# i know another one..lol **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [September 20, 2007, 11:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-know-another-one-lol/35728 "2007-09-20T23:20:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AShort](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ashort/32/4947_2.png) [@AShort](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AShort)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2007, 11:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-know-another-one-lol/35728/1 "2007-09-20T23:20:13Z")
okay the starter issue was a bad ground…now the engine is cranking over…i have spark and fuel but it wont fire…its a B18a1 swap into a 91 civic…anyone have any ideas? thanks! -anthony ---
**Author:** ![justa4door](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justa4door/32/7259_2.png) [@justa4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justa4door)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2007, 4:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-know-another-one-lol/35728/2 "2007-09-21T04:44:55Z")
firing order???.. getting spark an all 4??? is it thinking about starting at all…or trying …it gas going into the motor do you just here it turn on and going into the rail?? shoot some staring fluid in there and “crank that” if that bitch starts you know you not getting fule if it still does not start no spark even with the order not right it should still try also check the gap on your plugs mabye you made it to big for the turbo ? if your getting fule and spark it should be trying to start ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2007, 4:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-know-another-one-lol/35728/3 "2007-09-21T04:48:13Z")
You sure all the grounds are ok? I know civics get bitchy of the ground on the head isn’t there. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2007, 5:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-know-another-one-lol/35728/4 "2007-09-21T05:14:29Z")
firing order of the plugs or grounds. There should be a ground on the valve cover and one on the tranny, and 2 pesky ones on the thermostat housing. ---
**Author:** ![99Civic-EX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/f0a364/32.png) [@99Civic-EX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/99Civic-EX)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2007, 10:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-know-another-one-lol/35728/5 "2007-09-21T10:02:23Z")
[quote=“boardjnky4,post:4,topic:35728"”] firing order of the plugs or grounds. There should be a ground on the valve cover and one on the tranny, and 2 pesky ones on the thermostat housing. [/quote] the ones on the thermostat are a bitch it took me a day to figure out thats why my car wouldnt start lol ---
**Author:** ![93dx\_hatch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/90ced4/32.png) [@93dx\_hatch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/93dx_hatch)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2007, 10:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-know-another-one-lol/35728/6 "2007-09-21T10:04:13Z")
Recheck your firing order NOW EDIT: this is assuming you DO have a base map for your new BIG injectors right? ---
**Author:** ![justa4door](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justa4door/32/7259_2.png) [@justa4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justa4door)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2007, 10:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-know-another-one-lol/35728/7 "2007-09-21T10:08:04Z")
[quote=“93dx–hatch,post:6,topic:35728"”] Recheck your firing order NOW EDIT: this is assuming you DO have a base map for your new BIG injectors right? [/quote] never thought about base map… but woudl it still kinda try to start even thought there was to much gas going in… also i was thinking if the inhectors were even opening up to put gas in … thats y i said starting fluid to see ---
**Author:** ![AShort](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ashort/32/4947_2.png) [@AShort](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AShort)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2007, 10:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-know-another-one-lol/35728/8 "2007-09-21T10:13:46Z")
okay…firing order is correct. i grounded the valve cover…2 grounds on the thermostat and i grounded the tranny…still nothing…any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![AShort](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ashort/32/4947_2.png) [@AShort](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AShort)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2007, 10:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-know-another-one-lol/35728/9 "2007-09-21T10:14:20Z")
[quote=“93dx–hatch,post:6,topic:35728"”] Recheck your firing order NOW EDIT: this is assuming you DO have a base map for your new BIG injectors right? [/quote] yes i do have a basemap 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![justa4door](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justa4door/32/7259_2.png) [@justa4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justa4door)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2007, 10:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-know-another-one-lol/35728/10 "2007-09-21T10:15:00Z")
starting fluid… just try it… if it does not try to start no sparky… if it starts and rns for like 5 sec no gas getting in there ---
**Author:** ![Harvey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/harvey/32/5069_2.png) [@Harvey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Harvey)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2007, 10:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-know-another-one-lol/35728/11 "2007-09-21T10:23:28Z")
How / where are you getting spark? ---
**Author:** ![justa4door](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justa4door/32/7259_2.png) [@justa4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justa4door)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2007, 10:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-know-another-one-lol/35728/12 "2007-09-21T10:26:59Z")
i told him to take all 4 out and check them … w/ spark there should be no problem… it should atleast try to start ---
**Author:** ![AShort](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ashort/32/4947_2.png) [@AShort](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AShort)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2007, 10:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-know-another-one-lol/35728/13 "2007-09-21T10:29:56Z")
i know how to check for spark 😛 carb cleaner didnt help either… ---
**Author:** ![IanK](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/iank/32/5016_2.png) [@IanK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IanK)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2007, 10:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-know-another-one-lol/35728/14 "2007-09-21T10:30:10Z")
yeah its got spark ---
**Author:** ![IanK](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/iank/32/5016_2.png) [@IanK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IanK)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2007, 10:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-know-another-one-lol/35728/15 "2007-09-21T10:36:06Z")
oops beat me to it, lol ---
**Author:** ![justa4door](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justa4door/32/7259_2.png) [@justa4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justa4door)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2007, 10:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-know-another-one-lol/35728/16 "2007-09-21T10:38:59Z")
spark and gas it should try to start ---
**Author:** ![AShort](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ashort/32/4947_2.png) [@AShort](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AShort)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2007, 10:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-know-another-one-lol/35728/17 "2007-09-21T10:40:16Z")
i’m going to double check the firing order. ---
**Author:** ![justa4door](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justa4door/32/7259_2.png) [@justa4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justa4door)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2007, 10:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-know-another-one-lol/35728/18 "2007-09-21T10:41:42Z")
[quote=“JDMjunkie,post:17,topic:35728"”] i’m going to double check the firing order. [/quote] even if it was off… it would still try …yea it would ping but it would try what are the plugs gaped at?? ---
**Author:** ![AShort](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ashort/32/4947_2.png) [@AShort](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AShort)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2007, 10:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-know-another-one-lol/35728/19 "2007-09-21T10:43:43Z")
we gapped them to the stock B18a1 spec…ill double check what it is ---
**Author:** ![justa4door](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justa4door/32/7259_2.png) [@justa4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justa4door)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2007, 10:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-know-another-one-lol/35728/20 "2007-09-21T10:45:36Z")
i think boosted it has to be a lil bigger … i really dont know about that but i know its diff for boosted [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-know-another-one-lol/35728.md?page=2)