ran. The gas could be bad. Did you get new plug wires as well. Try testing the distributor, remove a spark plug, plug it back into the wire, and touch the threads to ground and crank the engine. It should spark. Keep your fingers away, that's high voltage. Remove all spark plugs, spray some starting fluid in each cylinder, then crank the engine with the plugs out. This will clean any debris from the cylinders. Engines need backpressure to run properly, a major exhaust leak hence the popping, could cause it to not run. If you can get it started try to keep it going, full throttle, keep in the starting fluid, it could just need to get warm. I used to have one of them and they don't like it when they're cold.
1986 honda civic not getting spark
Ignition coil or Igniter (ignition module), likely one is failed. First check for battery voltage on the B+ primary wire on the coil. If voltage there, may be the coil (also check distrib. cap and rotor for wear or cracks). If no voltage to the coil, might be the igniter.
White smoke through exhaust
check the water level in your radiator, white smoke normally is caused from water getting into the cylinders, which points to blown head gaskets, if the water level is low, or you have to fill it up all the time, you have a head gasket issue that needs to be addressed . you can do a compression test ,, all cylinders should be within 10 lbs of each other, if you have one or 2 that are more than the 10 lbs, thats where your problem is going to be, in that or those cylinders,
The engine turns over then
You should replace your ignition switch to fix this trouble. Not the key, necessarily, the actual switch.
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My signal lights dont work
check the line (wiring) from the bulb socket through the fuse box. there must be a burned wire hitting another it happened to me once
or the fuse socket itself might be loose. doesnt have much spring to snug the fuse terminal
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