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Sedans Honda Accord Honda Accord (1990-1993) Maintenance and Repair
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Replying to: 204meca (Jun 14, 2008 1:13 pm) Mrbill |
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jun 14, 2008 10:43 am) Ok here is another test I ran, Battery engine off 12.77 V engine idling hig beams on 12.3 V increase motor speed to 1500 rpm it reads 12.53 mainteinening the same rpm turning high beam lights off 12.68 I guess the Alternator is DEAD... my new question is why is not the battery light on the dash board on?(it turns on when I start the car) and For how long can I drive with a bad alternator ? I don;t want to get stuck on my way to the mechanic cheers I am in Canada so no Autozone 
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Replying to: Fukuyama (Jun 14, 2008 2:28 pm) So I took the power steering pump off to have access to the alternator. I took the alternator belt too. Couldn't take the alternator because of a funny nut underneath which needs a long 12mm socket .Sad( I checked all electric contacts...fine... it was suspicious that the alternator will work at high rpm but not at idle or with A/C on...so I tried to check every part involved in it. The "Crankshaft pulley" which is connected to the engine and has two pulleys (one big one that connects with alternator and compressor) and the small one that connects it with the power steering pump. I notice I could easily rotate the big one (alternator crankhsaft compressor) once I took the alternator belt.... but I could not rotate the small one (crankshaft - powersteering)..there is a sort of rubber band between them. Is this normal? ...in case it is not...what are the consecuences Sad should I drive it to the mechanic or tow it away?
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Replying to: Fukuyama (Jun 14, 2008 2:28 pm) The red light on the dash is merely a light that is lit by battery current. Even the smallest charge from the alternator will shut it off. |
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Hello. I'm new here and this seems to be a place of knowledgeable people.  Man I bought my first freaking car about 6 months ago: 1990 Honda Accord LX. It sucked when i first got it. It wouldn't start properly without a bit of starter fluid and eventually i did a lot to the car and got it running perfectly! No problems after i replaced the fuel pump and the main relay. However that was two months ago. Now my car is having a similar problem starting and stuff....it's really aggravating me because everyone tells me something different and I've ended up replacing two coolant sensors, my entire distributor (which includes the igniter), and Jesus as my witness the damn thing still has trouble starting...however I've made a discovery in the past few days... My fuel pump has trouble receiving power...sometimes it will get power and sometimes it won't...now something else is strange as well...my "S" light will start blinking and my check engine light will appear...when this happens i have observed that my fuel pump has stopped receiving power...It's like me LOL i just go when i feel like it! Anyway, the other thing wrong with my car is that my windows continue to receive power almost 15 mins after i turn the car off and remove the keys from the ignition...not a problem with me, but it might lead to something bad down the road...which is why i mention it. If anyone could help me, it would be greatly appreciated, because i start college in July and without a car i can't make the 30 minute drive out there!!  THANK YOU!!
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Replying to: deatt12 (Jun 16, 2008 8:07 am) Actually, this isn't anything wrong, but rather a feature. For example, if you are sitting in a parking lot waiting on someone to come to your car (picking someone up) and you turn the car off, you can still roll down the windows if it gets stuffy after a few minutes. Once you open one of the doors, this will no longer work until you turn the key back to the "ON" position and back off again. I am no mechanic, so I'm not much help on the other issues with your car, but after my mom having a Gen IV Accord like yours (hers was a '93 EX), and me having a Gen V ('96) and Gen VII ('06) Accord that has the same feature, even allowing you to open the moonroof in my EX, I know that this isn't a problem at all, and you shouldn't fret this thing! Good luck with your other issues. These cars are pretty great as far as I'm concerned. TheGraduate
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Replying to: thegraduate (Jun 16, 2008 8:15 am)
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Replying to: deatt12 (Jun 16, 2008 8:24 am) I'm curious to know if the "door open" indicator lights work for each door on the dashboard, meaning, if all four doors are open, do all 4 lights illuminate in the pictogram?
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Replying to: thegraduate (Jun 16, 2008 8:26 am) |
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