HELP!!!!! my civic is dead!!!

[91civisedaner]

so i'm driving and my 1991 civic lx loses power to the motor,I checked the coil and it's fried.should i replace just the coil or get a new dizzy.? #2 also I have power to everything GOOD power but she won't crank over,the starter barely clicks and the main relay is makin' funny noises i replaced it about 7,000 miles ago did it blow up because of the coil??

 

[AHHVTEC]

get a whole new dizzy, and check to make sure the battery is good and hot and the connection is good

 

[91civisedaner]

I cheacked the battery,we even jumped it off my dads datsun,lights are bright just won't crank and the relay is makin' a funny noise not a click but a buzz sound

 

[AHHVTEC]

yeah its not suppose to buzz just click, so i would try that next

 

[91civisedaner]

thanks i kinda knew whats f''ed on it,but i like other people's opinions so i don't feel like a lone gunman fixin' my car,iwas going to buy a dizzy off craigslist but i'll buy a new one instead. know of any good brands?? remaufacterers???

 

[AHHVTEC]

get the main relay first, that might fix it all. but other than oem honhda dealer, ive had good luck with distributor king, off of ebay

 

[AHHVTEC]

BRAND NEW 88-91 Honda Civic 1.5L Ignition Distributor:eBay Motors (item 380155843747 end time Sep-14-09 23:10:40 PDT)

 

[91civisedaner]

Thanks for the help!! you have been repped

 

[AHHVTEC]

no problem

 

[Fernpatch]

Check your grounds. Often times a relay buzzing or whining is a sign of a bad ground or a bad computer. Also for a distributor look into rich porter technologies (RPT) I have had good luck with there products.over the last 5 years I have installed about 30 of them into my own cars and my customers cars and have only had to warranty out 1 unit.

 

[91civisedaner]

thanks man!,anyways it turned out to be a bad battery and fried coil.I found a rich porter dizzy on a car in the junkyard,it was the only dizzy that look new/good (coil not fried)and i got it for $25 bucks!

 

[ej80206]

My neighbor recently came to me with the same problem, it was the starter solenoid so check that out