1990 ef9 sedan won't start

Asked by Crusty_the_Civic Nov 16, 2017 at 03:06 AM about the 1990 Honda Civic DX

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

ok so 1990 honda civic. i stopped for gas the other
day and about a block later the engine started to
sputter and died.. for a while it would start but
immediately soutter and die again.. the fuel pump,
plugs, plug wires, are all less than 4 months and
ive replaced the fuel filter, distributor cap, roter, and
ignition coil since it died. I AM getting spark and
fuel (blew up in my face) itll crank and backfire bu
no start... Whats going on here ???

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hotrox66 answered 7 years ago

Water in the gas? Do a search on line for how to check for water in gasoline. This might be your problem.

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