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Old Jan 6, 2019 | 06:51 AM
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First and Foremost I'm going to acknowledge that i had a complete brain fart and idiotically did something i didnt mean to do. Now moving on, I have a 1995 Honda Accord LX. Well my car was not starting correctly or when i would it would erradically spudder and die, so Once the car finally started and I started to drive CEL would come on. So i figured id park somewhere and use the diagnostic cable and paper clip to get the code to present itself.... Here is where the problem begins and im not proud of it... Anyway Im searching for the connector underneath the glove compartment. I found 2 connectors and I pull out both the diagnostic connector and the one next to it(no idea what its called its the larger connector in the photo above). So i sit and think about it (BRAIN FART) and cant remember which was the diagnostic connector and then i remember the smaller one is so i go to plug the other connector back. No big deal right well I Stupidly had the paper clip in my and and touched the other connector when i went to plug it back in and then my radio shut off... I though HELL why did i do that. So i check the fuses and see my fuse did blow, so i thought maybe not a huge screw up like i thought. well i got home and put a new fuse in and still no radio... No its not a neccessity but i like my radio. Any suggestions to help me out, or did i fry my radio? [SIDENOTE: Code spit out was a component in the distributor and cant be swapped out so i need a new distributor, which is reason for the vehicle not starting]

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Old Jan 6, 2019 | 12:42 PM
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Default Re: Think i Shorted something out

If you blew the memory fuse then the factory 94-97 radios require a code to be put into them if the memory is lost.
When you turn the radio on does it do anything or just state 'CODE'?
Does your clock work?
If the clock works but the radio does not, then there is probably an issue with the radio.
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Old Feb 22, 2019 | 10:27 AM
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****UPDATE*****

Upon further reflection, i forgot that there were fuses underneath the hood and there was a few blown fuses that i replaced and viola! got my radio back..... Yes im an IDIOT.
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