"NEVER believe the dealer's expensive quote before you a few bucks worth
of research"

Couldn't agree more. I manage to do most of my own work but have never dealt
with ABS or Honda before.
The light comes back on after a few seconds of just sitting still. I'll look
into it deeper after the weather gets better and let you know how it goes.
Thanks again,
Tim

"'Curly Q. Links'" <motsco__@interbaun.com> wrote in message
news:402668E0.413C7B1@interbaun.com...
> Tim Hodge wrote:
> >
> > Thanks for all the help. Curly, those links were very helpful. T.
Nelson,
> > the light comes on at start-up, then goes off, then lights up after a
few
> > seconds indicating a fault. I pulled the trouble codes using some
> > information provided by Curly's links and got a trouble code "1' . I
haven't
> > followed it through the flow chart yet.
> > E. Meyer and Dan, Thanks for the input. You're right, it's not likely to
be
> > cheap and if it doesn't prove economically feasible to repair I'll just
> > drive it with the ABS broke. Hopefully the light will burn out pretty
soon
> > and I can forget about it.
> > Any other input or idas are still welcome.
> > Thanks
> > Tim
> >
> > "Tim Hodge" <timhodge@swbell.net> wrote in message
> > news:8IVUb.19744$pt6.4530@newssvr24.news.prodigy.c om...
> > > On my 94 accord I get an abs light. The brakes work ok but they WILL
lock
> > > up.Is there a way to pull codes from the computer ts see what is
causing
> > > this or if not what are some of the first things to check. I would buy
a
> > > Hayes or Chilton service manual but I have noticed in the past they
didn't
> > > give much help on ABS Systems.
> > > TIA for any help.
> > > Tim
> > >
> > >
> =============
> Tim,
>
> If the light comes on after you start driving, it's often one of the
> wheel sensors. They get rusty, eaten by road salt, magnetized, or just
> beat to heck over the years. If you can determine (for sure) which
> sensor it is, just change it. Even by yourself. It could even just be
> corrosion inside the connector, or the tone ring is so rusted that you
> need to clean the tone ring with a wire brush and then the adjustment
> needs to be moved tighter.
>
> If the light comes on _before_ you even move the vehicle (usually after
> hearing the ABS pump running three or four times), then it's the
> modulator, or low on brake fluid in the ABS's reservior. now it may be
> more expensive.
>
> NEVER believe the dealer's expensive quote before you a few bucks worth
> of research.
>
> 'Curly'
>
> =============