CRX won't start. Please Help.
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CRX won't start. Please Help.
First off, I bought the car about 3 weeks ago with 190,xxx miles. I've put about a thousand miles on it since with no problem.
Anyway, Im driving it today and the radio cuts off for a split second, then the check engine light comes on for about a second. Nothing else happens. A couple hours later, I get in to run to the gas station and notice that every time I put my blinker on or hit the brakes, the headlights dim slightly. When I try to start the car at the gas station, it turns over, but wont start and the engine shakes somewhat violently. After about 5 minutes of trying to start it, it suddenly starts and I drive it home. After I get home, I try to start it and again it turns over, but wont start.
Sounds like an alternator problem to me, but Im no mechanic. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks.
Anyway, Im driving it today and the radio cuts off for a split second, then the check engine light comes on for about a second. Nothing else happens. A couple hours later, I get in to run to the gas station and notice that every time I put my blinker on or hit the brakes, the headlights dim slightly. When I try to start the car at the gas station, it turns over, but wont start and the engine shakes somewhat violently. After about 5 minutes of trying to start it, it suddenly starts and I drive it home. After I get home, I try to start it and again it turns over, but wont start.
Sounds like an alternator problem to me, but Im no mechanic. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks.
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Re: CRX won't start. Please Help. (camera obscura)
as far as I can tell its either your alternator or your battery or both, I'd test your batt terminals under load w/ a multimeter
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Re: CRX won't start. Please Help. (iwouldHITit)
yea maybe you battery is dead...
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Re: CRX won't start. Please Help. (hondavtecfanatic)
same thing happened to my crx..........I'd say bad alternator.......which in turn has messed up your battery
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Re: CRX won't start. Please Help. (camera obscura)
clean your battery terminals and check all of your conections (power and ground) make sure they're good and tight at the battery and at the alternator, also at all of the grounding points (the one from the battery goes first to the chassis, then to the tranny housing, plus there's one that goes from the valve cover bolt to the radiator support) make sure there's no corosion at any of these points. then go to autozone for your free electrical check. a loose / coroded conection can show up on their tests as a bad battery or a bad alternator, and they don't always notice the connections because they can make more money off of you by selling you a new battery or alternator.
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Re: CRX won't start. Please Help. (thumpu77)
clean your battery terminals and check all of your conections (power and ground) make sure they're good and tight at the battery and at the alternator, also at all of the grounding points (the one from the battery goes first to the chassis, then to the tranny housing, plus there's one that goes from the valve cover bolt to the radiator support) make sure there's no corosion at any of these points
Exact thing happened to my 88 rex(may she rest in peace)... check your grounds..
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