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Old Aug 25, 2002 | 07:48 PM
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Default Please HELP. Run- die... run- die

My little civic is ovulating again.
This month, it dies on me with no idiot lights. None. On Monday on my way to lunch I stopped short because of some idiot, but when I let the clutch pedal back up I didn't start moving. (No tach in cluster.) It started up fine, but when I came back out after lunch I tried 4 times to start it. It cranked, but didn't start. I opened the hood and made sure the wires to and from the distributor were in all the way. It started right up and I didn't have a problem again 'till today.
I'd been driving around for a good 3.5 hrs with no problem. Then driving along on the freeway the engine died.... again no idiot lights. I coasted over to the shoulder and turned the key and it started right back up. As I drove on I jiggled the ignition key to see if there was a dead spot in the switch. None. Then, as I pulled in the parking lot of my destination it died again. This time it cranked for a second then started up. I made it back home (20 miles) with no incident.
!PLEASE HELP! The cap, rotor and wires were replaced last month with Honda stuff.
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Old Aug 26, 2002 | 01:31 PM
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"No idiot lights" does seem to indicate your problem lies in the ignition switch. Trying to find a dead spot is usually unsuccessful.
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Old Aug 26, 2002 | 01:46 PM
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Sound likes ignition switch. It is a common Honda's problem.
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Old Aug 26, 2002 | 02:06 PM
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Default Re: Please HELP. Run- die... run- die (scn095)

i know it sounds dumb but check your battery terminals (+,-) for loosenes. You should not be able to turn them one mm if they're on tight enough. I had a friend who was ready to tow to the mechanic (and exhibited the same problems as you - no idiot lights) until i jiggled his terminals and found they were too loose. It was problem solved after that...
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