brought 89 civic cx hatch

hi, i just brought a 1989 civic cx hatch, the guy body is in great condition, but since the car was sitting at my friend's garage for 2 years.
the motor doesn't seem to want to start. i can hear it crank , but not starting. What suggestions can you give me?

THANK YOU VERY MUCH

Originally posted by 91hondaguy
the guy body is in great condition

haha, thats one hell of a funny typo, anyway, you could try cleaning the injectors, putting a distributer cap and rotor on it, or just try some starter fluid, once i got my old jetta started with starter fluid after it had been sitting for 3 years it ran great ever since.



anyways, congrats on the new car and post some pics! :D

there was no CX in 89

Originally posted by CRXtc
there was no CX in 89

Hes probably from Canada. They call the CX what we call the STD

haha i didnt even think about that......oh yeah is the ECU throwing any CEL codes?

Originally posted by CRXtc
there was no CX in 89

Mines an 89 CX, and yea its like the Std, CX is just canadas way of being "different" i guess.... eh? lol

Check for spark and fuel. A little tune up may help your no start problem...


gunnmen01

ok, i am no auto mechanic , and unexperienced, but i wanna learn and a quick learner.


so as of right now , you think i should clean the injectors and pour a little bit of gas in the manifold.

thank you
more suggestions needed