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05 EX no crank> therefore no start.

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05 EX no crank> therefore no start.

I bought a 2005 Civic EX with the 1.7 VTEC engine, it had been setting a couple years. Had 2 keys made and programmed. I drained the tank and put 5 gallons of fresh gas in the tank and added a half bottle of Sea Foam. Fully charged the battery. The car cranked over, fired and ran. Check engine light on. It ran roughly , but ran. It smoothed out a bit after idling for 15 minutes . I shut it down, cleaned the injectors, and ICV fully. Reinstalled everything and reset the ECM setting the idle speed. She fired right up and idled smoothly at just below 1k. i let her run at idle for about 20 minutes and a 5 mile test run went smooth including a pit stop at a local gas station to top the tank. Stared fine and drove 2 miles home. Parked.
The next day......No crank. Dash indicators are on ( check engine,just as before) key symbol to begin with then it goes out, fuel gauge sweeps to almost full. Park indicator lit. Horn and lights work strong. I checked with both keys with the same results. Can turn the key to on and shift to neutral , reverse, park, and drive.(guage panel indicators match shifter position).

No crank. Thoughts?
Thanks for any help, I'm new to Honda cars..
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Re: 05 EX no crank> therefore no start.

Tested the starter?
fuses, relays, etc.
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Re: 05 EX no crank> therefore no start.

starter terminals clean and well tightened? no wires chewed by rodents? (this includes squirrels, mind you, and no, no joke)
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