I must say, what sort of advice is that, "trade in the car"?

Firstly, it may be as simple as a relay or connection that's bad. When
they do work, they seem to work great. And when they don't, they
don't. That usually points to something pretty simple. I would bet
there is a common relay or wire that they both share that is bad.

Also, why run right off to a (expensive) Honda dealer? A little
troubleshooting is in order here first, and possibly a visit to
someone who specializes in auto electrics/air conditioning. Maybe a
litle research in the groups as well.

I don't turn on the blowtorch very often, but for someone who doesn't
even know what a "short" is (which is probably not the case here-
shorts usually result in blown fuses, burnt wires, or relays), you
have a lot of half-baked advice.

This is what's called an "intermittent". Current is not always getting
to your defroster switch and A/C switch. Let's not run off and trade
the car, now.



On Tue, 16 Sep 2003 08:55:21 -0700, billbjohnson555@nospamhotmail.com
(Bill B. Johnson) wrote:

>In article <vma3ss9otk7baa@corp.supernews.com>, "Wes"
><Jett107@charter.net> wrote:
>
>> My 1992 Honda prelude has great AC, when it works. Sometimes for no
>> apparent reason, the green light under the AC button goes off and the blower
>> continues to blow the outside air in without cooling it first. Sometimes I
>> can push the button in repeatedly and it will come back on.
>> I thought it might be the switch until I noticed that the rear defroster has
>> the same problem of coming on and off. They seem to both work or not work
>> at the same time.
>>
>> Thanks for your input,
>>
>> Wesley
>
>It's hard to guess as to the exact problem. It may be what is known as a
>"short" which simply means that it works great when the short is not in
>effect and works poorly or not at all when the short problem kicks in. If
>it is a short, it's a hard problem to fix since the short problem never
>seems to kick in when a mechanic tests the system. I suggest that you take
>it to a Honda Dealership and have them give you an estimate on how much it
>would cost to fix the problem. You may want to consider trading your 92
>Honda in on a newer used Honda prelude or civic instead of paying lots of
>money to have the air conditioner problem fixed.
>If you want posters to explain what a "short" is--make a new post and label it:
>What's a "Short". Hopefully, someone can explain better than I could explain it.