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06-12-2003, 11:12 AM
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Electrical Genius's ANYWHERE?!?!
Hey guys. Here's a good one for yah. About 5 months ago my 92 prelude just decided it got tired and didnt feel like starting one day. So I charged it but it wouldn't hold the charge. Now before you say "Wow this girl is absolutely retarded she obviously needs an alternator" HA youre wrong. I bought a new alternator, strapped it in, took the old one to have it tested and they said it was good, and something was STILL not holding the charge. So I thought to myself, yah know I mine as well just take it to Honda just to see what they say. But they are a bunch of idiots. They tell me I need a new BATTERY. They say "well that's where we're going to start right now, I mean its obvious you need a new one, it's reading bad." OBVIOUSLY ITS READING BAD IF ITS DEAD BECAUSE SOMETHING WONT HOLD THE CHARGE. So after they give me a new battery and my car dies 2 days later and I get a free battery out of it because I told them they were wrong in the first place they tell me I need an ECU. So I snipe one off ebay, toss it in and it works GREAT. For about 2 ½ months actually. Now all of a sudden it's doin the same thing. God help me. If I had full insurance this thing would be melted already. SOMEBODY HELP ME!
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06-12-2003, 12:08 PM
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sounds like you have a short someplace, or some ignition switch problems, that won't shut the entire electrical circuit. i's just a wild guess, and not rying to look like a smart ass
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06-12-2003, 12:51 PM
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I thought maybe I had a loose ground somewhere, maybe a fuse shorted out or something. I ripped that thing apart with my fathers friend who is an electrician. We couldnt find a damnnnn thing. I have nothing better to do with my time on this gorgeous sunny day in 80 degree weather, I'm gonna rip it apart again. Thanks for the info
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06-12-2003, 03:50 PM
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heh, check with you insurace co first, but i know for my policy i have fire and flood insurance. you didn't hear this from me aight ?
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06-12-2003, 03:55 PM
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yeah, sounds like an intermittent short. Messing around with the ECU and battery changed something, so I would concentrate on that side of the car. Look for worn insulation on wires. (Do you have wires going through the firewall?...check them)
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06-12-2003, 04:47 PM
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So it's about 85 degrees and I've been in my driveway all god damn day checking every god damn wire in my car. At least Hondas dont have a lot of them :o I can't find a single thing wrong. I hooked up my battery tester and it said I was charging, so I drove around for a bit, came back, hooked it up and it said it wasnt charging, so i unplugged the alternator and plugged it back in (all while the car is still on) and it said it was charging again. WHAT THE HELL!?!?
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11-07-2003, 11:47 PM
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Just out of curiousity, did you ever get this problem solved? I'm havnig a very similar situation on my 88 prelude Si...
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11-08-2003, 08:44 AM
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"Just out of curiousity, did you ever get this problem solved? I'm havnig a very similar situation on my 88 prelude Si..." yea i was too.. but it was just me being a retard.. when i took the cd player out, i dident wire nut the ends of the wires.. so it was just draining the battery...
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11-22-2003, 12:59 PM
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might just be me but it might be the starter, but knowing my previous guesses its probably wrong
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11-22-2003, 01:00 PM
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or could be a shitty fuse somewhere
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