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    How bad are factory speakers ?

    FWIW. I used to build IASCA SQ cars, so I can be picky enough. I installed an aftermarket deck in mine, with reasonable built-in power, and ran it on the factory speakers. Certainly there are better out there, but if you are not running an external amplifier, you are going to need to spend...
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    RIP Accord. My '99 Accord is dead.

    Ha ha. Funny, I've never liked Hondas much, and they have never seemed to like me. I can't think of a single Honda that I've done work on in 30 years that hasn't drawn blood. That said, I do get attached to my mechanical things. Still, keeping the car would be a matter of practicality, rather...
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    RIP Accord. My '99 Accord is dead.

    Seems like it's not that rare a story, but the auto transmission in my '99 Accord is completely and utterly done. There are a few electrical gremlins to the car, but I've gotten used to them. Sometimes the climate control doesn't turn on, so I can't change the temperature or vent selection...
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    Transmission Issues, very hard shifting

    Mine did this, and it just gets worse. For the time being, I avoid first gear. Shift into "2" when coming to a stop, and then back to D4 above 10 mph or so, and it behaves itself. It's at least driveable, until I decide what I'm doing with it. The car isn't in great shape, so I don't know that...
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    Grounding or shorting problems?

    Well, that's not a very complicated circuit. It's in the FSM page 22-109 Does the courtesy light in the door also behave that way? Does more than one of them do it? That kind of behavior does indicate a low-grade short. The circuit gets power from the 7.5A fuse (#11) and goes to the courtesy...
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    Replacing F23A4 with F23A?. Any new parts I need? + Can't remove AT drain plug

    Even if you go to a pro shop, they'll flush the cooling system with tap water. It won't be particularly harmful because it's a short period of time, and there aren't going to be huge temperature variations. Lots of places will even use tap water to cut the coolant with. For a stock engine in a...
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    Ignition key cylinder

    Well, it's a solution... I disconnected the negative trigger for the key interlock solenoid. It still didn't want to let go of the key, meaning that the solenoid plunger was stuck engaged, which is more or less what I'd figured out. I was going to remove the key cylinder, but there is...
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    Ignition key cylinder

    Well, I'm gathering that people just don't know. Figures. Okay, so this is day 4. There doesn't seem to be anything on the 'net for looking at the actual key interlock solenoid. The general information that I've found seems to indicate that the solenoid operates when it is energized to lock...
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    Replacing F23A4 with F23A?. Any new parts I need? + Can't remove AT drain plug

    Well, if you are replacing the timing belt, I am given to understand that replacing the water pump at the same time is generally recommended. Replacing the timing belt is something that I would probably generally do if I have the engine out, particularly an interference engine, which is the...
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    Ignition key cylinder

    It seems to be the ignition interlock. I think that it's either the key release solenoid, or else the electronics that trigger the solenoid. (Given the overall electrical gremlins that seem to plague this car, I wouldn't be surprised at the latter.) Manual says NOT to apply battery voltage tot...
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    Ignition key cylinder

    I can't remove the key from the ignition. I believe that it is a problem either with the switching, or the key interlock solenoid itself, looking for possible solutions. Preferably cheap, A while back, sometimes it would be difficult to turn the key all the way to the "ACC" position. This...
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    Po401 p0702

    Well, from the shop manual, page 14-138, I've attached a couple screenshots for the transmission range selector. Assuming that the shop manual uses the same terminology....
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    Rear parking lights stay on

    Looking at the circuit diagram, this is positive switched, so it's hard to see where this could happen. Also, the front lights are on the same circuit, so power at the tail light relay (With auto-off feature, without should be direct from the switch) SHOULD also power on the front marker lights...
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    Lighting issues

    The white wire should have +12V when the ignition is on. If you put +12V to the green/black wire, the reverse lights should come on.
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    DIY: Manual Climate Control Repair (Electrical Failure)

    I'm having exactly the issue described, and need to track down photos. Photobucket! Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!
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    Lighting issues

    For the reverse lights, fuse #9 in the in the underdash fuse block is the relevant one. Just to be certain, I'd check that it gets +12V when the ignition switch is on. For an automatic transmission, there's also a relay, but not for a manual. If there is a relay, pull it and check that you get...
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    Instrument Cluster LEDs

    My last visit to superbrightleds, the wedge lights for the climate control are mostly listing as discontinued. There are still several threads on LED lighting, but the general conclusion there was to go to superbrightleds. I bought a huge stack of cheap 194 replacement LEDs a few years back...
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    Trunk letting in water

    I'd bet on the lights. The trunk seal shouldn't let in too much water, even if they're gone. The lights, on the other hand will just let the rain pour in. Mine do this kind of badly. They also let water into the light housings themselves, which I should really do something about...
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    Transmission Issues (not my DD)

    Congrats on a successful operation. Still waiting for results from mine.
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    What is this wiring/switch for under dash? Keyless, alarm or remote start?

    That looks very much like a remote start installation to me. Follow the wires from that mass of black vinyl taped mess in the top picture, and you'll find the control unit.
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    Something electrical and strange happened to Connie on the way to work today.

    14.5V is barely within spec, but usually not a problem, so long as it stays there, which it sounds like is happening. It is normal for the voltage to drop somewhat at idle. this is because there's less mechanical power present to draw from, so the amount that the alternator draws drops...
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    Transmission woes. (DD)

    It's often been said that the cheapest car to own is the car you own. Given that I own this one, I'll be repairing it. The good news so far though is that so long as I start off in [2], the car seems to be okay. So long as second gear doesn't die, at least I can drive it. My decision is based...
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    Transmission woes. (DD)

    Looking at the SM for troubleshooting "Vehicle moves in [2] and [R] but not in [D4], [D3], or [1] position" This seems to be the symptom that I am experiencing. It did judder in the "does not move" gears, but does not any longer. 1st accumulator defective 1st gears worn or damaged 1st clutch...
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    Transmission woes. (DD)

    Well, much as I do like the car, I don't really have much of an attachment to it, nor to the Accord in general. (The car which I do have an attachment to should be obvious, LOL) This one has a fair amount of body damage, so it's not going to be worth a lot of cash. I probably wouldn't mind the...
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    Transmission woes. (DD)

    My transmission seems like it's not long for this world. Yesterday, after driving home without incident, speeds up to 120km/h (75mph) I got back in the car, and when accelerating from a stop, the jar started to judder. If I kept the acceleration to an absolute bare minimum, I could keep it...

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