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Old 11-30-2012, 11:30 PM   #9 (permalink)
California98Civic
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Black and Green - '98 Honda Civic DX Coupe
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Originally Posted by nbleak21 View Post
Did you jump the diagnostics terminal in order to establish baseline ignition timing? This is a commonly overlooked part of the processes that will net the results stated.
Adding to nbleak21's comment above, are you sure the car was warmed up when you checked for timing marks. Being completely unable to find the marks suggests a problem with the timing belt, the engine temp, your placement of the timing light, or that the timing is too far off. Also, there is a normal oscillation of the timing a couple degrees plus or minus the stock setting, so if the marks momentarily disappear, that might be why.
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See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.



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