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Anonymous Posted on Jun 03, 2009

My 1986 honda civic wagon will crank but won't start.

My 1986 honda civic wagon won't start. The engine cranks, but won't fire. It first presented this problem almost a year ago, and after letting it sit for an hour or two, it started fine. This happened once or twice again over the last year. Recently it wouldn't start up again 5 or 6 minutes after parking it, and refused to start until the evening.  It was parked on a slope at first but it was parked on level ground when it finally started.  On the drive home, it quit again and would not start at all. The next day I was able to start it and drive it two blocks before it quit for good. Any ideas what the problem is or where I could start looking?

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Check your coil it could be shorting out

  • Anonymous Jun 06, 2009

    YOUR COIL GETS HOT AND QUITS WORKING BUY A NEW COIL

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