My 1994 Honda Civic EX coupe died tonight. It was running fine for about half an hour...then i turned it off for about 15 minutes...but it wouldn't restart.
The radio, lights and other electronics seem to be working fine. when i try to start (position III) the car i can hear the starter faintly chug a couple of times then i hear the relay switch/switches under the dashboard (on the left side) start clicking like crazy. the engine is silent through all of this (i.e. no cranking sounds).
My car is also equipped with a Crimestopper CJ9601 car alarm. the alarm would kick in whenever the key was in position III.....and stop as soon as i put the key back in position 0, I or II. i turned off the alarm at the backup battery so it no longer goes off. .all i get now is the aforementioned chugs from the starter and crazy relay clicking.
I've never had the car die like this. it's been reasonably well maintained and has performed well (like most Civics). I'm hoping i can fix the problem on the spot without having to get it towed and diagno$ed in a $hop.
thanks in advance for any help!
ress