Integra 91 Starter doesn't run

As usual. TeGGeR to the rescue.

I am embarrassed to confess, but I completely forgot that one must
press the clutch before starting the car. I fund that by looking at
the electrical schematic.
My only excuse is that I am becoming a 77 years old senile .

Lately I have been driving a MB that does all the thinking for you.

Thanks and sorry TeGGeR.

John

I love this car. I have rebuilt Jaguars that look terrible when
compared with this Japanese precision machine. I wonder if the new
models are built this well.


On Tue, 15 Aug 2006 05:02:54 +0000 (UTC), "TeGGeR®"
wrote:

>John wrote in
>
>> Integra 91 Starter doesn't run.
>>
>> The inside lights of the car remain with the normal brightness,
>
>
>
>So they don't dim at all when you crank? Suggests open circuit; starter not
>drawing power.
>
>
>
>> the
>> voltage on the cigarette lighter goes down to zero
>
>
>
>It goes to zero when you crank? What's the voltage at the battery with
>surface charge removed?
>
>(Turn headlights on for five minutes then turn them off. Wait five more
>minutes, then check voltage. Also give the ambient temperature when you
>tested the battery.)
>
>
>>
>> I have replaced the battery and the main relay.
>>
>> I am going to look at the electrical diagram and try to solve the
>> problem.
>>
>> If you have any ideas, please let me know.
>>
>> This happened after I replace the electric motor ($75.00 from the junk
>> yard) on the driver's window but I don't believe there is a
>> connection between the two, just a coincidence, or unless the problem
>> is with the ignition key switch because I had to turn it many times to
>> test the little motor.
>
>
>Could be, but report battery voltage first. There's a chance you have a
>bad/corroded connection somewhere, or a discharged battery.
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John wrote in

> As usual. TeGGeR to the rescue.
>
> I am embarrassed to confess, but I completely forgot that one must
> press the clutch before starting the car. I fund that by looking at
> the electrical schematic.
> My only excuse is that I am becoming a 77 years old senile .
>
> Lately I have been driving a MB that does all the thinking for you.
>
> Thanks and sorry TeGGeR.



At least you had the presence of mind and intelligence to inspect and
interpret a wiring diagram, and the grace to admit error.

And you're not the only one to do something like that.

Some years ago I rented a car (with an automatic of course) after many
years of not having driven an automatic at all. I put the key in, started
the car, then tried to put it in gear. Didn't matter what kind of wiggling,
jiggling, poking, swearing etc., I did, the shift lever simply would not
drop out of Park.

I eventually walked back into the rental office, and the first thing the
guy says is, "Did you step on the brake when shifting?". I felt pretty
foolish. I had completely forgot about the shift interlock, which requires
you to step on the brake to move the lever from Park. Oops.



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