I just converted to OBD1 and had some problems.
I searched Honda Tech to find the answer, but was not able to get one.
While searching I did find others with similar symptoms.
I figured out what the problem was today so I figured I would post it.

Conversion:
P28 ECU w/Hondata
Frog conversion harness
OBD1 distributor (prewired for OBD0 connector advertised on Hondata site.)
Everything was supposed to be plug and play.

Problem:
After install the car would just crank over and not start.
Eventually the CEL light would come on and the car would start and run amazingly rich. I turned the car off and tried again with the same symptoms.
I checked everything I did and could not solve it. Checked Honda tech, no luck.
Finally I looked at the papers with the Frog harness and noticed they had switched CKP-P with CYP-P and CKP-M with CYP-M. This is done to make the distributor conversion easier, unfortunately that does not work with the distributor that is already converted. I switched the wires back on the conversion harness and the car starts and runs with no problems.


Modified by hughesl at 12:45 PM 3/30/2008

 

hey bro where are those cables at?? i did a a6/y8 mini me and my car wont crank the only way it cranks is when i use a cable straight from the battery to the starter and it turns on for like 5 seconds then i turns off but wont crank with the key and my lights,taillights,clock,radio,wypers any of that works dont know why bro!!! can you help me bro?? lmk man

thanks

 

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sounds like you may have a short somewhere man.

 

what u mean?? and how do i fix that bro???

 

chech the main ground that mounts right by the water neck from the engine harness, if its off, it wont turn and everything else will seem like its working fine