Ignition problems, distributor

1997 HONDA CIVIC
290,000 MILES • 1.6L • 4 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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MGRAHA10
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No spark at the plugs, new wires. Checked ignition coil plenty of spark at tower, igniter is good. Replaced cap and rotor, tried new spark plugs. Timing belt is good. I am getting fuel, just no spark at the plug. What is going on?
Sep 19, 2019 at 6:14 AM
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KASEKENNY
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Hi,

When you say you have spark at the tower. Which component are you referring too? I assume you mean where the spark comes into the distributor. If this is the case then there has to be something in the distributor that is not delivering the spark.

The way this works is the primary coil get B+ and the igniter interrupts the signal which creates a voltage spike and this generates the high voltage needed for the ignition. The secondary then delivers the spark to the distributor through the coil wire and the rotor picks this up through the cap and as it spins it sends the spark to the wires then the plugs.

Let me know if this is where you are finding it and we can go from there.
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Sep 19, 2019 at 11:21 AM
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