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1999 Honda Civic Car won't start

Tiny
TREVKALEI808
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  • 1999 HONDA CIVIC
  • 1.6L
  • 4 CYL
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 150,000 MILES
I pulled out one of the plugs on my distributor cap while the car was running then it started sparking and then the car shut off. Now it won't start, it just keeps cranking. Theres no spark coming from the plugs. Help needed ASAP, thanks in advance.
Monday, May 11th, 2015 AT 8:40 PM

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Tiny
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Check to see if spark is coming from coil if it is replace rotor and dist cap.
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Tuesday, May 12th, 2015 AT 5:40 AM
Tiny
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Okay where is the coil? I'm not much of a mechanic lol. But if there is spark, all I would have to replace is the rotor and cap on the distributor and not the whole distributor?
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Tuesday, May 12th, 2015 AT 8:23 PM
Tiny
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The coil wire is the center wire on dist cap and no you don't need to replace whole dist just cap and rotor as it may have cracked.
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Wednesday, May 13th, 2015 AT 6:39 AM

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