1990 HOnda accord no start, weak electrical maybe
My 1990 honda accord recently needed a electrical switch replaced for my ignition, my car is a manual transmission. A honda master technition gave me the part I needed off a 1991 honda accord automatic.
Came home plugged it in, started my car up twice to test it. Worked great, no problems, however later that night, I started my car to drive it home, let it run for about twnty minutes while I was talking with a friend, shut off my car for a moment and when I went back to start it, it would not turn over, I heard a ratatatat sound coming from behind my dashboard, my lights on the dash and the rest of the car are weak, so naturally I think low battery, yes, battery was almost dead, (alternator light was not on, and it's a new alternatot) so I charged battery up to full, tried to start, still no start and lights are still weak. Checked connections from ignition, all check out clear, checked fused and plugs. There was a sound coming from the area of the starter when it was attempted to be started, however I am not sure if weak lights would be an indicator of a bad starter, from past experieinces I have noticed you have full battery power even with a dead starter. Solenoid hasn't given me in problems, checked connections on battery, ground and main, clean, good connection. I am at a loss, thinking battery may be weak, but its only two years old, it has been drained and charged about 30 times in the last two years (forget lights on). ANyone have any ideas?