On Oct 29, 7:11 pm, bgodd99 <bgod...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 1994 Honda Accord LX Cold Weather Starting Problem
>
> Seems to only occur in very cold weather, -20 C and after the car has
> been sitting outside for 10 hours or more.
>
> When the key is in the ignition and turned to the On position (II) the
> Charging System Indicator Light, the Daytime Running Lights Indicator
> light, and the Supplemental Restraint System Indicator Lights are not
> lit. Actually no lights on the dash are lit.
>
> Thus when the key is turned to the Start position (III) absolutely
> nothing happens.
>
> During this time my horn, radio as well as my fan/heater works.
>
> After up to 15 tries of turning the key to the start position in the
> ignition the dash lights will suddenly come on (i.e. Charging System
> Indicator Light, etc) and the car will then start no problem.
>
> Once the car is warmed up there is no problem trying to start the car
> again throughout the day.
>
> Could the contacts in the ignition switch be going bad? Could the cold
> weather worsen the problem due to parts contracting?
>
> At the same time once the car has started and I turn on my low beam
> headlights there can be up to a 20 second delay before they actually
> come on. Could this be a bad headlight combination switch? And are
> these two problems realted?
>
> History
>
> Battery was replaced in Sept 2005, was checked about a month ago and
> told it is okay, ie Cold Cranking Amps ok etc .
>
> Daytime running light module was replaced one year ago.
>
> Back plate of ignition switch replaced 2 years ago.
>
> Any ideas........Thanks ahead of time.



i suspect a battery drain. with all doors closed, accessories off,
remove the negative post and put it back, it there are sparks, then
something is draining the battery plus the cold temperature has
weakened it to the point it coulndt activate the main relay, thus
there's no lights coming on. try jump starting to confirm or eliminate
this cause

it could be the bad ignition switch that yields the same symptoms.
it's strange though, because most ign switches would quit when hot not
cold