Thanks, Mark. You've helped me before, I think on my daughter's honda. Anyway, I'm at my wit's end. I'll tell you anything I can, but I don't know what more to say than what's been said. After I sent the email to the list, I thought that it might be a poor ground and I rigged a jumper cable to ground from the battery. I turned the lights and AC on and it idled for about 15 minutes and died. We've had the problem for about a year, sporadically, but now it happens every time she goes out and hits a few stop lights in a row with the AC on. Lights will do it too. Lights and AC will bring it down faster. I thought the idle might be too low, but I looked under the passenger seat per Hayne's manual, didn't see the LED light on, so per Haynes didn't touch the idle, which is where it has been since 1990 and has never been a problem. ??? Jim
On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 5:42 PM, Mark Tuovinen <mst@ak.net> wrote: > Jim, > > Pmail me with more details about the symptoms and what has been done and I > will see what I can come up with for you. I am an Assistant Parts Manager > in a dual Acura nad Honda dealership so I have access to a shop full of > factory trained technicians. > > Mark in AK > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> > Date: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 1:46 pm > Subject: NVC--wife's car dies at idle > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > > I've been having the worst time with my wife's 90 Acura Legend. > > The thing > > drives fine, but when she's in traffic or cruising slowly through > > parkinglots, say, the car dies. It doesn't do it unless there is > > some drain on the > > battery like the AC fan or lights. > > The car has a new battery and a new alternator in an attempt to > > fix this > > nagging problem. This is taking money and time away from my 90 > > vanagon which > > has even worse problems. > > > > I'm asking here for ideas because I don't know who else to ask. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Jim > > > |
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