Accord emergency..........won't start.....Dizzzy?
08-01-2002, 12:33 PM
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Accord emergency..........won't start.....Dizzzy?
damn i can't get my accord to start. This is the first time. It's an auto 93ex.
I have the MSD 6al unit with blaster 2 coil and distributor cap. I heard some where that MSD caps mess up your dizzt after a while(had MSD it for 1.5 years)
-The motor cranks but won't turn over.
-I just changed plugs and still have magnacore wires.
-battery is good
-all fuilds checked and ok....
WHAT COULD IT BE??????????
I have the MSD 6al unit with blaster 2 coil and distributor cap. I heard some where that MSD caps mess up your dizzt after a while(had MSD it for 1.5 years)
-The motor cranks but won't turn over.
-I just changed plugs and still have magnacore wires.
-battery is good
-all fuilds checked and ok....
WHAT COULD IT BE??????????
08-01-2002, 12:47 PM
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Re: Accord emergency..........won't start.....Dizzzy? (Sabastian)
ur missing spark somehow...coil bad? cap could be bad...or just a bad connection on your msd stuff
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08-02-2002, 04:49 AM
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Re: Accord emergency..........won't start.....Dizzzy? (Accord94DX)
well after about 1 hour i went back out there and tried it one more time. it started up easly. So i just took it to Honda for them to take a look at it. This is the first time in 3 years that i have had any problems with starting. (sorta makes me appricate having a reliable car) Well i have my civic in the garage... i'll just drive that for today. I'll let you know what Honda says.
08-02-2002, 04:50 AM
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Re: Accord emergency..........won't start.....Dizzzy? (Charlie)
Check the output of the coil first.I just had my blaster 2 go bad on me and the car wouldn't start.If you have fuel and spark the go for the main relay.
08-02-2002, 06:09 AM
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Re: Accord emergency..........won't start.....Dizzzy? (Nitz5785)
Check the terminals inside your distributor cap and the contact on the rotor!! This week my 6th gen wouldn't start for a while, then it kicked right over an hour later. I thought it was my Nology ignition coil amplifier, but it turned out that the terminals on the disti cap were all corroded looking and the contact on the rotor was black not gold... I hit all the contacts off with sandpaper and it fixed the problem, but I just got a new cap & rotor...
08-02-2002, 09:43 AM
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Re: Accord emergency..........won't start.....Dizzzy? (Nitz5785)
so how long or Miles have you had the coil blaster for? how do you know it needs to be replace?
08-02-2002, 11:38 AM
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Re: Accord emergency..........won't start.....Dizzzy? (Charlie)
I don't have the blaster coil, I have the Nology power core coil booster... anyway I've had that on the car for about 7 months, but I think my distributor cap is stock (~48k miles). Check the four terminals inside the distributor cap. They should look clean and the surfaces should be smooth. If they look bumpy or corroded, there's your problem. Sand them down for a temporary fix. Also check the contact on the rotor (on the end, like a strip of metal), it should be gold or silver. If it is black, that's a problem... again sandpaper will help at least temporarily...
08-02-2002, 11:47 AM
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Re: Accord emergency..........won't start.....Dizzzy? (Charlie)
I actually didn't have mine for very long.Maybe 6000 miles or so (probably defective from the factory)
I took the plug off of the distributor (coming from the coil) and held the metal part of the connector close to ground and had my girlfriend crank it over..no spark.I replaced the coil and it worked fine.
Just don't get too close to the metal part or you will get a nice ZAP. I used a pair of insulated needle nose pliers to hols the wire too.
I took the plug off of the distributor (coming from the coil) and held the metal part of the connector close to ground and had my girlfriend crank it over..no spark.I replaced the coil and it worked fine.
Just don't get too close to the metal part or you will get a nice ZAP. I used a pair of insulated needle nose pliers to hols the wire too.
08-02-2002, 01:13 PM
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Re: Accord emergency..........won't start.....Dizzzy? (Nitz5785)
well just got a call from honda it's gonna cost me $235 for parts and labor for a new main relay switch....(ouchhh)
Can you tell me what a main relay switch is? what it does? where it is in the car?
Can you tell me what a main relay switch is? what it does? where it is in the car?
08-02-2002, 02:13 PM
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Re: Accord emergency..........won't start.....Dizzzy? (Charlie)
Go here and you will save a bunch of dough http://www.hondaautomotiveparts.com/
They ship out quick too...you usually get it in a couple days.
They ship out quick too...you usually get it in a couple days.
08-02-2002, 07:53 PM
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Re: Accord emergency..........won't start.....Dizzzy? (Charlie)
Can you tell me what a main relay switch is? what it does? where it is in the car?[/QUOTE]
please answer this question
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Re: Accord emergency..........won't start.....Dizzzy? (Charlie)
Can you tell me what a main relay switch is? what it does? where it is in the car?
please answer this question
please answer this question
08-02-2002, 10:46 PM
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Re: Accord emergency..........won't start.....Dizzzy? (Accord94DX)
ITS the friggen MAIN RELAY my friend.. i need to change mine very soon as well. but im poor at the moment..
08-03-2002, 10:13 AM
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Re: Accord emergency..........won't start.....Dizzzy? (Accord Maniac)
I have the same problem, intermittent fuel, is it just the relay that's under the steering column area, above the fuse box? Or something else, somewhere else? '90 LX
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08-03-2002, 10:22 AM
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Re: Accord emergency..........won't start.....Dizzzy? (Charlie)
well after about 1 hour i went back out there and tried it one more time. it started up easly. So i just took it to Honda for them to take a look at it. This is the first time in 3 years that i have had any problems with starting. (sorta makes me appricate having a reliable car) Well i have my civic in the garage... i'll just drive that for today. I'll let you know what Honda says.
good luck
08-04-2002, 02:47 PM
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Re: Accord emergency..........won't start.....Dizzzy? (Razor)
damn ya'll smart...... yeap it was the main relay and your also right about sitting in the hot sun.
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Re: Accord emergency..........won't start.....Dizzzy? (Charlie)
My 90 LX has the same problem, refusing to start when hot in the summer afte you leave it sit for a little while. When it cools down and I heat up, it starts fine. I would like to replace the main relay, and assume it is item 28 from the link above on a KA5MT engine. Please confirm or deny, so I can replace it and live on blissfully................. 
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