Re: 95 Odyssey- heater cable and starter

> > "CH=AEIS" wrote innews:ZCA5l.1511$%v1.225@edtnps83: > > >> "Larry B" wrote... > >>> 2. The car will sometimes not start when the key is turned. The dash > >>> lights come on and they dim when the attempt to start is made... but > >>> no engine cranking occurs. Does that sound like the solenoid? If so, > >>> does that mean a new starter? > > >> A solution for you on the obvious side, assuming it's a standard... do > >> you have the clutch pedal down when starting? > > >> My wife's car has a clutch switch killswitch on it and the exact thing > >> with the dash lights and lack of cranking happens. > > > also check out this site concerning your starter solenoid and worn > > contacts.some Hondas don't have a replaceable solenoid. > > >
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> =A0Apparently, mine is one of the non-replacement types (solenoid contact= s). > The 95's apparenlty had Mitsuba =A0(SM402-03) starters, not NDs (acc toht=

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> As far as the ignition switch goes.. could be! The thing that I keep > thinking about though is the fact that the problem is kind of digital.... > either works or it doesn't, on or off. There is nothing in between like a > sluggish starter and I would think that a bad ignition switch would give = a > range of conductivity issues. Logic, however, does not always previal. Th= is > is where experience would could for a lot. Maybe a loose connector of som= e > kind? =A0Thanks, Lar

One other obvious question that I don't see anyone has brought up -- how old is the battery? Seeing as how you've got resistance when you try to start it (lights dim), its pretty much got to be either a weak battery, a starter that is staring to draw too much, or increased resistance somewhere in the path between the two.

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