Goin' to look at another '82 parts car on Tuesday. Unfortunately, it is
a DX...

JT




Elle wrote:
>
> As always, great to hear about this '83 Civic. Gotta be the
> oldest Honda running in the group.
>
> "Grumpy AuContraire" > wrote
> > Elle wrote:
> >>
> >> "Grumpy AuContraire" > wrote
> >> > Recently, my '83 Honda Civic FE refused to start.
> >> >
> >> > A squirt of starting fluid in the carb did nothing.
> >> > Hence, my attention
> >> > turned to ignition failure.
> >> >
> >> > Changing the distributor did not fix it.
> >> >
> >> > Changing the coil did not fix it.
> >>
> >> Please clarify: Was it the original OEM coil you changed,
> >> and then below, you say you put this same, original OEM
> >> coil
> >> back in?
> >>
> >
> > Original coils - nothing special
> >
> >
> >> > Cleaning the (NGK) plugs barely allowed it to start.
> >> > Once
> >> > warmed up, it
> >> > would run and start OK.
> >> >
> >> > Yesterday, I replaced the new coil wire with the old
> >> > original OEM coil
> >> > wire and............. Started right up as it did this
> >> > morning!
> >>
> >> Is the new coil aftermarket?
> >>
> >
> > No "new" coil, just another Honda coil
> >
> >
> >> So you think the cause was... ?
> >
> > Coil wire