1997 Honda Prelude car wont start

1997 HONDA PRELUDE
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ZSUSCORPSE
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1997 Honda Prelude 4 cyl Front Wheel Drive Manual 150k miles
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my car gets power, the fuel pump is working, i just put a new starter in and it wont start. what could be wrong
Aug 19, 2008 at 12:42 PM
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RASMATAZ
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Try below and see what happens then report back your results

Get a carb cleaner and spray into the carb or the throttle body on an EFI. Did it start and die? If not disconnect a sparkplug wire or 2 and ground it to the engine -have helper crank engine over-do you have a snapping blue spark? If so-you have a fuel problem, check the fuel pressure to rule out the fuel pump/pressure regulator and listen to the injector/s are they pulsing or hook up a noid light. No snapping blue spark continue to troubleshoot the ignition system-power input to the coil/coil,distributor pick-up coil, ignition control module, cam and crank sensors-

If both fuel and spark is present-check the valve and ignition timing, this will lead you to problems with compression and valves opening and closing at the wrong time
Aug 19, 2008 at 1:39 PM
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