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Old Nov 12, 2015 | 11:04 AM
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Strange question.

I have a 95EX with a B16A swap. No A/C on it. It was built by a Honda Tech who is very OCD/thorough and everyone who has looked at it has expressed how well it was done. I don't think there is any programming for the ECU. Just one weird thing that I never could find out from him.
I was told to always keep a load on the engine. I keep the blower on full blast at all times. Like I said, I was told to always keep that on full blast to keep a load on the engine. Can anyone explain to me why and what that does?

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Old Nov 12, 2015 | 11:50 AM
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Doesn't make much sense. Did this person instruct you to keep an electrical load?

Is this a bandaid fix for a charging system issue?
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Old Nov 12, 2015 | 11:55 AM
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I was told to always keep the fan running to keep a load on it. Doesn't seem to be an electrical issue, but he had mentioned something at one point about a "gas saver mode" that could be tuned out if I wanted. I'm at a loss though. Only reason I ask, is because the motor seems to be having issues, so half the time I crank the car up, it does not turn on until a moment later. I had my alternator checked a while back and it seemed to be having some charging issues. I can't tell though. I've had the car over a year now.
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Old Nov 12, 2015 | 11:56 AM
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Gonna see if I can reach him again and will revert back.
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Old Feb 8, 2016 | 10:56 AM
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Still no luck on finding out why I have to keep a load on the engine, but here is the latest update. The blower for heat/air started cutting out on me. I was in traffic the other day and sitting at a light. The blower stopped working. Next thing I know, it starts idling horribly and sitting around 300-500 rpm. I've sorted out the issue with the blower fan and have it back on while running. The idle smoothed back out. Not perfect, as I believe there is some maintenance I need to do (IACV etc), but still no clue why the load affects the idle that way. My guess is that the load on the engine is affecting the IACV/air fuel mixture and a few other things. I just still don't know why that was ever needed. Anyone have any thoughts? I'm hoping to reach the guy who built it this week.
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