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Re: electrical gremlin [mrslate]
by wanger1
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Dec 07, 2007 (10:08 am)
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Replying to: mrslate (Dec 07, 2007 8:22 am)
The loss of power sounds like you may have a wire grounded somwhere. Check around the battery and also make sure the negative or ground is still attatch on the bolt to the valve cover. Check your brake fluid and look around the master cylinder to see if it's looseing brake fluid. If no, check around the rear wheel cylinders and the front calipers for leaking fluid. If no leaks then it's the light itself or the switch to the emergency brake sticking.
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Re: electrical gremlin [mrslate]
by corkscrew
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Dec 07, 2007 (11:28 am)
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Replying to: mrslate (Dec 07, 2007 8:22 am)
Does the brake pedal slowly sink to the floor when you are waiting for a red light to change, or do you pump the pedal to stop the car? These are symptoms of a bad master cylinder.
Regards
Corkscrew
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Re: electrical gremlin [corkscrew]
by thegraduate
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Dec 07, 2007 (11:36 am)
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Replying to: corkscrew (Dec 07, 2007 11:28 am)
Yep. Mine started to go in my 1996 Accord and I had it replaced before the light even came on. I'd get this "sinking" feeling everytime I sat at a light.
Good luck.
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- #301 of 412
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Re: electrical gremlin [corkscrew]
by mrslate
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Dec 07, 2007 (12:17 pm)
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Replying to: corkscrew (Dec 07, 2007 11:28 am)
Thanks for responding. No about the brake pedal. It's the "brake lamp" light that goes on and stays on. It's probably the switch under the dash, but that's $60 I don't need to spend now.
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88 honda accord
by thomason
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Dec 30, 2007 (3:53 pm)
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We have a 88 honda accord. Everything has been changed on it, plug wires carberator kit been in the shop three different times, rebuilt motor, When I say everything I mean everything to find out why it still has a miss to it. The idle has been set by three of the mechanics, the last one worked on the carberator and set the idle, the timing has been set, all has been according to specs but if it is idled up to keep it from dying at a stop sign then it is idling too fast in park. It has a miss in the engine sound but cannot find the problem, Help please
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Re: 88 honda accord [thomason]
by nfs480
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Dec 30, 2007 (4:17 pm)
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Replying to: thomason (Dec 30, 2007 3:53 pm)
Have you taken it to a Honda dealer? If not I would give that a try next. I had a miss with my 89 Accord and it was bad fuel injectors, but since yours is carburated than I'd assume it's carb related.
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Re: 88 honda accord [thomason]
by mrbill1957
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Dec 30, 2007 (4:53 pm)
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Replying to: thomason (Dec 30, 2007 3:53 pm)
Did you try the PCV valve? My 88 wouldn't idle, and after chasing what I thought was a vacuum leak, I found the little check ball inside the PCV valve was missing. That solved the problem for me.
Mrbill
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Re: 88 honda accord [thomason]
by wanger1
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Dec 31, 2007 (6:55 am)
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Replying to: thomason (Dec 30, 2007 3:53 pm)
It could be a number of things. Bad injector, wire to an injector, flat spot on a camshaft lobe (If you didn't replace them when you rebuilt), bad distributor gear, or an exhaust leak can make it sound as if it were skipping. Is the exhaust closed up good on it? Other than this, I don't know what to tell you. Vacuum leak??
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Re: electrical gremlin [mrslate]
by wanger1
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Dec 31, 2007 (6:59 am)
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Replying to: mrslate (Dec 07, 2007 12:17 pm)
There is a little plug that goes through the brake pedal that operates the brake light switch. Have you looked to see if the brake lights are staying on all the time? If they are, it is probaby that plug missing. I had it happen on an 88 I used to have and after replacing the brake light switch, I realized that the plug was missing. Check the brake lights with the switch on and see if they are on.
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89 Honda Accord rough idle (Only in Drive) Not reverse
by liv4fun
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Jan 04, 2008 (7:59 am)
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I have an 89 Accord that was idling really rough. I took off the ERG valve last night and cleaned it out really good. It idles much better now, but still not the way it should. The weird thing is though, when I put it in reverse it idles perfect. You can hardly tell it is even running. Same with Park, and Neutral, but when I put it in Drive, it starts idling a little rough. Is there a sensor, or valve that only works when it is drive? A vacuum line to the tranny? Motor mounts? The front motor mount is almost new, the top engine strap bushings are good, and the bracket on the belt side that goes between the timing belt is good. Any suggestions?
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