Honda Car Forum

Hi D.H,
Just read your post and will still inquire with our service dept. My initial
guess is that there may be a short of some kind in the wiring possibly in
the ignition harness possibly some exposed wiring where condensation may be
getting in. Maybe you can recall the weather the last time its acted up. By
the way we have really great deals on 2003 models.
Feel free to call me @201-529-5700 ask for Joe A from "D.H. Cesare"
<cesareDH@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> It's a maintenance free battery and it checks out perfectly.
>
>
> Robert Bodling wrote:
> :: Have you checked the electrolyte level in the battery? What about the
> :: water level? Do you put water in it? If so, do you use tap water or
> :: destilled water?
> ::
> :: On Wed, 18 Jun 2003 01:30:48 GMT, "D.H. Cesare" <cesareDH@yahoo.com>
> :: wrote:
> ::
> ::: I'm on my 4th HEAVY duty battery, my 3rd alternator (this one is an
> ::: HD Delco Remy). Every once in a while the car won't start; acts
> ::: like the battery is dead. There is no specific time that it acts
> ::: up. Might be in the morning before the car has ever been started.
> ::: Might be in the afternoon after the car has been run 2 or 3 times.
> ::: It might not happen for weeks at a time. We've put the fancy
> ::: testers on to check the battery, the alternator, and the draw.
> ::: Everything is as it should be. I've been fighting this problem for
> ::: a year and a half and my mechanic is tired of seeing me drive up.
> ::: There just isn't any rhyme or reason for this to happen. It acts
> ::: like 'dead battery" or low battery, but the battery is new and is a
> ::: 900 CCA battery which checks out perfect.
> ::: ANY ideas would be appreciated.
>
>
>

On 6/26/03 7:27, in article jFBKa.497815$vU3.187102@news1.central.cox.net,
"D.H. Cesare" <cesareDH@yahoo.com> wrote:

> The other day when it started acting up, I let it set at idle with the air
> and blower on. When I moved the blower switch to the HIGH position the tach
> stopped jumping around and dropped to "normal" idle. When I moved the
> switch to any other position, the tach started jumping all over the place.
> This made me think that the LOW circuit of the blower switch might be the
> problem. But the next day, the tach started jumping around with the blower
> switch on HIGH. Now I'm more confused than ever.
>


Sounds like the entire blower switch may be fried. Check a wiring diagram
to see if you can remove the fuse for the blower without affecting any vital
parts. Then, when it acts up again, pull that fuse and see if it starts.
You may be able to isolate the problem this way.

If you can't do it by pulling a fuse, try pulling the switch. However,
pulling the switch won't help if there's a short in the wiring before the
switch.

Jason