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Old 02 Jan 2006, 02:46 pm
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Default Ignition problem?

I drive a 1994 Honda Accord EX 5 speed with 100k miles in upstate New York.
Yesterday I drove it fine at one point. One hour later I turned the key to
start it and nothing happened. No sounds, nothing. Whats wrong?

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Old 02 Jan 2006, 04:41 pm
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Default Re: Ignition problem?

Sounds like the battery may be dead. How old is it (miles
and years)?

Do your headlights work?

"aught" <autodesigns@hotmail.com> wrote
> I drive a 1994 Honda Accord EX 5 speed with 100k miles in

upstate New York.
> Yesterday I drove it fine at one point. One hour later I

turned the key to
> start it and nothing happened. No sounds, nothing. Whats

wrong?
>



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Old 02 Jan 2006, 05:46 pm
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Elle wrote:
> Sounds like the battery may be dead. How old is it (miles
> and years)?
>
> Do your headlights work?
>
> "aught" <autodesigns@hotmail.com> wrote
> > I drive a 1994 Honda Accord EX 5 speed with 100k miles in

> upstate New York.
> > Yesterday I drove it fine at one point. One hour later I

> turned the key to
> > start it and nothing happened. No sounds, nothing. Whats

> wrong?
> >


As Elle said, most likely it is your battery or related.

Can the car be boosted using starter cables and another running car?

If you cannot boost it and it still does not do anything, check the
connections to the battery - clean them well. Get a battery terminal
cleaning tool from an automotive place and ask one of the people there
to show you how to use it, in case you don't know.
You may need to clean both cable ends so clean the wires with the
battery disconnected. One fat wire goes to the frame (that's your
ground). Make sure that wire makes a good connection on both ends and
the bolt that the terminal is sitting under is tight.

If the car can be boosted, your battery is most likely bad. You may
also need to check your charging circuitry (requires a multimeter - let
us know if you have one and know how to use it).
Sometimes if you tap a battery terminal lightly with a hammer, it comes
back to life. That is usually an indication that the battery has a bad
internal connection and should be replaced.

It could be other things as well (like your ignition switch, etc) but
it is a little early to tell. Let's hope it is just the battery.

Remco

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Old 04 Jan 2006, 05:34 am
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its the battery...its old or dead...another reason, the battery maynot
be receiving enough charging from the charging dynamo...check the
cables and dynamo..

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Old 04 Jan 2006, 02:07 pm
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aught wrote:
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> I drive a 1994 Honda Accord EX 5 speed with 100k miles in upstate New York.
> Yesterday I drove it fine at one point. One hour later I turned the key to
> start it and nothing happened. No sounds, nothing. Whats wrong?


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If boosting it causes it to start, the battery may still be perfect, but
the terminals could be loose. A battery that's totally dead will act
almost the same as one with loose connections, except you'll usually
hear a sharp 'snap' under the hood when trying to start a car with loose
connections. It may power your radio but as soon as you try to crank the
engine, the current goes too high and the connection zaps open.

'Curly'
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