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Old Jun 11, 2004
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Wierd electrical problems... please help!!

alright, so i was driving home tonight, i had my vent on, blowing in air. i had to turn right so i used my right turn signal, and as soon as i did, the turn signal light on the dash went really dim, and the vent started blowing air out really slowly (keep in mind, it was on high). then every time the blinker would blink, the vent fan would slow down, then speed up, then slow down..... then when i got my car home, it was sitting there idleing for about 5-10 minutes while i was talking to a friend. all the sudden i noticed some smoke coming out from my grill so i ran in to my car and shut it off immediately. i noticed the temp. gauge was all the way past high, and i popped the hood to find smoke all over, and the overfill tank for the radiator was overflowing with steam!!! so finnally i figured out the damn cooling fan never kicked on!!!! what the hell is going on with my car?!?! can someone please help me out with these problems? it is an 02 ex with 30k miles, and cai, cat-back, and venom 400. i dont wanna take it to honda thru all there bullshit if i dont have to. thanks in advance guys!
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Wow. That's a serious problem. Sounds like you're not getting enough power from the alternator. The cooling fan is another thing.
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could it be a bad ground somewhere?
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im gonna check the cooling fan fuse tom. if that isnt it, im going to check some grounds. if not, then idk what to do, ha
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good luck man. its probably a fuse somewhere though. hope u get it fixed.
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got it! the ground was loose for the cooling fan, turn signals, and parking lights!!! the reason why was because when i installed my injen cai, you have to mount the intake on the same screw that the grounds for those are all on, and it wasnt tight all the way. so that is why! if anyone gets injen cai (dont know about other brands) make sure that is tight!
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make sure so further damage was done......that did not sound good at all.
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have been drivin for 2 days since it happened, no problems, runs fine, runs at normal temp.
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