I have a 1995 honda accord that loses ignition spark as soon as it starts?

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Marcus N

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A car should either have spark or not have spark. It will not have spark when it starts, then cut off spark once it is running. Are you checking for spark at the coil or at the end of the spark plug wires (the end that connects to the spark plug)?

Many cars have a crank and a cam sensor. I know on Fords that they are located in the block. If one of these sensors senses something wrong (such as bad timing since you changed the distributor) or is broken, it will send a signal to the PCM to disable spark or fuel so the car will not start. It should not start and then die. It should not start period if something was wrong with one of these sensors.

If you have spark from the coil to the distributor, but not from the distributor to the spark plugs, the timing belt is broken. An easy way to check this is take off the distributor cap and crank the car, if the rotor in the distributor does not turn, the timing belt is broken.
 
I have a 95 honda accord lx with a 2.2 non vtec that has spark while cranking but when it fires up the spark quits and obviously it dies, I have tried a new distributor and that did not help, the manual I am using said there was a crank sensor behind the timing and balance shafts so I took off the cover to test it and come to find out thats in the distributor as well. My question is, is there a ckp sensor outside of the distributor or has anyone had this problem, Im sick of throwing parts at it, Ive heard computers are a problem in these along with ignitors
 
ahaha always check battery first when car doesnt start, than the spark plugs, than fuel pump than the i dont think its the sensor
 
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