I have 2 identical 92 honda accords.One of them quit running and when I took the dizzy out of the one that runs and put it in the one that didnt it fired right up.So I went down to the junkyard got another dizzy and put it in the car that was running it wont start and on top of that the check engine light comes on and stays on.Needless to say im puzzled and am contemplating my next move.Anybody out there got any ideas?Thanks

 

2 things, on the one that went bad is that car running bosch plugs? Also, the new dizzy have you tested the coil/ignitor in that car? Wires connected in the right order?

 

NGK plugs in both cars wires are right forgot to mention i dont hear the fuel pump checked the fuses was wondering if the new dizzy did something to the main relay if thats possible.I am hesitant to swap dizzys again if thats the case thanka for the reply

 

For the car that was running, get the code that was stored by having the check engine light on. You just have to short the service connector with a paperclip (follow these instructions http://www.dhost.info/accordinfo/howto/cel.html). That might pinpoint the problem with the junkyard distributor.

As for the car that originally broke down, did you verify that you had no spark?

 

What about putting the original distributor back into the car that used to run. It sounds like you simply got a bad distributor from the junkyard.

 

I did verify I had no spark on the car that originally stopped running.Should Iswap the dizzys back or should I troubleshoot first.Idont want to have no cars running at the same time.Thanks

 

Getting the code from the car that currently is not running won't hurt anything. You might have a bad dizzy from the junkyard.

 

Okay but if i swapdizzys again will that mess up the one dizzy that runs both cars

 

Hey guys tomake along story short swapped dizzys at the junkyard and the new one worked on both cars thanks for everyones help I learned alot happy motoring