I've got a 1989 CRX HF completely stock. It has no spark. I've got 12V up at the coil +, but get no break in the field to cause it to fire. I thought it an igniter tbl, replaced the igniter to no avail. I'm getting 12V out of the igniter terminal to the ECU trigger. If I ground this terminal, I will cause a test light in place of the coil to light (ie: I collapse the coil field causing it to fire). I suspect a bad ECU. On initial inspect, I'm getting a code 20, and was getting a code 1 as well (only getting the code 20 after an ECU memory reset).

I don't think it to be the coil nor igniter, the distributer turns, I'm getting fuel as I can smell it if I constantly try to start it.

The car would stumble occasionally when it was damp out, but never really seemed to have a trouble before it quit altogether. It died on acceleration onto a highway ramp.

Anyone have any other ideas before having to buy an ECU, and what would be an indication of a electrical load detection failure? It's supposedly in the fuse panel, what's it look like?

 

try these:

 

code 20 will usually not keep it from running - i would suspect the main relay

 

I replaced the coil itself, the main relay, and bought new positive and negative battery cables from honda then tightened the connections from the coil to the igniter switch and havent had any more issues (less than 100.00) but i had other issues to deal with when i did that, same problem tho..

Not the 'ignition switch' the igniter unit itself