frustrated

[jdcaj]

Bought a 1996 Honda Accord with an alarm in it. The car ended up sitting thru the winter and most of the summer. Now when I try to start it, it won't turn over at all. Put a new battery in it, and still won't turn over. When I hook up the battery cables, the alarm sounds. So I unhooked the alarm speaker to keep my sanity. When I try to start it the alarm light blinks, all the electrical stuff works, but it won't turn over.

Somebody have any ideas on this??

Please.....

[jeffcoslacker]

Originally Posted by jdcaj

Bought a 1996 Honda Accord with an alarm in it. The car ended up sitting thru the winter and most of the summer. Now when I try to start it, it won't turn over at all. Put a new battery in it, and still won't turn over. When I hook up the battery cables, the alarm sounds. So I unhooked the alarm speaker to keep my sanity. When I try to start it the alarm light blinks, all the electrical stuff works, but it won't turn over.

Somebody have any ideas on this??

Please.....

Starter interrupt sytems default to locked out when the power supply is removed (like when the battery went dead, or when you change the battery)...so you have to re-initialize it in a specific way, it's different from system to system...usually locking and unlocking the doors with the remote is all it takes, but if you don't have the remote for some reason...try getting in, lock the doors and turn the key on. With the key still on, unlock the doors, and turn the key off.

Now get out, lock the doors from outside, then unlock and re-enter the car, and try to start it...this should cycle it through the steps it needs to see to verify that the correct key is being used....

If nothing else, you can cross the terminals on the starter with a screwdriver while the key is "On", and force it to crank....assuming it has no secondery (like fuel pump) cutout, it'll start and run, and usually once running, the system resets...

The interrupt has to be inline between the starter and the ignition switch...if you follow the primary from the solenoid, you'll find the spot where it is spliced, remove the splice and reconnect the wire, and you should still have the alarm, without the starter interrupt...