Backing into driveway, stalled in revers and car wont sta...


Backing into driveway, stalled in revers and car wont star back up after stalling.. manual [transmission](/topics-transmission-honda/), and its 91 honda civic only 140k miles Mechanic's Assistant: Has the clutch been slipp...

Backing into driveway, stalled in revers and car wont star back up after stalling.. manual [transmission](/topics-transmission-honda/), and its 91 honda civic only 140k miles Mechanic's Assistant: Has the clutch been slipping? Are you having any trouble shifting? No slipping and no trouble shifting Mechanic's Assistant: What year is your Civic? 1991 Mechanic's Assistant: Are you fixing your Civic yourself? What have you tried so far? Will be fixing myself. tested the battery with a multimeter,, i have 12 volts and the starter is brand new. tuned on fine this morning and fine when i left work 15 minutes ago Mechanic's Assistant: Anything else you want the Mechanic to know before I connect you? No thats pretty much what just happened right now thanky ou you\*

Automotive Expert
Good Afternoon Is it not cranking over now ? I woould check if you are getting 12 volts to the starter , it may just be a bad connection at the battery

Afternoon, It's cranking over. Cranked over fine this morning and about 20 minutes ago when I left work. I stalled going up my driveway and just won't turn over now. I can try testing at the starter
Automotive Expert
Is the starter turning over the engine and its not starting ?

sir.
Automotive Expert
Then you need to check for fuel and spark ,is it low on gas ? did you try moving it to where its flat and see if it will start ?

It's on a flat surface now. Full tank, haven't checked spark plugs but ill check that next
Automotive Expert
Then check spark and if you have spark and fuel then check the timing belt

Gotcha! Going to check those
Automotive Expert
OK , Let me know once you check if you have more questions

Turn over fine just now. Not sure why. Maybe fuel or something got stuck and it needed to sit? Not sure but it turns on fine now no check engine light. Going to wait a few hours to see if it's fine later as well. Probably going to change the spark plugs out either way just to be safe
Automotive Expert
That is strange . could have been the [fuel pump](/topics-fuel-pump-honda/) not turning on possibly bad fuel pump relay , but this is just a guess hard to check when its working

Strange indeed. That's also true. I'll keep an eye on it! Hopefully not the furl pump though. Don't want to have to drop the tank change that out
Automotive Expert
OK , good luck

Appreciate it! Thank you again!
Automotive Expert
My pleasure

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