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1990 accord headlights burning out
Hello,
I'm having a persistent problem with my 1990 accord headlight bulbs. These bulbs have been fine for over 6 years. The other day they both blew out. As soon as I replaced them the bulbs blew out again. Someone suggested that it may be a problem with the ground wire. Anyone know where the ground wire is? I can't seem to find it. Or any other ideas on what I should check next? |
Re: 1990 accord headlights burning out
Perhaps your voltage regulator is broken. Elevated operating voltages
dramatically decrease bulb life. With the engine running and the brake pedal pressed you should have 14.5 V +/- 0.6 V measured at the battery, regardless of RPM. If the voltage rises above 15.1 V as you increase the RPM, the voltage regulator is broken. (Voltage numbers from '94 Civic service manual, doubt your Accord would be different) Jonathan Lim wrote: > > Hello, > > I'm having a persistent problem with my 1990 accord headlight bulbs. > These bulbs have been fine for over 6 years. The other day they both > blew out. As soon as I replaced them the bulbs blew out again. Someone > suggested that it may be a problem with the ground wire. Anyone know > where the ground wire is? I can't seem to find it. Or any other ideas on > > what I should check next? |
Re: 1990 accord headlights burning out
Perhaps your voltage regulator is broken. Elevated operating voltages
dramatically decrease bulb life. With the engine running and the brake pedal pressed you should have 14.5 V +/- 0.6 V measured at the battery, regardless of RPM. If the voltage rises above 15.1 V as you increase the RPM, the voltage regulator is broken. (Voltage numbers from '94 Civic service manual, doubt your Accord would be different) Jonathan Lim wrote: > > Hello, > > I'm having a persistent problem with my 1990 accord headlight bulbs. > These bulbs have been fine for over 6 years. The other day they both > blew out. As soon as I replaced them the bulbs blew out again. Someone > suggested that it may be a problem with the ground wire. Anyone know > where the ground wire is? I can't seem to find it. Or any other ideas on > > what I should check next? |
Re: 1990 accord headlights burning out
Perhaps your voltage regulator is broken. Elevated operating voltages
dramatically decrease bulb life. With the engine running and the brake pedal pressed you should have 14.5 V +/- 0.6 V measured at the battery, regardless of RPM. If the voltage rises above 15.1 V as you increase the RPM, the voltage regulator is broken. (Voltage numbers from '94 Civic service manual, doubt your Accord would be different) Jonathan Lim wrote: > > Hello, > > I'm having a persistent problem with my 1990 accord headlight bulbs. > These bulbs have been fine for over 6 years. The other day they both > blew out. As soon as I replaced them the bulbs blew out again. Someone > suggested that it may be a problem with the ground wire. Anyone know > where the ground wire is? I can't seem to find it. Or any other ideas on > > what I should check next? |
Re: 1990 accord headlights burning out
Perhaps your voltage regulator is broken. Elevated operating voltages
dramatically decrease bulb life. With the engine running and the brake pedal pressed you should have 14.5 V +/- 0.6 V measured at the battery, regardless of RPM. If the voltage rises above 15.1 V as you increase the RPM, the voltage regulator is broken. (Voltage numbers from '94 Civic service manual, doubt your Accord would be different) Jonathan Lim wrote: > > Hello, > > I'm having a persistent problem with my 1990 accord headlight bulbs. > These bulbs have been fine for over 6 years. The other day they both > blew out. As soon as I replaced them the bulbs blew out again. Someone > suggested that it may be a problem with the ground wire. Anyone know > where the ground wire is? I can't seem to find it. Or any other ideas on > > what I should check next? |
Re: 1990 accord headlights burning out
In article <402440A1.C8FA60AD@junkmail.com>, Randolph <trash@junkmail.com>
wrote: > Perhaps your voltage regulator is broken. Elevated operating voltages > dramatically decrease bulb life. With the engine running and the brake > pedal pressed you should have 14.5 V +/- 0.6 V measured at the battery, > regardless of RPM. If the voltage rises above 15.1 V as you increase the > RPM, the voltage regulator is broken. (Voltage numbers from '94 Civic > service manual, doubt your Accord would be different) great post--I would not have thought of that as a solution. Your advice makes perfect sense. This note is to the original poster: Have you recently changed the fuse related to the headlights? If so, you might have installed the wrong type of fuse. If you have recently changed the fuse, I advise you to remove it and buy a new fuse from a Honda dealership. Tell the service department person the year your car was made--type of car, etc. so that he can sell you the right type of fuse. If it was a used car when you purchased it, the prior owner might have installed the wrong type of fuse. |
Re: 1990 accord headlights burning out
In article <402440A1.C8FA60AD@junkmail.com>, Randolph <trash@junkmail.com>
wrote: > Perhaps your voltage regulator is broken. Elevated operating voltages > dramatically decrease bulb life. With the engine running and the brake > pedal pressed you should have 14.5 V +/- 0.6 V measured at the battery, > regardless of RPM. If the voltage rises above 15.1 V as you increase the > RPM, the voltage regulator is broken. (Voltage numbers from '94 Civic > service manual, doubt your Accord would be different) great post--I would not have thought of that as a solution. Your advice makes perfect sense. This note is to the original poster: Have you recently changed the fuse related to the headlights? If so, you might have installed the wrong type of fuse. If you have recently changed the fuse, I advise you to remove it and buy a new fuse from a Honda dealership. Tell the service department person the year your car was made--type of car, etc. so that he can sell you the right type of fuse. If it was a used car when you purchased it, the prior owner might have installed the wrong type of fuse. |
Re: 1990 accord headlights burning out
In article <402440A1.C8FA60AD@junkmail.com>, Randolph <trash@junkmail.com>
wrote: > Perhaps your voltage regulator is broken. Elevated operating voltages > dramatically decrease bulb life. With the engine running and the brake > pedal pressed you should have 14.5 V +/- 0.6 V measured at the battery, > regardless of RPM. If the voltage rises above 15.1 V as you increase the > RPM, the voltage regulator is broken. (Voltage numbers from '94 Civic > service manual, doubt your Accord would be different) great post--I would not have thought of that as a solution. Your advice makes perfect sense. This note is to the original poster: Have you recently changed the fuse related to the headlights? If so, you might have installed the wrong type of fuse. If you have recently changed the fuse, I advise you to remove it and buy a new fuse from a Honda dealership. Tell the service department person the year your car was made--type of car, etc. so that he can sell you the right type of fuse. If it was a used car when you purchased it, the prior owner might have installed the wrong type of fuse. |
Re: 1990 accord headlights burning out
In article <402440A1.C8FA60AD@junkmail.com>, Randolph <trash@junkmail.com>
wrote: > Perhaps your voltage regulator is broken. Elevated operating voltages > dramatically decrease bulb life. With the engine running and the brake > pedal pressed you should have 14.5 V +/- 0.6 V measured at the battery, > regardless of RPM. If the voltage rises above 15.1 V as you increase the > RPM, the voltage regulator is broken. (Voltage numbers from '94 Civic > service manual, doubt your Accord would be different) great post--I would not have thought of that as a solution. Your advice makes perfect sense. This note is to the original poster: Have you recently changed the fuse related to the headlights? If so, you might have installed the wrong type of fuse. If you have recently changed the fuse, I advise you to remove it and buy a new fuse from a Honda dealership. Tell the service department person the year your car was made--type of car, etc. so that he can sell you the right type of fuse. If it was a used car when you purchased it, the prior owner might have installed the wrong type of fuse. |
Re: 1990 accord headlights burning out
I haven't touched the fuses since I purchased the car - that was in '96. The
headlights have always been fine until now. Every time I put a new bulb in it blows out immediately. Thanks for the tips though. I will have a look at the voltage regulator issue. In the meantime, any other tips or ideas would be greatly appreciated! Thanks! "T. Nelson" <tnelson@nospam.com> wrote in message news:tnelson-0702041520400001@pm5-broad-85.snlo.dialup.fix.net... > In article <402440A1.C8FA60AD@junkmail.com>, Randolph <trash@junkmail.com> > wrote: > > > Perhaps your voltage regulator is broken. Elevated operating voltages > > dramatically decrease bulb life. With the engine running and the brake > > pedal pressed you should have 14.5 V +/- 0.6 V measured at the battery, > > regardless of RPM. If the voltage rises above 15.1 V as you increase the > > RPM, the voltage regulator is broken. (Voltage numbers from '94 Civic > > service manual, doubt your Accord would be different) > > > great post--I would not have thought of that as a solution. Your advice > makes perfect sense. > > This note is to the original poster: > Have you recently changed the fuse related to the headlights? If so, you > might have installed the wrong type of fuse. If you have recently changed > the fuse, I advise you to remove it and buy a new fuse from a Honda > dealership. Tell the service department person the year your car was > made--type of car, etc. so that he can sell you the right type of fuse. If > it was a used car when you purchased it, the prior owner might have > installed the wrong type of fuse. |
Re: 1990 accord headlights burning out
I haven't touched the fuses since I purchased the car - that was in '96. The
headlights have always been fine until now. Every time I put a new bulb in it blows out immediately. Thanks for the tips though. I will have a look at the voltage regulator issue. In the meantime, any other tips or ideas would be greatly appreciated! Thanks! "T. Nelson" <tnelson@nospam.com> wrote in message news:tnelson-0702041520400001@pm5-broad-85.snlo.dialup.fix.net... > In article <402440A1.C8FA60AD@junkmail.com>, Randolph <trash@junkmail.com> > wrote: > > > Perhaps your voltage regulator is broken. Elevated operating voltages > > dramatically decrease bulb life. With the engine running and the brake > > pedal pressed you should have 14.5 V +/- 0.6 V measured at the battery, > > regardless of RPM. If the voltage rises above 15.1 V as you increase the > > RPM, the voltage regulator is broken. (Voltage numbers from '94 Civic > > service manual, doubt your Accord would be different) > > > great post--I would not have thought of that as a solution. Your advice > makes perfect sense. > > This note is to the original poster: > Have you recently changed the fuse related to the headlights? If so, you > might have installed the wrong type of fuse. If you have recently changed > the fuse, I advise you to remove it and buy a new fuse from a Honda > dealership. Tell the service department person the year your car was > made--type of car, etc. so that he can sell you the right type of fuse. If > it was a used car when you purchased it, the prior owner might have > installed the wrong type of fuse. |
Re: 1990 accord headlights burning out
I haven't touched the fuses since I purchased the car - that was in '96. The
headlights have always been fine until now. Every time I put a new bulb in it blows out immediately. Thanks for the tips though. I will have a look at the voltage regulator issue. In the meantime, any other tips or ideas would be greatly appreciated! Thanks! "T. Nelson" <tnelson@nospam.com> wrote in message news:tnelson-0702041520400001@pm5-broad-85.snlo.dialup.fix.net... > In article <402440A1.C8FA60AD@junkmail.com>, Randolph <trash@junkmail.com> > wrote: > > > Perhaps your voltage regulator is broken. Elevated operating voltages > > dramatically decrease bulb life. With the engine running and the brake > > pedal pressed you should have 14.5 V +/- 0.6 V measured at the battery, > > regardless of RPM. If the voltage rises above 15.1 V as you increase the > > RPM, the voltage regulator is broken. (Voltage numbers from '94 Civic > > service manual, doubt your Accord would be different) > > > great post--I would not have thought of that as a solution. Your advice > makes perfect sense. > > This note is to the original poster: > Have you recently changed the fuse related to the headlights? If so, you > might have installed the wrong type of fuse. If you have recently changed > the fuse, I advise you to remove it and buy a new fuse from a Honda > dealership. Tell the service department person the year your car was > made--type of car, etc. so that he can sell you the right type of fuse. If > it was a used car when you purchased it, the prior owner might have > installed the wrong type of fuse. |
Re: 1990 accord headlights burning out
I haven't touched the fuses since I purchased the car - that was in '96. The
headlights have always been fine until now. Every time I put a new bulb in it blows out immediately. Thanks for the tips though. I will have a look at the voltage regulator issue. In the meantime, any other tips or ideas would be greatly appreciated! Thanks! "T. Nelson" <tnelson@nospam.com> wrote in message news:tnelson-0702041520400001@pm5-broad-85.snlo.dialup.fix.net... > In article <402440A1.C8FA60AD@junkmail.com>, Randolph <trash@junkmail.com> > wrote: > > > Perhaps your voltage regulator is broken. Elevated operating voltages > > dramatically decrease bulb life. With the engine running and the brake > > pedal pressed you should have 14.5 V +/- 0.6 V measured at the battery, > > regardless of RPM. If the voltage rises above 15.1 V as you increase the > > RPM, the voltage regulator is broken. (Voltage numbers from '94 Civic > > service manual, doubt your Accord would be different) > > > great post--I would not have thought of that as a solution. Your advice > makes perfect sense. > > This note is to the original poster: > Have you recently changed the fuse related to the headlights? If so, you > might have installed the wrong type of fuse. If you have recently changed > the fuse, I advise you to remove it and buy a new fuse from a Honda > dealership. Tell the service department person the year your car was > made--type of car, etc. so that he can sell you the right type of fuse. If > it was a used car when you purchased it, the prior owner might have > installed the wrong type of fuse. |
Re: 1990 accord headlights burning out
The fuse wouldn't cause the headlights to burn out. Check the voltage
like someone else said. "Jonathan Lim" <jonlim@telus.net> wrote in message news:<QQkVb.11965$QX4.1598@clgrps13>... > I haven't touched the fuses since I purchased the car - that was in '96. The > headlights have always been fine until now. Every time I put a new bulb in > it blows out immediately. Thanks for the tips though. I will have a look at > the voltage regulator issue. In the meantime, any other tips or ideas would > be greatly appreciated! Thanks! > > "T. Nelson" <tnelson@nospam.com> wrote in message > news:tnelson-0702041520400001@pm5-broad-85.snlo.dialup.fix.net... > > In article <402440A1.C8FA60AD@junkmail.com>, Randolph <trash@junkmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > Perhaps your voltage regulator is broken. Elevated operating voltages > > > dramatically decrease bulb life. With the engine running and the brake > > > pedal pressed you should have 14.5 V +/- 0.6 V measured at the battery, > > > regardless of RPM. If the voltage rises above 15.1 V as you increase the > > > RPM, the voltage regulator is broken. (Voltage numbers from '94 Civic > > > service manual, doubt your Accord would be different) > > > > > > great post--I would not have thought of that as a solution. Your advice > > makes perfect sense. > > > > This note is to the original poster: > > Have you recently changed the fuse related to the headlights? If so, you > > might have installed the wrong type of fuse. If you have recently changed > > the fuse, I advise you to remove it and buy a new fuse from a Honda > > dealership. Tell the service department person the year your car was > > made--type of car, etc. so that he can sell you the right type of fuse. If > > it was a used car when you purchased it, the prior owner might have > > installed the wrong type of fuse. |
Re: 1990 accord headlights burning out
The fuse wouldn't cause the headlights to burn out. Check the voltage
like someone else said. "Jonathan Lim" <jonlim@telus.net> wrote in message news:<QQkVb.11965$QX4.1598@clgrps13>... > I haven't touched the fuses since I purchased the car - that was in '96. The > headlights have always been fine until now. Every time I put a new bulb in > it blows out immediately. Thanks for the tips though. I will have a look at > the voltage regulator issue. In the meantime, any other tips or ideas would > be greatly appreciated! Thanks! > > "T. Nelson" <tnelson@nospam.com> wrote in message > news:tnelson-0702041520400001@pm5-broad-85.snlo.dialup.fix.net... > > In article <402440A1.C8FA60AD@junkmail.com>, Randolph <trash@junkmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > Perhaps your voltage regulator is broken. Elevated operating voltages > > > dramatically decrease bulb life. With the engine running and the brake > > > pedal pressed you should have 14.5 V +/- 0.6 V measured at the battery, > > > regardless of RPM. If the voltage rises above 15.1 V as you increase the > > > RPM, the voltage regulator is broken. (Voltage numbers from '94 Civic > > > service manual, doubt your Accord would be different) > > > > > > great post--I would not have thought of that as a solution. Your advice > > makes perfect sense. > > > > This note is to the original poster: > > Have you recently changed the fuse related to the headlights? If so, you > > might have installed the wrong type of fuse. If you have recently changed > > the fuse, I advise you to remove it and buy a new fuse from a Honda > > dealership. Tell the service department person the year your car was > > made--type of car, etc. so that he can sell you the right type of fuse. If > > it was a used car when you purchased it, the prior owner might have > > installed the wrong type of fuse. |
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