1990 honda accord

Asked by GuruDSZS1 Aug 28, 2017 at 04:32 AM about the 1990 Honda Accord EX

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I i have a 1990 honda accord..it has ran fine up un till last
week..when driving home my lights starting diming down
my speedometor and rpms stoped working and my radio
went into static and the car sounded like it wanted to die...i
made it home turned it off waited a minute then started it
up and ran fine..everything worked....then 2 days later it did
it all over..can anyone tell me what it might be

1 Answer

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Since your description makes it appear to be an intermittent issue, I'd start by checking the connections to the battery, the alternator, and the power distribution block under the hood. If the main fuse is a bolt in then check the disposition of those bolts also. Assuming all of the aformentioned connections are clean, corrosion free, and tight and undamaged, then I would start checking grounds to the engine, and the body making sure those are clean, corrosion free, and tight as well. After that I guess I would check the plug to the ECM located under the carpet on the floor/firewall in front of the passengers feet. Make sure it is tight, dry, clean and corrosion free. I don't recall if the ECM has a dedicated ground wire or not, but if it does then confirm that it is clean, corrosion free, and tight. If, however, the ECM grounds through it's mounting bolts then make sure those are clean, corrosion/rust free, and tight. I would expect your problem to be somewhere amongst those connections.

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