Accord will not start.
#11
My two cents.
Check the ground on the valve cover, honda's are very picky about grounds.
You have spark, checked that it is present and wires are on in the proper order. Check cam timing. Not sure when the belt was last replaced. Could the belt have jumped?...might as well check valve lash while you are there.
Check the ground on the valve cover, honda's are very picky about grounds.
You have spark, checked that it is present and wires are on in the proper order. Check cam timing. Not sure when the belt was last replaced. Could the belt have jumped?...might as well check valve lash while you are there.
#13
Well then does anybody else have any suggestions? It was my best guess as to a problem seeing as how it was the only thing unplugged before it stopped working.
And I would greatly appreciate it if you guys could read the first post before suggesting that I do things that I have already listed that I have done.
And I would greatly appreciate it if you guys could read the first post before suggesting that I do things that I have already listed that I have done.
#14
not much that anyone can do to make car not starting when just replacing valve cover gasket and upper seals ,,,
#15
If you have spark, fuel and compression it should start unless the new plugs are fouled. If something happened that made the fuel system go to full rich it can be very hard to start before the plugs became fouled. I have had no start problems where I had to pull the plugs out and crank the motor to get the gas out of the cylinders and even a few it took an oil change also as the oil was so contaminated with gas. Does the dip stick smell of gas?
#16
If something happened that made the fuel system go to full rich it can be very hard to start before the plugs became fouled. I have had no start problems where I had to pull the plugs out and crank the motor to get the gas out of the cylinders and even a few it took an oil change also as the oil was so contaminated with gas. Does the dip stick smell of gas?
Thank you guys sooooo much for your help so far. Hopefully we can get it figured out soon. Thanks again.
#18
If I recall only one of them was obviously wet with gas.
Carbon build up description straight from the first link of google.
Carbon tends to coat any surface that may be exposed to either the combustion process or handle engine exhaust. It is often most evident on fuel injectors, engine valves and combustion chambers. Deposits also form on the throttle body, spark plugs, intake manifold as well as in the catalytic converter and oxygen sensors
That's pretty much it. Carbon just builds up on the plugs after trying to start for awhile. If I pull the plug I can wipe it off with a rag and it'll look good as new. It seems to me that its probably from all the fuel. Like I said, it kind of seems like it's flooded.
Carbon build up description straight from the first link of google.
Carbon tends to coat any surface that may be exposed to either the combustion process or handle engine exhaust. It is often most evident on fuel injectors, engine valves and combustion chambers. Deposits also form on the throttle body, spark plugs, intake manifold as well as in the catalytic converter and oxygen sensors
That's pretty much it. Carbon just builds up on the plugs after trying to start for awhile. If I pull the plug I can wipe it off with a rag and it'll look good as new. It seems to me that its probably from all the fuel. Like I said, it kind of seems like it's flooded.
#19
If you have a timing light, hook it up to one wire at a time. Have someone try to start the car, and see if enough spark is being generated to flash the timing light.
You may want to do a compression test on each cylinder just to make sure that you have compression.
You may want to do a compression test on each cylinder just to make sure that you have compression.
#20
I don't have a timing light. :\
However, I can plainly see the plug sparking... and it seems like good enough spark.
As for a compression test - with oil in the cylinders, it will likely show that it has good compression whether it does or not.
However, I can plainly see the plug sparking... and it seems like good enough spark.
As for a compression test - with oil in the cylinders, it will likely show that it has good compression whether it does or not.