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Old 10-03-2011, 09:21 PM
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well i was driving home from a buddys house after work, and i had my brights, then the driver headlight just quit workin out of no where. After that i turned my lights off then flipped them back on and they still didnt work. After that i went to push the gas and it bogged down and wouldn't start. I then popped the clutch while i was moving and it ran perfect and then out of no where the radio turned off but the music was still playing and it turned on about 2 minutes later.. Any idea what could have happened? it blew my mind when it happened.

edit: 94 civic sedan dx d15b7

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Check all your grounds and all your fuses. Battery connections as well.
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ill have to in the morning its to dark out and i tried looking with my phone light but everything looked good.
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I have also heard of part of the wire harness behinnd the Intake Maniford rubbing on something causing a wire to short out. Never really read into it much, but it's worth a look at.
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yea anythings worth a try. ill look at in the morning and let ya know.
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Your car is haunted.
Check all wiring involved with what happened and check battery connections. Souns like a loose terminal

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before u go digging for shorts

make sure to tell us battery voltage in the morning if u can. also start the car if ur able tol and check the battery light in the cluster
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before u go digging for shorts

make sure to tell us battery voltage in the morning if u can. also start the car if ur able tol and check the battery light in the cluster
well the battery light works for sure i know it came on when the alt. went out and that happened over summer. but the weird thing is the battery light never came on
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You MUST provide all pertinent information about your car and engine. Failure to do so may result in thread closure.

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Could be a kill switch from previous owner when brights are applied, most likely not though.
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