On Mar 9, 8:35 am, "hugoalan" <hugoa...@ca.rr.com> wrote:
> Clean battery cables and posts on battery. Should solve problem."Tegger" <teg...@tegger.c0m> wrote in message
>
> news:Xns98EE503453D62tegger@207.14.116.130...
>
> > Pg2006 <n...@000.com> wrote in news:986504_
> > 4c6ecd3d843c7dd57491b1b85fcca...@autoboardz.com:
>
> >> I own a 91 Accord, 120K miles. About an hour ago, when I tried to
> >> start the car, nothing happened. I mean, nothing at all. The engine
> >> wouldn't even crank when I turn the key. The headlights don't turn on,
> >> and the horn doesn't work either. Needless to say, upon inserting the
> >> key into the ignition, the automatic seat-belts don't move, and no
> >> lights on the dash board turn on.
>
> >> This is very strange, since in the morning everything was fine. The
> >> car ran as usual, I even had blown the horn at someone .... Out of the
> >> blue, the car is dead. My first thought was that someone stole my
> >> battery. But the battery is there.
>
> >> Do you think the battery could be dead ? This would be extremely
> >> strange, since there was no hint of that. There is some corrosion at
> >> the battery terminals (I thought the mechanic would have cleant those
> >> when I changed oil 3 months ago). Or could some electrical connection
> >> be disconnected ? Is it a good idea to try getting a jump-start when
> >> the car seems completely dead ?I mean, its not like the engine is
> >> trying to crank and then misfire. The car seems completely dead.
> >> Thanks for any suggestions.
>
> > Your battery is internally shorted. Do not attempt to start the car again
> > as the battery may explode.
>
> > Replace the battery ASAP.
>
> > --
> > Tegger
>
> > The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
> >www.tegger.com/hondafaq/

Another thing that may be going on, is the main power relay, doing
research, I've heard a lot of stories about these going bad on 90-93
Accords. Not sure where it is exactly as I've not had to change mine,
but a Yahoo or Google search should yield some good results. The
motorweek forums are good about these kind of issues as well.