Car shut off at a light

[Delsllow]

so i was driving to the bank on zebulan when my car cuts off at a redlight... wont crank back up... its gettin towed back to my house right now and we did some of the basics before we called checked if the fuses were blown and fuel pump still works and i have a full msd ignition on it so i dont think its that... anyone have any ideas... its a 94 del sol vtec

[G.C]

take the msd out. it's nothing but problem.

We need more info. what happens when you turn the key?? is it trying to crank? or it doesn't do anything. double check ALL your fuses too.

[punkr6]

I would start with swaping that MSD for stock and go from there...

[Meatball546]

Could be a cam or crank position sensor.

[2.0lef_itbs]

so what your saying is you've got fuel,you must have air,the last thing you should check is spark(would have been the first cause msd is shit) imo

4 things you need are
air
fuel
spark
and timing(if you loose a belt i just spins really fast maybe pop some valves aswell)


Could be a cam or crank position sensor.

if those sensors are gone usually the car just runs in limp mode.super rich doesn't it.

[BABY J]

Check the dizzy wires --- don't uninstall the MSD until you know that it's the problem. Usually heat kills those wires near the dizzy over time.

[Scotsman]

lose the msd and go from there

[Delsllow]

ya its the msd ignition so im taking it off in the morn and going stock :(

[preferredduck]

Could be a cam or crank position sensor.

if one of those went there would be a CEL on and the code would be stored.

did the Check engine light come on?

[Meatball546]

The check engine light is usually on with the ignition switched on and the engine off. He hasn't been able to start it, so we can't know if the CEL would stay on while it's running.

I know in BMWs, if a cam sensor goes, it may run; just very poorly with very hard starts. The crank position sensor is usually where electronic ignition systems get their references from. I don't know about Hondas and if they use electronic ignition modules or not. If they do, a failed crankshaft position sensor will probably shut it down.

[Delsllow]

no CEL
its my distributor rotor chipped up and burnt
getting a new one tomorrow
soooo worth the $40 tow for a $15 part

[ksniperfox]

so what your saying is you've got fuel,you must have air,the last thing you should check is spark(would have been the first cause msd is shit) imo

4 things you need are
air
fuel
spark
and timing(if you loose a belt i just spins really fast maybe pop some valves aswell)
.



you need a few more things other than those..and they are the main ones.
compression
combustion

[ksniperfox]

Could be a cam or crank position sensor.



cause older hondas have those.....




could be a lot of things. youre just stabbing in the dark.

[Delsllow]

it was the distributor rotor button its starts and runs now... timing belt is loose now so i needa tighten it but i cn get to it

[DavidV]

i have a full msd ignition on it so i dont think its that...

Well there's your problem.

[punkr6]

it was the distributor rotor button its starts and runs now... timing belt is loose now so i needa tighten it but i cn get to it

what do you mean you cant get to it ?

[Meatball546]

Cool. Glad to see you're on the road again.

[jdm eg99]

i had msd on my car i took it off my car its usless unless you maken over 350 hp so any way same thing happend to my car was the coil. get another dizzy problem fixed !