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got a 97 accord for free but not starting,help

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Old Apr 6, 2011 | 09:36 PM
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car was sitting for like 2 months and the battery died i dont know what the previous problem was to make the car sit my friend never told me,but i got the the battery charged at autozone and now the dash lights turn on and radio works but when i try to start it theres nothing the lights get dim on the dash,i can hear something engaging in position 2 but it doesnt want to crank,and when i put the battery in the alarm stays on could it be the aftermarket alarm not making it start?
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Old Apr 6, 2011 | 09:40 PM
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is the alarm a karr alarm?
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Old Apr 6, 2011 | 10:12 PM
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If you got it from a friend you should probably start with asking him what the problem was
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Old Apr 6, 2011 | 11:02 PM
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its a xpos alarm i think it had the self start,i did but he has no knowledge when it comes to cars,also the gear screen on the dash has a green light around the d4 i was searching on other sites and it said something with a ecu problem?
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Old Apr 7, 2011 | 09:05 AM
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I would start with the alarm.

The engaging sound you hear when turning the key is probably the fuel pump priming the lines. I'm not sure if that will still work when the ECU isn't, but that's something to look into.
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Old Apr 7, 2011 | 09:10 AM
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im having a problem something like that with my 94 accord. try to jump it off with jumper cables
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Old Apr 7, 2011 | 11:32 AM
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alright thnx
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Old Apr 12, 2011 | 05:18 PM
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were you able to figure out the alarm? did the d4 light clear?
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Old Apr 12, 2011 | 05:21 PM
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check all the fuses and all grounds
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Old Apr 12, 2011 | 05:58 PM
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Main relay
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Old Apr 12, 2011 | 06:16 PM
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Could be main relay, or some sort of ecu issue. Check what code the blinking light is telling you.
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Old Apr 13, 2011 | 09:30 PM
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I had a similar problem once. When it would refuse to start, I would get a jump. Then ended up replacing the starter. When the problem persisted, i removed the old alarm in it. But it came back only to find that the problem was a bad ignition switch. Hope this helps.
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