replaced my main relay today

[its tahitian green]

and yes, it was a bitch to get out. the bolt that held the bracket wouldnt budge without twisting the bracket itself. finally wised up and held the relay in place till it let go. bent the bracket back and bolted up the new one.
i removed the steering wheel, flip down pocket, fuse cover, and the hood release lever assembly to make getting in there easier. wouldve been cake had that bolt just let go easy. if i had to do it again i bet i could do it in less than 15 mins. shop wanted 150.00 to do it.

[TheSilentChamber]

... want a cookie or something?

[its tahitian green]

yes

[FrodoGT]

And did it do anything..?

[its tahitian green]

i apologize, i guess after rereading my post it does seem a bit pointless. my point was, after researching, i found most posts made it out to be a pain in the ass. i was just trying to explain that its really not that bad and dont be discouraged to do it yourself by what you may read in the forum.

as for whether or not it did anything i guess i wont know till it gets about 90 again, if it starts no prob when its that hot out then it did something.

[FrodoGT]

Ah, nice work man, no its really not a big deal..you just have to be able to fit under the damn dash, I can find my way around under there by feel now, its sad..

[turtlecrxsi]

Wow. I refuse to replace the main relay in my car. If it's too hot to start, it sits. I reached up there for it under the dash to wiggle the wire a little and the bracket came off it's mount so the relay is just dangling there. But when the weather cooled off, sure enough it started right up. PITA! I would've just pulled it down to make sure the connections were good but I was too lazy to unbolt the starter relay over the hood release to fit the main relay through the space... like a kid playing that blocks/shapes game trying to put a square block through a circular hole...

[TheSilentChamber]

The "starter relay" is a solonoid and its under the hood. Turtle = Ricer.

[its tahitian green]

i never had to remove the switch over the hood release. once the main relay was unbolted and disconnected, i pulled it up through the hole that was left after i removed the flip down box.
btw, even if your connections appear to be good it may still not work properly due to internal problems of the switch. cold solder joints are what ive found to cause the problem.
just replace that thing, its so easy really. and then you wont have to wait for your car, girlfriends dont wait on cars ya know

[FrodoGT]

Actually tsc, there is a relay behind the hood latch...for the starter. The solenoid is triggered by the relay.

[turtlecrxsi]

Originally Posted by TheSilentChamber

The "starter relay" is a solonoid and its under the hood. Turtle = Ricer.

This is coming from the guy who owns an Escort.

And NO you are wrong. The starter relay is indeed right above the hood release. I have a printout at home from the Helms manual.

LOL... I'm married. And I'm going to by a newer car soon anyway. I'm not putting any more money into the CRX.

[thefooshmeister]

i wish i could stop spendin cash on my crx its such a money pit

[TheSilentChamber]

How me in the helms and I'll believe you. Untill then, no you are wrong.

[turtlecrxsi]

Originally Posted by TheSilentChamber

How me in the helms and I'll believe you. Untill then, no you are wrong.

How stupid are you going to feel if I have to scan the page and put it up on the web just so to prove I'm right? Frodo can vouch for the starter relay position and I'm sure many others can too. Jeez.

[FrodoGT]

I can vouch because not only is it in the manual...I unplugged it once and found out the hard way.