Help with 1991 honda accord

[scorch]

Hi everyone, im trying to figure out why my 1991 wont start. Recently we had an accident and had to tow the car back home. It was working after the accident, the motor cranked etc..

Back home it still worked, and we started it and drove it off and parked it.

The next day, it would not crank over. I thought it was the batt, so i got a new one, and nothing.

I removed the starter, and took it to a mechanic, and he said it was fine. Now im ot sure what could be the next step. All the fuses are okay.

All the lights inside work, but the engine will not crank.

Any ideas?

[HOACB7]

do you get a clicking noise from your ignition? I would also check for any loose wires, because a bad connection will not allow the car to start either.

[zoetrusoldier]

Yes, be sure to check the battery cables... make sure they are making good connection. I had this problem before... It was a poor ground. It was allowing my electronics and lights to work but the engine wouldn't turn over.

[scorch]

Yes, be sure to check the battery cables... make sure they are making good connection. I had this problem before... It was a poor ground. It was allowing my electronics and lights to work but the engine wouldn't turn over.

after searching the website i thought it might be the main relay. so i went ahead and bought one, installed it, and the car started.

Then after shutting off, it would not start again. and it just looks like i need another main relay.

I checked the ground and batt, it is good. Any suggestions.

Im trying to get the car going before the crazy bad weather hits

THanks for the info guys, i appreciate it!

[Oja]

check/test starter solenoid/not the starter

[deevergote]

If the motor turns over, the starter is not the problem. A bad starter won't do anything, or it'll just whir (meaning the gears are stripped).


Pull a spark plug and crank it. Smell for fuel. If you don't smell fuel, then the fuel pump may be bad (since the main relay is new). Be SURE that main relay is installed securely!
If you smell fuel, then you don't have to worry about a fuel issue. Focus on spark.
Check for spark (there are a number of ways to do this... one is holding the plug near something that will allow the spark to jump) If you aren't getting spark, which is more likely, then look to replace the coil and igniter.


Also, before all that... clean your battery cables and terminals. I spend $300 on a new battery and starter a few years back, only to have the no-start problem be corrosion on the terminals. The battery was good... but the cables weren't allowing enough juice to go through!

[zoetrusoldier]

after searching the website i thought it might be the main relay. so i went ahead and bought one, installed it, and the car started.

Then after shutting off, it would not start again. and it just looks like i need another main relay.

I checked the ground and batt, it is good. Any suggestions.

Im trying to get the car going before the crazy bad weather hits

THanks for the info guys, i appreciate it!

Did you check your connections to the fuse/relay box? Just a thought... but I'm just guessing here.

[cb773]

so you went from no start to running with a new main relay, to no start again. idk if its the main relay because if it were a bad part it would start again. to me it seems like a gorund. if it were the relay it would start cuz u have a new one. if it were the battery it would start and so on which makes me think its a ground. but also check the distributor too. i mine wouldnt strat until after 20 minutes of cranking and i put a cap and rotor and it starts like a champion 20 bux later

[zoetrusoldier]

Did you get it figured out?

[Extacee]

it must be a short somewhere

[Djmoua]

hmm...so...



Main Relay -
Distributor -
Ignitor (inside Distributor) -

Btw glad you're ok!

[buckysaccord93]

it must be a short somewhere

can i ask where you pulled that out of?

[jmolina]

if your engine turns over its not the starter, whenever the starter goes out theres a clicking sound, most like your not getting fuel, check your fuel pump, and the spark plugs

u also said u got a new main relay and the car started, then it died back which contradicts what i said about the fuel pump and spark. its doesn't hurt to check though