Engine cranks but no spark?

9 times out of 10 it will be the crankshaft angle sensor. Here is a guide to help test for spark and the location of the crankshaft sensor in the diagrams below.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-test-an-ignition-system

Check out the diagrams (Below). Please let us know what happens.

I fyou disconnect the battery it engages and must be reset when battery is reconnected.

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Yes it will, The crankshaft position sensor (CKP), top dead center sensor (TDC), and cylinder position sensor (CYP) are incorporated into one component which is built into the distributor.

Hi apfing,

If the distributor is good with power getting to it, it should spark. Check if power is available while cranking. A faulty ignition switch might not provide power to the distributor while cranking though it is providing when turned on only.

The ignition coil and module are the last things to suspect. They have very low failure rates. What you're describing is typical of a failing crankshaft position sensor or camshaft position sensor. Those often fail by becoming heat-sensitive, then they work again after they cool down.

The first thing you should do is check the diagnostic fault codes. The people at many auto parts stores will do that for you for free. If the Engine Computer had sufficient time to detect the missing sensor signal before the engine stopped rotating, the code will tell you which circuit to look at. Often no fault code is set. In that case, I know that with Chrysler products and their scanner, it will display those sensors with a "no" or "present" during cranking to indicate if the signals are being received. I don't know if Honda has that capability, but regardless, you would need a scanner capable of showing that information.

Normally we want to perform some electrical tests in any circuit to rule everything else out before moving to the sensor itself, but based on the way your engine is acting, it's a pretty good bet the sensor is the cause of the stalling and not some other wiring or connector problem.

Yup. There's three versions of the 1.6L engine and all of them show a distributor with separate cam and crank sensors. You're going to have to figure out which of us is wrong by looking at your engine, but if you think about this logically, you can't measure crankshaft timing with a sensor in the distributor. That one can only measure camshaft timing. There wouldn't be any point to having two sensors in the distributor measuring the same thing.

To remove the ICM, you remove all the female connectors going to it. And there will either be two philip head screws that fastener the ICM to the top of the distributor housing, or there will can be 8mm fasteners that bolt up from the outside of the housing.

Once the fasteners are removed, pull the ICM up and straight out. Keep in mind you must remove the rotor to access the ICM

Can you post a picture of your distributor? Honda uses two different distributors and it'll be hard for me to find a picture of both and circle which screws are which.

But trust me, they reluctor wheel shaft is not in the way. Are there screws or bolts fastening the ICM from the outside?

This is what it should look like. I highlighted the screws in red

You do not need to replace the whole distributor if it has failed.

You can purchase the ICM and ignition coil seperately. You cannot purchase the sensors however, but they are removeable and can be replaced with a good known sensor. This is not recommended by honda though.