Shorting out the 2 pins should not cause the ECU to get damaged. Have
you tried pulling the battery and waiting a few minutes before you
tried again to start the car?

Hope this helps,
Nick


On Thu, 28 Aug 2003 06:56:04 GMT, "quadrun1"
<quadrun1_DELETE-THIS_@optonline.net> wrote:

>Yikes, I think you may have shorted out your ECU. AFAIK, OBD-II cars like
>your '98 Accord require the use of a "scan tool" to retrieve the codes.
>AutoZone will read OBD-II codes for free...
>
>


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