20 Most Recent 1989 Acura Legend Questions & Answers

Look for a big fuse on the positive lead of the battery.

if the battery drains dead there is a leak in the wiring some were
some thing is not turning off

Look in your Manuel that came with your car, It is in the section about car alarm/ disarm.

Bottom of radiator.

It is a 12 volt battery, it should always read 12 v. What you need is to read amperage draw.

Tail lights or brake lights? Most common is the brake light switch stopper breaks off so the brake light switch doesn't shut off. This is above the brake pedal. Look on the floor for small broken plastic pieces. The stopper is only a few dollars, pretty easy to pop in place.

Sounds like bad engine bearings.

There's not much you can do short of fixing the engine.When it overheated, the metal in the cylinders may have warped, and the head gasket may have started leaking. The oil is being burned thru the cylinders and out the tail pipe.

if u turn the key backwards when you get out of the car the alarm will not set

May not have been the alternator , check the main relay module , may need to re solder the connections. Its under the dash on the left side of the steering column , its a little hard to see and get out but the connections often burn through the solder and present problems such as this that mimic a fuel supply problem .