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96 accord h22 swap. distributor crisis. need help

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Old Jun 17, 2003 | 06:03 AM
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Default 96 accord h22 swap. distributor crisis. need help

ok here goes, we have a jdm obd2 style h22. it is going in a 96 ex. the accord dist plug is 5 wires. the h22 is 9 wires. does anyone know where i can get a pinout, or a wiring conversion, what else we are missing, anything to help us on this? archived search once again netted nothing. again the players are a 96 accord ex, and a jdm obd2 style h22. is a 96 prelude dist. the same way? i am sorry i dont know as much about the accords as i should know.
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Old Jun 17, 2003 | 06:50 AM
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we ended up going with a b18 dizzy cause of the wire / plug problems on my 96
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Old Jun 17, 2003 | 06:57 AM
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any possibilities on pics or a break down? a b20b wont fit. wiring breakdown? i really need help. the plugs on the h22 dizzy are identical to the b20. 9 pin connector.
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Old Jun 17, 2003 | 07:00 AM
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if they are the same why not just plug it in:

our problem was one was internal and other was external: along with the pin/wire issue

Maybe find a USDM Dizzy:
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Old Jun 17, 2003 | 07:33 AM
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the b20 dist and the h22 have the same plug. 9 pins. the ex accord harness has 5 pins. it isnt plugging in. i am not trying to be hostile but this car is kicking my ***. sorry if i come off that way.
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Old Jun 17, 2003 | 08:09 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by KTeller8 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">we ended up going with a b18 dizzy cause of the wire / plug problems on my 96</TD></TR></TABLE>


is the b20 and b18 the same dizzy and plugs? like i said we used b18 : Hope that helps:

Also had the h22 wireharness as well as a Lx accord one there too: Not sure what we did: but we got it:
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Old Jun 17, 2003 | 08:15 AM
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i have found that an obd1 Lx harness is closer than the obd2 Ex harness. we will get it sooner or later but thanks nontheless. take care...
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Old Jun 17, 2003 | 08:23 AM
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yes, i foudn out that you only make it harder if you are using an Ex harness just for the sake of not having to wire the vtec up:


i wish i stuck with the lx harness and added 3 wires: then the mess i made with adding in a Ex harness:
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Old Jun 17, 2003 | 12:49 PM
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Here is what I would do. I would disassemble the Accord distributor entirely. Remove the pick-ups and count the teeth on each of the coresponding wheels. Then I would disassemble the Prelude distributor entirely making sure the teeth on the wheels are the same (they should be) and place the Accord electronics into the Prelude casing. They should just bolt in place. There is a possibility that the Prelude will have an extra gear for a pick-up, but the Accord electronics aren't there. This should not be an issue. Do not mix up any other parts! Keep the Accord parts seperate from the Prelude parts. Reassemble the Prelude Casing with the Accord electronics. Since you are using the Accord engine wiring harness, this should keep all of the previously used sensors in their proper locations.

Or, you can send both distributors for me and I will fix it for $100
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Old Jun 17, 2003 | 03:59 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 2point6 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Here is what I would do. I would disassemble the Accord distributor entirely. Remove the pick-ups and count the teeth on each of the coresponding wheels. Then I would disassemble the Prelude distributor entirely making sure the teeth on the wheels are the same (they should be) and place the Accord electronics into the Prelude casing. They should just bolt in place. There is a possibility that the Prelude will have an extra gear for a pick-up, but the Accord electronics aren't there. This should not be an issue. Do not mix up any other parts! Keep the Accord parts seperate from the Prelude parts. Reassemble the Prelude Casing with the Accord electronics. Since you are using the Accord engine wiring harness, this should keep all of the previously used sensors in their proper locations.

Or, you can send both distributors for me and I will fix it for $100 </TD></TR></TABLE>

i am looking foreward to seeing someone do this. it would make my install a lot easier.

so, just to get it straight, i should be able to swap the wheels from my usdm f22b (97) into the jdm h22a (93) and have it work?
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Old Jun 17, 2003 | 07:07 PM
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here is the problem with that. itried that already. there is only 1 pick up in the ex dist. only 1. thats all. swapping internals would be easy but there isnt 1/2 as much **** in the ex dist than there is in the h22dist. i like the lx harness idea. i think i am going to go with that idea. thanks for the help guys. take care.
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