Forum: Honda
July 26th 07, 10:20 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.honda
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98 Accord: Intermittent Horn
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> Does anyone know of a way I could ground the *inside* of the steering
> shaft? The rack end is sealed and lubricated on the inside, right? So
> the only way/place I could do it would be the...
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Forum: Honda
July 11th 07, 04:18 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.honda
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98 Accord: Intermittent Horn
Well, I think I understand now. It looks like the horn switch gets its
ground from the steering wheel, which is grounded via the steering
shaft.
It *looks* like the steering shaft itself is supposed...
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Forum: Honda
July 10th 07, 03:38 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.honda
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98 Accord: Intermittent Horn
On Jun 30, 12:23 pm, wrote:
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> (my symptoms, for the record: horn works always with no key in the
> ignition. once the car is running, horn works UNLESS steering wheel is
>...
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Forum: Honda
June 30th 07, 06:23 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.honda
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98 Accord: Intermittent Horn
Back in October, someone posted about a horn that was failing
intermittently on his 1998 Accord. I have the same problem, so I wrote
to ask his if he solved it, and he wrote back to say it was...
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Forum: Honda
March 29th 07, 10:26 AM Posted to alt.autos.honda,rec.autos.makers.honda
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98 Civic - Possible electrical problem?
> #1. learn how to use a meter properly. you do /NOT/ measure a dc
> voltage with the meter set to ac.
Before I go any further, I want you know that I'm grateful for your
help. That said... I'm...
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Forum: Honda
March 29th 07, 10:09 AM Posted to alt.autos.honda,rec.autos.makers.honda
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Replies: 15
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98 Civic - Possible electrical problem?
> You must be using an analog voltmeter, which reads like that on AC ranges.
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> All digital voltmeters work
> right.
Nope, it's a digital multimeter, but admittedly a dirt-cheap (sub-$10)
one....
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Forum: Honda
March 28th 07, 11:42 PM Posted to alt.autos.honda,rec.autos.makers.honda
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Replies: 15
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98 Civic - Possible electrical problem?
On Mar 28, 6:31 pm, "Earle Horton" > wrote:
> I have a '99 HX and it gets 40 mpg, average. It's rated for 45 mpg, but I
> live in the mountains. I don't see how a "bad" alternator...
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Forum: Honda
March 28th 07, 11:04 PM Posted to alt.autos.honda,rec.autos.makers.honda
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Replies: 15
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98 Civic - Possible electrical problem?
I've had an intriguing issue with my 98 Civic, and thought I might
describe it here, and see if anyone has some insight as to what could
be going on with the car.
Short story: poor fuel economy,...
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Forum: Honda
July 8th 06, 01:44 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.honda
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Electrical help needed
I'm not an expert at this sort of thing, but if fuses are blowing, it's
for a reason. Something is drawing too much current, and it sounds like
that something is a short to ground somewhere. You can...
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Forum: Honda
July 8th 06, 01:12 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.honda
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Views: 410
Dead transmission? No power to wheels
> Hmmmmm. Better peel back the rubber boot and look inside the clutch
> housing to see if there's a clutch in there. Wouldn't that be a kick in
> the head??
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> 'Curly'
Today I got it to work,...
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Forum: Honda
July 7th 06, 11:07 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.honda
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Replies: 6
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Dead transmission? No power to wheels
Matt,
Thanks for the reply.
I guess I should have specified-- what I did was replace the
motor/tranny as an assembly with a JDM motor/tranny assembly. Never
separated the motor/tranny that I...
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Forum: Honda
July 7th 06, 05:40 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.honda
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Dead transmission? No power to wheels
I just did a motor/tranny swap on my 96 Prelude: I installed a JDM H22,
and the original 5-speed tranny that was paired with that engine. After
installing the axles, I noticed that they spun freely,...
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