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Does this sound right? He seems familiar with it and said he does get
a lot of requests for them. I've concluded that my main relay has a
dried out solder as it wont start if interior it hot until it cools
down. I had read that these things only cost $5 or $10!

something wrong here?

thanks

"Rick" <epic@odyssy.net> wrote in message
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> Does this sound right? He seems familiar with it and said he does get
> a lot of requests for them. I've concluded that my main relay has a
> dried out solder as it wont start if interior it hot until it cools
> down. I had read that these things only cost $5 or $10!
>
> something wrong here?

You've read wrong before.
They're easy enough to fix if you can solder.

On Thu, 18 Aug 2005 17:41:21 -0400, "Steve Bigelow"
<stevebigelowXXX@rogers.com> wrote:

>
>"Rick" <epic@odyssy.net> wrote in message
>news:knt9g1dbappu7io74501ota55095o2lodi@4ax.com.. .
>> Does this sound right? He seems familiar with it and said he does get
>> a lot of requests for them. I've concluded that my main relay has a
>> dried out solder as it wont start if interior it hot until it cools
>> down. I had read that these things only cost $5 or $10!
>>
>> something wrong here?
>
>You've read wrong before.
> They're easy enough to fix if you can solder.
>

thanks for the reply. I will get my dad's old soldering iron out.
thanks for your help.

"Rick" <epic@odyssy.net> wrote
> Does this sound right? He seems familiar with it and said he does get
> a lot of requests for them. I've concluded that my main relay has a
> dried out solder as it wont start if interior it hot until it cools
> down. I had read that these things only cost $5 or $10!
>
> something wrong here?

It's about $44 + maybe $10 s/h at Majestic online for a 91 Civic (under
"Fuse Box-Relay-Horn"). I guess that's around $60 Canadian.

I would not have confidence whatever NAPA is selling is OEM.

You can google this group, and there are many reports about the ease and
success of soldering it yourself. Plenty of other reports of people just
buying the replacement and installing it...

Your link is to a non-OEM parts dealer. He says at Ebay that the parts he
sells are AutoZone or PepBoys quality. Fuggetabouthim for a main relay.

Check it out: At the moment Ebay has no, new OEM relays for a 1991 Civic. I
see one used one, but I wouldn't waste money on a used one.

"John" <welcomehowcome@hotmail.com> wrote
> Main Relay for a 91 Civic: $26.79USD... Convert that to Canadian and there
> you have it.
>
> Check out:
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...1&item=7993027
> 926&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT



> "Elle" <elle_navorski@nospam.earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:g28Ne.8995$RS.4607@newsread3.news.pas.earthli nk.net...
> > "Rick" <epic@odyssy.net> wrote
> > > Does this sound right? He seems familiar with it and said he does get
> > > a lot of requests for them. I've concluded that my main relay has a
> > > dried out solder as it wont start if interior it hot until it cools
> > > down. I had read that these things only cost $5 or $10!
> > >
> > > something wrong here?
> >
> > It's about $44 + maybe $10 s/h at Majestic online for a 91 Civic (under
> > "Fuse Box-Relay-Horn"). I guess that's around $60 Canadian.
> >
> > I would not have confidence whatever NAPA is selling is OEM.
> >
> > You can google this group, and there are many reports about the ease and
> > success of soldering it yourself. Plenty of other reports of people just
> > buying the replacement and installing it...
> >
> >
>
>

"Elle" <elle_navorski@nospam.earthlink.net> wrote in
news:g28Ne.8995$RS.4607@newsread3.news.pas.earthli nk.net:

> "Rick" <epic@odyssy.net> wrote
>> Does this sound right? He seems familiar with it and said he does get
>> a lot of requests for them. I've concluded that my main relay has a
>> dried out solder as it wont start if interior it hot until it cools
>> down. I had read that these things only cost $5 or $10!


NO WAY, Rick. This is NOT a simple generic Bosch relay


>>
>> something wrong here?
>
> It's about $44 + maybe $10 s/h at Majestic online for a 91 Civic (under
> "Fuse Box-Relay-Horn"). I guess that's around $60 Canadian.


That's about right. And that price is available at ANY Canadian Honda
dealer.

There may be exceptions, though. I've seen reports that relays for older
Legends are more than that.


>
> I would not have confidence whatever NAPA is selling is OEM.


HIGHLY unlikely. However, if the relay says "Mitsuba" on it, it's almost
certainly OEM.



--
TeGGeR®

The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/

Main Relay for a 91 Civic: $26.79USD... Convert that to Canadian and there
you have it.

Check out:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...1&item=7993027
926&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT

"Elle" <elle_navorski@nospam.earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:g28Ne.8995$RS.4607@newsread3.news.pas.earthli nk.net...
> "Rick" <epic@odyssy.net> wrote
> > Does this sound right? He seems familiar with it and said he does get
> > a lot of requests for them. I've concluded that my main relay has a
> > dried out solder as it wont start if interior it hot until it cools
> > down. I had read that these things only cost $5 or $10!
> >
> > something wrong here?
>
> It's about $44 + maybe $10 s/h at Majestic online for a 91 Civic (under
> "Fuse Box-Relay-Horn"). I guess that's around $60 Canadian.
>
> I would not have confidence whatever NAPA is selling is OEM.
>
> You can google this group, and there are many reports about the ease and
> success of soldering it yourself. Plenty of other reports of people just
> buying the replacement and installing it...
>
>

"Elle" <elle_navorski@nospam.earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:Vw8Ne.9003$RS.4597@newsread3.news.pas.earthli nk.net...
> Your link is to a non-OEM parts dealer. He says at Ebay that the parts he
> sells are AutoZone or PepBoys quality. Fuggetabouthim for a main relay.

Some of the parts are OEM. There are a few companies for each part and some
have HONDA OEM part in the company name. For the main relay it doesn't say
so though. That doesn't mean that the OEM part that Honda uses wasn't made
by the company that sells the main relay for $26.79.

It's a main relay for 91 civic non the less. OEM doesn't mean that it's the
best for the job. It simply means that it's the original part that Honda
used.

If I were you, I would try and fix the main relay first. If that doesn't
work, try the website I provided (you can get other parts with great
discounts as well). Or try this:
http://search.ebay.com/civic-main-re...fkrZ1QQfromZR8

My 2 cents.

Good luck!

> Check it out: At the moment Ebay has no, new OEM relays for a 1991 Civic.
I
> see one used one, but I wouldn't waste money on a used one.
>
> "John" <welcomehowcome@hotmail.com> wrote
> > Main Relay for a 91 Civic: $26.79USD... Convert that to Canadian and
there
> > you have it.
> >
> > Check out:
> >
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...1&item=7993027
> > 926&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT
>
>
>
> > "Elle" <elle_navorski@nospam.earthlink.net> wrote in message
> > news:g28Ne.8995$RS.4607@newsread3.news.pas.earthli nk.net...
> > > "Rick" <epic@odyssy.net> wrote
> > > > Does this sound right? He seems familiar with it and said he does
get
> > > > a lot of requests for them. I've concluded that my main relay has a
> > > > dried out solder as it wont start if interior it hot until it cools
> > > > down. I had read that these things only cost $5 or $10!
> > > >
> > > > something wrong here?
> > >
> > > It's about $44 + maybe $10 s/h at Majestic online for a 91 Civic
(under
> > > "Fuse Box-Relay-Horn"). I guess that's around $60 Canadian.
> > >
> > > I would not have confidence whatever NAPA is selling is OEM.
> > >
> > > You can google this group, and there are many reports about the ease
and
> > > success of soldering it yourself. Plenty of other reports of people
just
> > > buying the replacement and installing it...
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

"John" <welcomehowcome@hotmail.com> wrote
> Some of the parts are OEM. There are a few companies for each part and
some
> have HONDA OEM part in the company name. For the main relay it doesn't say
> so though. That doesn't mean that the OEM part that Honda uses wasn't made
> by the company that sells the main relay for $26.79.

For the main relay, it happens to be easy to check.

> It's a main relay for 91 civic non the less. OEM doesn't mean that it's
the
> best for the job.

I'd say at least nine times out of ten it does. In some cases, the
difference is significant.

Whether the cost justifies the OEM part is another story.

On Thu, 18 Aug 2005 21:15:18 GMT, Rick <epic@odyssy.net> wrote:

>Does this sound right? He seems familiar with it and said he does get
>a lot of requests for them. I've concluded that my main relay has a
>dried out solder as it wont start if interior it hot until it cools
>down. I had read that these things only cost $5 or $10!
>
>something wrong here?
>
>thanks


Ok, due to cost I did this myself. It was hard to get at. There was
a plastic tie holding the wires to part of the inside of the dash. I
broke the tie and was able to maneuver the box out from behind the
dash. I unplugged it and inspected the solders. They all looked fine
even under a magnifying glass. I have spoken to many people and done
thorough research so I'm 99% sure this was the problem. I decided to
simply reheat all the solders. This may cause problems in the future
but it seems to have fixed the immediate problem. I left my car in
the sun with windows up till this afternoon when I just went out to
try it. It was very hot inside and normally wouldn't have started but
it started no problem. I'll be more certain it's 100% after some more
use.

Thanks to everyone here and this website,
http://techauto.tripod.com/mainrelay.htm