Honda Repair: 1990 honda accord ex, honda accord ex, fuel pumps

Question
my daughter has a 1990 honda accord ex. she has had problems starting it.  we have replaced fuel filter, ignition and fuel pump.  it smells like the engine is getting fuel, but it just does not start. like it doesnt know what to do with the fuel.  we have just about exhauste all our funds trying to figure out whats wrong. Please help. thx

Answer
The engine has to have fuel, fire & compression to run. It is missing one of the three. You didn't specify what part of the ignition you replaced. Distributors are common to burn up & fail in this car. Also, coil & ignitors are common to fail inside the distributor. This would not produce any spark. You also need to take the distributor cap off & have someone turn the engine over & make sure the rotor button is turning. It is also common for the camshafts to break in half. If the cam is broken, the distributor will not turn & produce a spark. Fuel pumps are not that common to fail, but the PGM-FI main relay is very common to fail. This main relay is located under the driverside dash above the cruise control unit. It has a circuit board that is common to have cracks in the solder joints that will interrupt power to the fuel pump & the engine will not start because the fuel pump doesn't have 12 volts to operate.
These are the biggest reasons why this car fails to start. Remember, when the engine is not starting, you have to verify if you have fuel, fire or compression. Let me know if this helps