Re: Main relay solder connections

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Re: Main relay solder connections - quick fix?

Jim Yanik	30 Aug 2005 23:01
> Have you checked that that your timing belt isn't broken yet? > > 'Curly' a broken timing belt will have a CLEARLY different sound;the motor will spin faster than the usual cranking speed. It's happened to me on a Civic CVCC.It's like a fast "whirr",rather then the normal cranking under compression. Signature Jim Yanik jyanik at kua.net

'Curly Q. Links'

30 Aug 2005 21:44

> In an earlier thread (1994 Honda Civic won't start) people recommended
> that I check the main relay to rule out a failed solder connection (for
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> Thanks.

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You dont' even have to touch it to prove if it's causing the problem. In
a quiet place, turn the key to position II. Listen to fuel pump run for
2 seconds. If it doesn't run, smack the dash and listen. If pump runs,
it's your Main Relay. You car will now start, and the vibration will
keep the relay working until you shut the engine off.

Have you checked that that your timing belt isn't broken yet?

'Curly'

hutchtoo	30 Aug 2005 17:52
In an earlier thread (1994 Honda Civic won't start) people recommended that I check the main relay to rule out a failed solder connection (for example http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/mainrelay.html). Would it suffice to simply touch up the existing connections with the tip of a soldering iron? Looking for an easier workaround than re/desoldering just to rule out this simple part... Thanks.

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