As always, great to hear about this '83 Civic. Gotta be the
oldest Honda running in the group.

"Grumpy AuContraire" > wrote
> Elle wrote:
>>
>> "Grumpy AuContraire" > wrote
>> > Recently, my '83 Honda Civic FE refused to start.
>> >
>> > A squirt of starting fluid in the carb did nothing.
>> > Hence, my attention
>> > turned to ignition failure.
>> >
>> > Changing the distributor did not fix it.
>> >
>> > Changing the coil did not fix it.
>>
>> Please clarify: Was it the original OEM coil you changed,
>> and then below, you say you put this same, original OEM
>> coil
>> back in?
>>
>
> Original coils - nothing special
>
>
>> > Cleaning the (NGK) plugs barely allowed it to start.
>> > Once
>> > warmed up, it
>> > would run and start OK.
>> >
>> > Yesterday, I replaced the new coil wire with the old
>> > original OEM coil
>> > wire and............. Started right up as it did this
>> > morning!
>>
>> Is the new coil aftermarket?
>>
>
> No "new" coil, just another Honda coil
>
>
>> So you think the cause was... ?
>
> Coil wire