HELP!! Fuel pump??

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So I was driving home late last night the 1991 rt4wd was driving normal and all of a sudden the rpms dropped and the car died... power works... nothing is leaking nothing smells burning... oil is band new and a half tank of gas... it turns over but that's all no knocks or ticks just went out... fuel pump?? any suggestions... if so what fuel pumps fit on these is it interchangeable between crx out other cars??

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also brand new battery the whole time I waited for tow truck it stayed playing music so I dont think anything with that

wagodizzle

when you first turn the key to the "on" position, you should hear the fuel pump prime, and then a clicking noise when the check engine light turns off. if you do not hear it prime, and there is no clicking noise when the light goes off, it may be simply the Main Relay that went out.

i would also check for SPARK. these cars are notorious for faulty distributors. if you arent getting spark, pop off the distributor cap and take a look inside to see that the rotor is still where it should be. sometimes the rotor screw comes loose and falls out. if its all intact you may have a faulty distributor.

easy stuff first!


to answer your last questions, any 4th gen Civic fuel pump will work. probably even some Integra ones, etc..

wagodizzle

P.S. let me know what you find out about the fuel pump priming, and whether you are getting spark or not!

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Will do thanks for helping get more ideas out there I'll be checking it soon

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fuel pump sounds to be working on the the main relay

wagodizzle

Did you check for spark?

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I'm no pro but this doesn't seem right haha

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you can see almost all of the look bad

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it does the click when I turn it on how do you check tge spark

wagodizzle

I check spark by pulling out one if the plug wires, sticking a screw driver into it and laying it across a metal area. Have a friend crank the engine and you watch to see if any sparks bounce off the screw driver. Or instead if a screw driver you can use a spare spark plug ir buy a spark plug for this.

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that hole in the top had a piece sticking out and I somehow lost it and that part whrre the blade was had a screw that fell and cant find it could the screw that was not connected cause it?? and is the piece essential

wagodizzle

There is your problem. Get a new cap and rotor.

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I went a head and ordered the whole thing since the screws amd wires are corroded my girlfriend drives it and I domt want her to be the one on the side of the road next time... should be here and installed today or tomorrow I'll keep you posted thanks for the help!!

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alrighty so I got it to start buy it was revving really high so I turned it off... any clue

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now it won't start but I'm getting spark to my plus so it's not the distributor anymore

Hakosuka

Did you set it right? You should try to put it in the middle. You are setting the ignition timing by moving the dizzy back and forth. Check for any marks

wagodizzle

you bought a whole new distributor?

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Yeah because all the wires were corroded and the new cap and rotor didnt do it

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I got it running finally!! my noob self put the rotor on backwards so I took the distributor off and spun it half way and it startsd right up... the part that connects to the camshaft was on right but I had to take it off and put it in the other way... hard to explain but im glad its done

darktrickster

If you have it connected to the camshaft backwards it will fail fairly quickly. I would put the rotor in the right position.