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#1
10-18-2009, 06:01 PM
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Swift.... 3rd times the charm? Or is that a curse?
OK... so since the electrical meltdown at PD some time back, I finally got the energy to tear into the critter yet again. Found some broken wires, found some smoked pins, found a melted underhood fuse box....So I am now again on the hunt for parts.
Couple pics of the interior out:   ANd this one... that melted black spot is what is supposed to be the 60A main fuse. Instead they rewired it (terribly) with a 40A.  Oh, and I almost forgot, I found I now need a new combintation switch as this one is melted. They used speaker wire to solder onto the back side to make a new ground. No lie.
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#2
10-18-2009, 06:28 PM
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Oh that's some AWESOME wiring there Bob!
Yeeesh!
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#3
10-18-2009, 06:29 PM
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Wrong 4th times a charm when you buy a civic =]
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10-18-2009, 06:41 PM
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Well, I've pulled the remnants of the hacked radio wiring, hacked combo switch wiring, and pulled the underhood fusebox. Need to finally breakdown and buy a good multimeter to check the inside fusebox and make sure it isn't fried as well. THe plugs off the combo switch are fubar'd, so I am trying to locate it and a fusebox used.
Also found out I have (had) the I5 ECU, for Cali cars. THis thing was hobbled from the get go. still haven't found the 100% source of the shorts. more tracing. Have I mentioned how much I despise wiring?
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10-18-2009, 07:09 PM
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What a horrid mess.
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#6
10-18-2009, 07:23 PM
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wow, Bob. Just wow.
I got a multimeter you can use if you need it. Time to become a lemming??
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10-18-2009, 07:34 PM
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Good luck.
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10-18-2009, 10:17 PM
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Any way to get replacement (new or used) factory harnesses? I used to use junkyarddog.com back in the day to find stuff, but I don't know if its still useful.
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10-19-2009, 07:06 AM
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funny thing abuot that harness.... it's fine. THe harness off the switches is fried, but it's part of the new switch, so that's not so bad. Already have a couple of people with parts I'm getting prices on. It really looks worse than it is.
And no Will, it's not time to become a lemming. I will go with a FOx body mustang in SM before I go to a civic. Oh, andI found out why I was so lean. It was running the I5 California ECU. Not sure WHY as it was a Federal emissions car according to the stickers. The replacement is an F3 Federal ECU on it's way from Virginia this week.
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10-19-2009, 07:14 AM
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so the hacked welds weren't enough for the previous owner
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10-19-2009, 08:02 AM
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Since you got it that torn apart I would start tracing wires and find what you don't need. You could probably pull 10lbs off the car in wiring. I know foxbodys wiring harness are for multiple vehicles with multiple accessorys. You can pull close 30lbs of a fox body.
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10-19-2009, 11:54 AM
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10-19-2009, 12:46 PM
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^ That and the fact.... what is there in this car to get rid of? No airbags, no a/c, no power windows/doorlocks, no power steering, no fancy power seats, no sunroof..... this car is already empty.
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10-19-2009, 01:13 PM
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possibly.... just in time to tear the head back off and get it fixed.
Wife asked "Why don't you just replace every wire in the car.... I brought her out to it and pointed. She mumbled something like "nevermind"
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10-19-2009, 01:17 PM
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It COULD happen!
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10-19-2009, 01:25 PM
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No..... new oilpump and HLA's with the new vales and springs are going in thsi winter
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10-19-2009, 01:31 PM
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Bob, serioiusly, if you need help, let me know. I'm no stranger to wiring issues (I worked for Cadillac for God's sake!) Wiring is my home away from home.
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