1995 Honda Civic Car won't start when engine has warmed up

CHEWIE78

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1995 HONDA CIVIC
4 CYL
2WD
MANUAL
215,000 MILES

This afternoon when I started my car it took a little bit longer than usual to turn over. I then drove the car for about 15-20 minutes and parked it for about 30 minutes. When I came back out to start up my car, it would only crank but not turn over. I tried to start the car for about 5 minutes. The car was cranking strong. I let the car sit for a little while with the key in the ignition in the accessory position. After a few minutes I heard something in the back of my car click (it kind of sounded like a relay or something). After I heard that sound I tried the ignition and the car started right up. Any ideas on what could be the problem? Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.

Friday, February 1st, 2008 AT 9:33 PM

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CHEWIE78

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Well, just to let you guys know that I figured out what the problem was. It turns out that the problem only occurred when it was raining. I eventually was able to figure out that I was getting fuel because when I pulled the spark plug out it had fuel on it. So the next thing I checked was the spark. I was not getting a spark. So my first fix was to get a new distributor and rotor. When that didn't fix the problem, I changed the ignition coil and viola, it started right up. Hope this helps someone.

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Monday, March 17th, 2008 AT 9:48 PM