In article <3FD5C284.6AB386C6@neo.rr.com>,
"N.E.Ohio Bob" <rgstroud@neo.rr.com> wrote:

> Round here, they test 'em fer free! bob

Hey, you're right, Bob! I found a parts dealer who'll bench test the
Alternator for free. Or a *small* fee. So that'll take my diagnosis a
little further, with a degree of certainty. But if it tests ok, then I'm
still left with my original question:

That circuit in the FI ECU that shuts down the Alternator to save fuel?
How can I find and test the sensors that trigger that circuit *without*
replacing the ECU with a "known-good" unit?

By the way, Honda wants $850 for that ECU, and will *not* allow me to
return it if it turns out not to be the problem. I can get it
aftermarket for around $250, I think, but I can't return that, either...

Figures.

--Charlie Henderson


> Charles Henderson wrote:
> > >
> > And Bob, I appreciate the suggestion; believe me, I wish I could just
> > turn it over to someone with all the proper test equipment/new parts.
> > But I'll be lucky if I can afford the parts I need... there's nothing in
> > the budget for someone else's labor.