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  • Feb 13, 2012, 06:31 PM
    InkRedAble
    Will do most likely ill have one either tomarrow or by Friday
  • Feb 15, 2012, 03:05 PM
    InkRedAble
    Still not starting
  • Feb 15, 2012, 03:15 PM
    TxGreaseMonkey
    Perform the K-Test on the replacement ECM. Was it an exact Honda Part No. match? Does the CEL come on for 2 seconds and then go out, when the ignition switch is turned to ON (Position II)?
  • Feb 15, 2012, 03:29 PM
    InkRedAble
    Cel stays on still... and yea it's the same
  • Feb 15, 2012, 03:31 PM
    TxGreaseMonkey
    K-Test results?

    Trip back to Pick-A-Part?
  • Feb 15, 2012, 03:32 PM
    InkRedAble
    Red goes to the ground right?
  • Feb 15, 2012, 03:33 PM
    TxGreaseMonkey
    No, black to ground.
  • Feb 15, 2012, 03:34 PM
    InkRedAble
    OK give me a min
  • Feb 15, 2012, 03:38 PM
    InkRedAble
    They're reading 5 volts except the red one its 0 volts
  • Feb 15, 2012, 03:39 PM
    TxGreaseMonkey
    The only hole that matters is the one on the right. What does it read?
  • Feb 15, 2012, 03:40 PM
    InkRedAble
    0.00
  • Feb 15, 2012, 03:41 PM
    TxGreaseMonkey
    Take it back--it's no good.
  • Feb 15, 2012, 03:42 PM
    InkRedAble
    Why is that?
  • Feb 15, 2012, 03:45 PM
    TxGreaseMonkey
    Because it's not delivering 5 reference volts. You bought it at Pick-A-Part, right?
  • Feb 15, 2012, 03:46 PM
    InkRedAble
    I bought it off my buddies gpa . He told me it was brand new
  • Feb 15, 2012, 03:47 PM
    TxGreaseMonkey
    What is GPA?
  • Feb 15, 2012, 03:49 PM
    InkRedAble
    Grandpa
  • Feb 15, 2012, 03:52 PM
    TxGreaseMonkey
    It doesn't appear that way to me. I'll let you work that out.

    Here's the ECM's mission in life:

    The ECM (computer) is nothing more than a “power transistor,” whose job is to supply the proper voltage to a host of sensors, under constantly varying conditions.

    The reference voltage is always 5 volts--your's is zero, which tells me it's fried. If the sensors tell the ECM that it doesn't need 5 volts, then it cuts back. It's constantly adjusting voltage to what's required.

    My position is that if you install a good ECM your Prelude will start right up.
  • Feb 15, 2012, 04:02 PM
    InkRedAble
    What does the ecm have to do with the spark plugs not getting any fire though?
  • Feb 15, 2012, 04:07 PM
    TxGreaseMonkey
    When the CEL comes on and goes off normally, it's the ECM telling you it has checked everything out. If the CEL does not go out, most Hondas will not spark and the fuel pump will not run. That's why we begin our diagnosis here. Trust me, I've solved hundreds of these cases over the years.

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