So...as you all know..my EM2 has had a 1 year intermittent electrical problem...I have gone through several batteries...2 alternators and one starter...yet the problem persists...seems more so in the heat??? 2 weeks ago upon replacing the starter...i went to the honda dealer for oil change....dum dum dum! car cranks slow as ****...upon the oil change they say my battery should be replaced...???!!! understandable if i hadn't replaced it the day before!!!!!! w/ the starter! they offer diagnostic....$94!!!!!! i give in...they test alternator...starter...battery....+++ summary...nothing wrong???!!! parasitic draw? 14ma...starter? like new...duh! alternator? perfect! battery? fully charged!!!!...cold weather hits...i have been good for two weeks until today. my idle is off and the temps have risen i go to the shop and??? no crank???!!! but heres what i have found. A main ground wire from the engine block near the starter connected to the frame is corroded as all hell...but as I try to start it waiting through cranks i notice that the frame where this ground is bolted to is getting VERY hot...and then cools when the car starts and has been running. MY question....Is this the solution to my troubles...what does that heat concentration mean and how or where can i go to replace this shitty ground wire????

 

hell yeah thats your problem, clean that up and it should work perfect, i had a similar problem with my sisters 96 accord, one of the 2 grounds going to the battery broke off and it was a bitch to start, had a horrible idle, starting overheating in like 30 seconds and her throttle cable actually melted the casing around it lol.

 

wow! i just need to find some good replacement ground wire and its done. thanks man...i guess that will clean up my idle as well!