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motsco_

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(Msg. 16) Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 9:54 am
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jim_l via CarKB.com wrote:
> Today I went and warranteed the battery for a brand new one and put it in.
> The car started right away with no problem. Idle still fluctuating (1200-
> 2000) and gradually made its way down to 850 rpms when it was at operating
> temperature. After the initial start I took off the battery terminals and let
> the car warm up on just the alternator to check if the alternator was bad.

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Never do that to ANY vehicle. It's right up there with "I unplugged my
hard drive and then plugged it back in with the computer running".

You've probably screwed up the alternator and possibly the ELD.

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(Msg. 17) Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 3:24 pm
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And would the alernator cause the tach to drop to "0" while
> the car is still running? I also put in the VSS that I had bought a few
> weeks ago when the speedo was jumping and tach still dies when I turn the
> lights on. Also, fyi, the check engine light didn't come on.
>
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Jim,

The tach is electric. No juice, no tach. Have the charging system checked.

G-Man

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(Msg. 18) Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 8:33 pm
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On Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:17:58 -0700, Elle wrote:

>>> Some electrical part likely has given up the ghost.

>> Wild conjecture on your part.

> You are an amateur who has barely studied the archives of
> this newsgroup, barely worked on older Hondas.

More conjecture. You can't possibly know those things to be true.

> No way are the symptoms evidence of a failed engine.

I guess you didn't read my other post about how it doesn't matter what
exactly has failed, if you're stranded on the side of the road. You're
still stranded on the side of the road, and the *FACTS* are that this is
much more likely to happen with a car such as the one being discussed here.

Do you have anything else that you'd like explained to you?


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(Msg. 19) Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 9:03 pm
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On 2/27/2008 8:33 PM Dan C spake these words of knowledge:

> On Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:17:58 -0700, Elle wrote:
>
>>>> Some electrical part likely has given up the ghost.
>
>>> Wild conjecture on your part.
>
>> You are an amateur who has barely studied the archives of
>> this newsgroup, barely worked on older Hondas.
>
> More conjecture. You can't possibly know those things to be true.
>
>> No way are the symptoms evidence of a failed engine.
>
> I guess you didn't read my other post about how it doesn't matter what
> exactly has failed, if you're stranded on the side of the road. You're
> still stranded on the side of the road, and the *FACTS* are that this is
> much more likely to happen with a car such as the one being discussed here.
>
> Do you have anything else that you'd like explained to you?


Folks, I hate to have to say it, but this miniature-brained specimen
makes jim beam look wise, not to mention polite.

I recommend you quit feeding this particular troll.


RFT!!!
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