hello 1990 honda accord lx ...
what are the signs of a bad kill switch ..??? somone plz.. oh and i got a problem with my car dying under heavy traffic after running it a while could this be the problem ( than i have to wait for it to cool off for it to start)... does the kill switch have anything to do with ignition output signal ??? its code 15

 

car over heat? when in traffic

 

What "kill switch" do you have installed? What circuit are you killing and how did you wire it up?

 

probably igniter.
maybe a coil

wth is a kill switch

 

Althought some components fail with enough regularity to be considered "Kill Switches", Honda doesn't install nor utilize one.

There are several components which have exibited thermal intermitant problems in the past. Theses have been:

Master (Main) Relay (Left Kick Panel)
Ignition Switch (Column mounted)
Ignition Ignitor Module (Distributor)

The trick will be to determine if you're loosing system power, ignition or fuel/ecm power.

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Used for alarms

You "kill" (break) a circuit with a switch that's hidden.

Common one is like fuel pump kill switch

 

ya i was gonna say ignition switch but that would not give a code.
but on the other hand, in my experience, when igniters die they don't restart until cooled down. coils on the other hand are more likely to immediately restart.

i've also never seen a main relay kill a car. only no start.


an ignition would/could die at any time as it heats up. but inside the dist could heat soak when stuck in traffic.

 

well i know that, but the way he is wording it sounds like he is expecting some factory type kill. or he is using it to describe something else he doesn't know the term for.

 

Yeah, I got the impression he had an alarm or kill installed and didn't know if it was acting up. I guess the ignition switch would make more sense

 

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i've also never seen a main relay kill a car. only no start.
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It depends on how it fails.
The relay fails due to soldering deficiencies when they separate from the heat.
IF the failure should occur where the relay coils are grounded, they will de-energize, release and cut off power.
Depending on which side s**ts the bed, it will effect either the fuel pump or the ecm.

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im having a similiar issue with a crank no start thought it was my fuel pump at first because car was runnning super rogh out of nowhere tben died then wouldnt start i pulled full rail and fuel pump is still primin gas i sprayed starting flyid in the intake a few times and nothing so im guessing its a no spark issue it cranks but no start what could it be