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Re: What to check on 96 Accord EX

I am now thinking the ECM may be involved, because I now have a check engine
light on (after replacing the fuse). The disk changer is the one that has
been in the car since purchased used in 1998, so I would think it odd, but
not implausible, that it would cause problems now. Still haven't gotten the
radio to re-recognize the disk changer yet. I will try unplugging and
replugging when I have the time to rip apart the dashboard and console.
Thanks for the help so far,
C R

"E Meyer" <epmeyer50@msn.com> wrote in message
news:C2E3D39E.26ED0%epmeyer50@msn.com...
> Can't help with that, but if the fuse blows again, I think the changer &
> its
> associated wiring would be the first thing to check.
>
>
> On 8/11/07 11:27 AM, in article 46bde376$0$30669$4c368faf@roadrunner.com,
> "C
> R" <cgeorge4four@fourec.rr.com> wrote:
>
>> The backup (radio) fuse has been replaced. The radio has kept its
>> presets
>> and the clock displays again. Now how do I get the radio to recognize
>> the
>> CD changer again?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "Tegger" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in message
>> news:Xns998952056DEE6tegger@207.14.116.130...
>>> E Meyer <epmeyer50@msn.com> wrote in
>>> news:C2E29CF9.26CF5%epmeyer50@msn.com:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 8/10/07 5:56 PM, in article Xns9988C0686C9EEtegger@207.14.116.130,
>>>> "Tegger" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote:
>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Is this fuse actually called "radio backup? I should put this in the
>>>>> FAQ.
>>>>
>>>> It seems to hold up until at least model year 2000. On my '96 Odyssey
>>>> it was "radio bu". On the '00 TL it was simply "bkup". The
>>>> consistent thing was they both said "backup" in some abbreviation and
>>>> they are 7.5A. This is also the fuse you pull to reset the ECM.
>>>>
>>>> On the '06 CR-V, it says "audio" and its 10A (the ECM backup is also
>>>> on a different fuse on the CR-V).
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The "backup" fuse has been present from at least 1990. I did some
>>> checking
>>> in my shop manuals to see what pulling that fuse actually did.
>>>
>>> It looks like if that fuse were blown, the ECU and various other things
>>> would be reset at the same time as the clock.
>>>
>>> Have you actually had the clock-reset thing happen to you personally?
>>> And
>>> was it fixed by replacing the fuse?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Tegger
>>>
>>> The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
>>> www.tegger.com/hondafaq/
>>
>>
>

Re: What to check on 96 Accord EX

E Meyer <epmeyer50@msn.com> wrote in
news:C2E34DD5.26D14%epmeyer50@msn.com:

>
>
>
> On 8/11/07 7:04 AM, in article Xns998952056DEE6tegger@207.14.116.130,
> "Tegger" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote:
>
>> E Meyer <epmeyer50@msn.com> wrote in
>> news:C2E29CF9.26CF5%epmeyer50@msn.com:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 8/10/07 5:56 PM, in article
>>> Xns9988C0686C9EEtegger@207.14.116.130, "Tegger" <tegger@tegger.c0m>
>>> wrote:
>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Is this fuse actually called "radio backup? I should put this in
>>>> the FAQ.
>>>
>>> It seems to hold up until at least model year 2000. On my '96
>>> Odyssey it was "radio bu". On the '00 TL it was simply "bkup". The
>>> consistent thing was they both said "backup" in some abbreviation
>>> and they are 7.5A. This is also the fuse you pull to reset the ECM.
>>>
>>> On the '06 CR-V, it says "audio" and its 10A (the ECM backup is also
>>> on a different fuse on the CR-V).
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> The "backup" fuse has been present from at least 1990. I did some
>> checking in my shop manuals to see what pulling that fuse actually
>> did.
>>
>> It looks like if that fuse were blown, the ECU and various other
>> things would be reset at the same time as the clock.
>>
>> Have you actually had the clock-reset thing happen to you personally?
>> And was it fixed by replacing the fuse?
>
> I have experienced the radio "code" & it was that fuse, didn't notice
> the clock at the time.
>
> I found the service manual for the '96 Odyssey, which for all intents
> and purposes is an Accord with captain's chairs. The description in
> the FSM for that fuse (#39 in the under-hood box) is "PCM, clock,
> audio unit". Its sort of interesting that the FSM only gives
> descriptions of the fuses' functions and does not list the names on
> the fuse box cover. At least in this case, I believe that fuse or the
> wiring coming off it will account for both the OP's problems.
>

Finally added this to the FAQ. Thanks.

--
Tegger

The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/

Re: What to check on 96 Accord EX

Tegger <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in
news:Xns999AD3300500tegger@207.14.116.130:

> E Meyer <epmeyer50@msn.com> wrote in
> news:C2E34DD5.26D14%epmeyer50@msn.com:

>>
>> I have experienced the radio "code" & it was that fuse, didn't notice
>> the clock at the time.
>>
>> I found the service manual for the '96 Odyssey, which for all intents
>> and purposes is an Accord with captain's chairs. The description in
>> the FSM for that fuse (#39 in the under-hood box) is "PCM, clock,
>> audio unit". Its sort of interesting that the FSM only gives
>> descriptions of the fuses' functions and does not list the names on
>> the fuse box cover. At least in this case, I believe that fuse or
>> the wiring coming off it will account for both the OP's problems.
>>
>
>
> Finally added this to the FAQ. Thanks.
>
>

Forgot the URL:
http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/clock_reset/index.html

--
Tegger

The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/

Re: What to check on 96 Accord EX