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1993 Honda Civic Civic will not start

Tiny
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Engine Performance problem
1993 Honda Civic 4 cyl Front Wheel Drive Automatic <100K miles

spark plugs terribly tight so I squirted a little oil down the holes to help ease 'em out, now it cranks unevenly and instantly fouls out the plugs with oil and carbon soot, acrid smoke eminates from holes when plugs removed. I cleaned, replaced, and fouled these plugs for almost an hour thinking excess penetrating oil was fouling them with no improvement. The car cranks like its out of time, puffing smoke and fouling plugs but it ran when I pulled out the original plugs
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Saturday, November 22nd, 2008 AT 7:06 PM

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Tiny
KHLOW2008
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Hi Y-bot,

Did you test if sparks are present when cranking?

I would suggest checking the fuel quality and pressure as well.
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Sunday, November 23rd, 2008 AT 3:05 AM
Tiny
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Well, i'm an idiot. While working quickly in sub freezing temperatures I installed the ignition wires one place off on the distributor cap. Thanx to KNLow2008 for the prompt advice. Cheers
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Sunday, November 23rd, 2008 AT 2:14 PM
Tiny
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1-3-4-2 clock-wise starting at the circled A or C on the cap ;)

Glad you figured it out.
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Monday, November 24th, 2008 AT 8:16 PM

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