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Sedans Honda Accord Honda Accord (2008-) Maintenance and Repair
1126 messages, Last post on Nov 29, 2009 at 1:09 PM
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Replying to: ljgbjg (Jul 06, 2008 2:55 am) I absolutely agree with you regarding the problem. I had one of the first 84 Accords that was made in Ohio. I had a similar problem with the headlights dimming when the A/C came on. It also had a problem with the idle dropping too low sometimes. It was in the days before fuel injection and I had to set the idle to 1000 RPM from the normal 750 to keep the engine from almost dying. I was in the process of buying a new car and had driven the 2008 I4 Accord and the 2009 I4 and V6 Camry. Honda's solution to the idle dropping problem was to leave the A/C turned on so the fast idle kick up was working all the time. Of course I took delivery of this car in December 1983 so running the A/C in the winter wasn't a good solution. It has to be one of several possible causes: 1. The compressor clutch is momentarily drawing more power than the system can provide or the startup load of the compressor is very high. 2. The clutch relay or wiring is too small to carry the startup current draw. 3. The load is so high at clutch turn on that the engine cannot provide enough power to the alternator. You would think the battery could provide enough reserve. Does the problem happen with both the 177 and 190HP 4-cylinder engines? Does it happen with the V6? Do the lights dim significantly with the engine and the key in the On position?
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Replying to: rich505 (Jul 06, 2008 5:58 am)
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Replying to: dpmeersman (Jul 06, 2008 6:03 am) |
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Replying to: macsan (Jul 05, 2008 7:29 pm) This is off-topic but in 1994 the V6 Camry employed hydraulically operated A/C condenser cooling fans using the cooling system water/antifreeze.
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Replying to: rich505 (Jul 06, 2008 1:25 pm)
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Replying to: elroy5 (Jul 06, 2008 4:13 pm) I had issues with my 84 Accord which was one of the first made in Ohio and was pre-fuel injection days. The idle speed when set at the 750 spec would drop down almost to the stall point. Honda's cure was to keep the A/C on so the A/C idle-up kicked in. I adjusted the idle speed to 1000 (ah the days of carburetors). |
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Replying to: elroy5 (Jul 06, 2008 4:13 pm) The ELD, first implemented in the middle 90's, cuts the output of the alternator under low load to increase gas mileage. That might explain why the lights dim sometimes when the A/C kicks on. Too many doodads all in the name of gas mileage.
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Replying to: rich505 (Jul 06, 2008 5:11 pm)  Either way, some owners have had success changing the ELD. On some Accords the ELD is part of the fuse box, so those are not cheap to replace ($250-300). Some are separate parts.
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