'98 Civic DX shorting issue
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Was driving my '98 DX when I smelled a faint electrical burning smell, then the car lost power. No lights, no crank. With battery leads connected, battery voltage is near 0 VDC. With battery leads disconnected, battery voltage begins climbing back up from near 0 VDC back up to 12 VDC. The faint burnt smell is in engine compartment even after 2 days. So, either battery can't support a load, or a big short is holding down the voltage? Any ideas fellas?
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Re: '98 Civic DX shorting issue
Unbolt the alternator hot lead from the fusebox and recheck.
Wire will be either white or white/red.
If joy, then disconnect battery, reconnect lead at fusebox, then disconnect large wire from the alternator itself and retry.
Wire will be either white or white/red.
If joy, then disconnect battery, reconnect lead at fusebox, then disconnect large wire from the alternator itself and retry.
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What are the odds?? A full battery failure (confirmed and replaced)...and a manual transmission failure at the same time? The manual 5 speed shifts into any gear with or without clutch with engine on, and nada, no tranny. The clutch pilot reservior fluid is full. It's manual...can't be any fuses. Any guesses?
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Nope. Can visually see the linkage responding to the shifter at the back of transmission. Although I can shift into any gear without the clutch and no grinding and engine on, when I do the same thing with clutch being let out I do see a minor drop in RPMs, but no stall at all. Clutch or transmission?
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A wasted clutch would explain "faint burnt smell is in engine compartment even after 2 days"
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