i need to kno how to check for continuity?? i think i have wire issues
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You'll get much better results with google. It's seriously basic, just touching a voltmeter to two places. Find a youtube vid or something to explain it to you.

Check fuses before assuming wiring issues,this has bit me in the *** a few times.

 

^^what he said.pretty much it

 

Get a voltmeter and use the ohm (resistor) setting. Something that HAS continuity will have 0 ohms or 0 resistance. Something that does not have continuity will have a resistive value, so a value larger than 0.

 

A voltmeter only reads volts, just as its name implies. What's needed to test continuity is an Ohmeter or multimeter, both of which can measure resistance (Ohms).

 

thanks

 

Forgot to mention that. Lol I haven't seen a voltmeter without a built in ohmmeter in years.

 

Yeah yeah yeah. They stopped making purely voltmeters in the late 80's.

 

I don't think you can buy a stand alone Ohmmeter either. A digital multimeter is about the only way to go now. You want digital rather than analog because the latter can damage certain delicate ECU circuits. I paid only $15 for a really nice multimeter from Sears. I have seen other good ones for only $10. Just keep your eye on the sales.

 

I did not know this. I need to go get me a digital. I got the kind with the needle. Why does it do damage?

 

Buy a DVOM and use the continuity function. Make sure you disconnect the battery, positive and negative wires before you use the continuity or resistance function. As soon as you test for continuity on a wire, you'll hear a beeping noise, that indicates the wire has continuity.

What kind of wire(s) are you going to test?

 

From the 96-00 Civic service manual:

 

Oh, so they say so but don't leave any (human)explanation..bummer. Either way, I need to say hello to technology so I guess ill get a digi.

 

Simply put, when making a voltage measure, the meter allows some current to flow through the tested circuit. A high impedance multimeter permits only a very small amount of current to flow through the tested circuit, whereas an old analog multimeter allows much more. For delicate circuits, this higher current flow allowed by an analog multimeter can be damaging.

 

Excellent. Makes sense to me. Thanks for the info Ron.