Honda Civic / Del Sol (1992 - 2000) EG/EH/EJ/EK/EM1 Discussion

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Old Mar 8, 2006 | 01:19 PM
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Only on cold mornings i'll get a delay before anything electrical works.

Turn the key (wait a sec) then starts cranking,

turn on the wipers.. (wait) then they start moving,

turn on the blinker.. (wait) then they start blinking.

After a few min of driving it all stops. If its warmer outside, it doesnt do it. I'm scared that one day nothing will work and I'll be stuck.

Any ideas? I don't even know where to start. Is there a relay that controls these things? I know my main relay is fine.
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Old Mar 8, 2006 | 04:12 PM
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good thing the car is a beater
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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 03:23 AM
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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 06:48 AM
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Default Re: odd electrical delay (ham)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ham &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">good thing the car is a beater</TD></TR></TABLE>

If it's just a beater I wouldn't waste time and money trying to figure out what it is. Just live with it. It really doesn't sound all that bad. Every car acts a little different or funny in the cold. I once had a beater that would only have 3 cylinders fire in the extreme cold until you drove it for at least a mile. meh

Cheers.
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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 08:43 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by old man neri &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

Cheers.</TD></TR></TABLE>

ill drink to that!
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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 01:50 PM
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Default Re: odd electrical delay (ham)

but isn't the saying "if it ain't broke, dont fix it".........well...i think his car is broke and needs to be fixed.....some poeple cant stand for generic crap like that to happen......i would go crazy if my car did what his does.....i'd wanna drive it off a cliff.....little things like taht drive me crazy! bTW, sorry i cant be of assistance in your problem....otherwise i'd help ya out...
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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 02:25 PM
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Clean all of your ground connections starting with the battery, alternator etc. Maybe pull and clean fuses too ?
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