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Charging system issue..please help

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    #16
    Originally posted by blackack View Post
    I just bought my first CB7 a week ago. It's a 1991 Honda Accord EX 5 speed with 114,000 original miles, one owner car. I am new to CB7s, but not new to Hondas. I have worked on and built several Hondas.

    Now to my problem. I drove the car home from where it was, which was about a 30 minute drive. No idiot lights came on, and the car seemed to drive ok, except the fan motor for the heater inside the car seemed "weak".

    I got home, turned it off, and when I tried to crank it back up, the starter was very weak. This made me think there must be an issue with the charging system.

    I got my volt meter and hooked it up to the cigarette lighter. Sure enough, the car is running off battery only. The battery light is not on. So, I turn the car to the on position to check and make sure all of the idiot lights work.

    Both the battery light and the oil pressure light do not come on with the key in the on position. I also notice as this point, that the clock does not come on either.

    I test the battery light to see if it works by grounding one of the wires on the green connector that goes to the alternator. The battery light comes on as it should. I turn the car on, and the light should go off according to the honda manual. It does not go off.

    I would just replace the alternator, but I understand that on these cars, there are 4 or 5 systems that determine whether the alternator will come on or not. I checked all of the fuses first, including the #2 under the dash. They all appear to be fine.

    Please help me to identify and solve this problem. Sorry for such a long post.

    hey man, it sounds like the alternator but have u checked the 80 amp fuse unser ur hood. i mean check the simple things first there buddy. can also be burnt bulb/s in cluster. but check that 80 amp fuse and that 50 amp ignition fuse.

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      #17
      Originally posted by coltonfrostcb7 View Post
      check the clock fuse. if your clock is not working check it there.
      Yea the clock does not work. I think I checked the clock fuse but I could be wrong.

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        #18
        Originally posted by paxman View Post
        hey man, it sounds like the alternator but have u checked the 80 amp fuse unser ur hood. i mean check the simple things first there buddy. can also be burnt bulb/s in cluster. but check that 80 amp fuse and that 50 amp ignition fuse.
        Yea man all fuses under hood had power going through them. I checked bith sides of the fuse to make sure I got batt voltage.

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