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89 honda crx si 1.6 Car will not start. Changed the starter, spark
plugs, battery, spark plug cables, alternator is a year old, replaced
ignition switch. Still nothing. No crank. Nothing. No noise from
the engine. Everything electrical works, lights, sunroof, etc. When
trying to start, the Check Engine light comes on and goes out. But
the Oil and Battery lights burns brightly. All I hear is a click and
a hum.

Been having problems starting in the hot day, but okay at night. Then
I drove it one night and that was the last time. Since then it has
been completely dead.

Please help!!!

Psyko

new battery


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Hmmm. It might be the safety switch on the clutch pedal. My 90 civic had
this problem. Good luck, post what the problem is when you find it. Hope
this could help you.

"psykopsyke" <psykopsykenum1@msn.com> wrote in message
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> 89 honda crx si 1.6 Car will not start. Changed the starter, spark
> plugs, battery, spark plug cables, alternator is a year old, replaced
> ignition switch. Still nothing. No crank. Nothing. No noise from
> the engine. Everything electrical works, lights, sunroof, etc. When
> trying to start, the Check Engine light comes on and goes out. But
> the Oil and Battery lights burns brightly. All I hear is a click and
> a hum.
>
> Been having problems starting in the hot day, but okay at night. Then
> I drove it one night and that was the last time. Since then it has
> been completely dead.
>
> Please help!!!
>
> Psyko

Can you turn the engine by hand? One time I worked on a V6. The bearing
seized, so no amount of force could turn that engine.

psykopsyke wrote:

> 89 honda crx si 1.6 Car will not start. Changed the starter, spark
> plugs, battery, spark plug cables, alternator is a year old, replaced
> ignition switch. Still nothing. No crank. Nothing. No noise from
> the engine. Everything electrical works, lights, sunroof, etc. When
> trying to start, the Check Engine light comes on and goes out. But
> the Oil and Battery lights burns brightly. All I hear is a click and
> a hum.
>
> Been having problems starting in the hot day, but okay at night. Then
> I drove it one night and that was the last time. Since then it has
> been completely dead.
>
> Please help!!!
>
> Psyko

"psykopsyke" <psykopsykenum1@msn.com> wrote in message
news:d10d737c.0307161509.7bf29789@posting.google.c om...
> 89 honda crx si 1.6 Car will not start. Changed the starter, spark
> plugs, battery, spark plug cables, alternator is a year old, replaced
> ignition switch. Still nothing. No crank. Nothing. No noise from
> the engine. Everything electrical works, lights, sunroof, etc. When
> trying to start, the Check Engine light comes on and goes out. But
> the Oil and Battery lights burns brightly. All I hear is a click and
> a hum.
>
> Been having problems starting in the hot day, but okay at night. Then
> I drove it one night and that was the last time. Since then it has
> been completely dead.
>
> Please help!!!
>
> Psyko

main relay under the dash.

"SoCalMike" <mikein562athotmail@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<y_qRa.69503$wk6.17600@rwcrnsc52.ops.asp.att. net>...
> "psykopsyke" <psykopsykenum1@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:d10d737c.0307161509.7bf29789@posting.google.c om...
> > 89 honda crx si 1.6 Car will not start. Changed the starter, spark
> > plugs, battery, spark plug cables, alternator is a year old, replaced
> > ignition switch. Still nothing. No crank. Nothing. No noise from
> > the engine. Everything electrical works, lights, sunroof, etc. When
> > trying to start, the Check Engine light comes on and goes out. But
> > the Oil and Battery lights burns brightly. All I hear is a click and
> > a hum.
> >
> > Been having problems starting in the hot day, but okay at night. Then
> > I drove it one night and that was the last time. Since then it has
> > been completely dead.
> >
> > Please help!!!
> >
> > Psyko
>
> main relay under the dash.


Would a bad main relay cause a no crank situation.

"psykopsyke" <psykopsykenum1@msn.com> wrote in message
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> "SoCalMike" <mikein562athotmail@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> > "psykopsyke" <psykopsykenum1@msn.com> wrote in message
> > news:d10d737c.0307161509.7bf29789@posting.google.c om...
> > > 89 honda crx si 1.6 Car will not start. Changed the starter, spark
> > > plugs, battery, spark plug cables, alternator is a year old, replaced
> > > ignition switch. Still nothing. No crank. Nothing. No noise from
> > > the engine. Everything electrical works, lights, sunroof, etc. When
> > > trying to start, the Check Engine light comes on and goes out. But
> > > the Oil and Battery lights burns brightly. All I hear is a click and
> > > a hum.
> > >
> > > Been having problems starting in the hot day, but okay at night. Then
> > > I drove it one night and that was the last time. Since then it has
> > > been completely dead.
> > >
> > > Please help!!!
> > >
> > > Psyko
> >
> > main relay under the dash.
>
>
> Would a bad main relay cause a no crank situation.

no crank? nevermind. my bad.

how are the battery cables? clean? new?

"SoCalMike" <mikein562athotmail@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<cKERa.83772$Ph3.8756@sccrnsc04>...
> "psykopsyke" <psykopsykenum1@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:d10d737c.0307171044.348389bb@posting.google.c om...
> > "SoCalMike" <mikein562athotmail@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:<y_qRa.69503$wk6.17600@rwcrnsc52.ops.asp.att. net>...
> > > "psykopsyke" <psykopsykenum1@msn.com> wrote in message
> > > news:d10d737c.0307161509.7bf29789@posting.google.c om...
> > > > 89 honda crx si 1.6 Car will not start. Changed the starter, spark
> > > > plugs, battery, spark plug cables, alternator is a year old, replaced
> > > > ignition switch. Still nothing. No crank. Nothing. No noise from
> > > > the engine. Everything electrical works, lights, sunroof, etc. When
> > > > trying to start, the Check Engine light comes on and goes out. But
> > > > the Oil and Battery lights burns brightly. All I hear is a click and
> > > > a hum.
> > > >
> > > > Been having problems starting in the hot day, but okay at night. Then
> > > > I drove it one night and that was the last time. Since then it has
> > > > been completely dead.
> > > >
> > > > Please help!!!
> > > >
> > > > Psyko
> > >
> > > main relay under the dash.
> >
> >
> > Would a bad main relay cause a no crank situation.
>
> no crank? nevermind. my bad.
>
> how are the battery cables? clean? new?

I gave up. Took it to a mechanic.
Mechanic says could be in the switch, oh well. we'll see.

> I gave up. Took it to a mechanic.
> Mechanic says could be in the switch, oh well. we'll see.

you replaced the switch tho. hm.

The mechanic says I didn't get a crank because the "safety latch" on
the clutch had broken. Got a juryrigged until the part comes in.
Still need to get that relay looked at though.




vumeister1@yahoo.com (MeisterVu) wrote in message news:<4e3c3904.0307181246.774aee09@posting.google. com>...
> PsyKo,
> Try this web site. The problem could be your main relay. Happens to a lot of Hondas.
> http://www.markl.f9.co.uk/howto/elec...main-relay.htm
>
>
> psykopsykenum1@msn.com (psykopsyke) wrote in message news:<d10d737c.0307161509.7bf29789@posting.google. com>...
> > 89 honda crx si 1.6 Car will not start. Changed the starter, spark
> > plugs, battery, spark plug cables, alternator is a year old, replaced
> > ignition switch. Still nothing. No crank. Nothing. No noise from
> > the engine. Everything electrical works, lights, sunroof, etc. When
> > trying to start, the Check Engine light comes on and goes out. But
> > the Oil and Battery lights burns brightly. All I hear is a click and
> > a hum.
> >
> > Been having problems starting in the hot day, but okay at night. Then
> > I drove it one night and that was the last time. Since then it has
> > been completely dead.
> >
> > Please help!!!
> >
> > Psyko