20 Most Recent 1997 Honda Civic - Page 9 Questions & Answers

There is air in the cooling system. All you need to do is get it purged out. Air causes both of these problems. When it passes thru the heater core, no heat. when it passes by the cooling sensors it is a lot hotter than the coolant and makes the gauge shoot up and down fast.

Bypass the clutch switch. If the car starts then replace the switch.
If this will not work, then you need to troubleshoot the starter, from the fuse up to solenoid. Might be anything from a bad fuse, bad relay, bad solenoid, corroded starter copper contacts, or a bad starter. Hope this will help.

ok open the operators guide in the glove box, and it tells you. this FEATURE is called park lock out. and there is a bypass button on the console,stated in same book. well in the USA car, you never said what country so....????? this brake park lock out is on all cars here with A/T. my M/T has no such thing. manual tranny. ARE YOU on flat ground? i cant see it. if no and wheels are against a curb , do as the oper.. guide tells you. wiggle the steering wheel, to get it unlocked, then off the curb and the pray the park pawl can unlock inside the tranny it states , on hills, set the EBrake HARD first the Park LAST if not the pawl can jam (i have video... ask) did you lose the book lets get that first. there are 5 class Civics. ill guesss at SEDAN and 3 sub classe, DX, etc. http://justgivemethedamnmanual.com/honda/honda-civic-sedan-owners-manuals/ open the book and turn to page. 1997 , the waY BACK MACHINE. STEP ON BRAKE PEDAL PUSH The shifter side button and FAIL it says if fail read page 108 so we go there. the magic bypass key slot. be happy, the new car here, its now illegal.... that nice bypass. now you can drive like back in 1955. or fix the park lock out feature, its busted. the FSM covers that. ask for it , if DIY.

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a Honda Hyundai? are you in the wrong forum? i can answer. allata.com login look , see all the steps, all 50.. including how to get tension right, important that.

automatic trans? ever heard of a honda dealer, online. you go there, (vast numbers online today) and look here is a link, there are 8 car bodies for Civic with an A/T so.... pick yours. then... i pick at random the 1st A/T body here. 4speed. is see 13 pages just for this A/T see that? now find your pessure swith http://estore.honda.com/honda/parts/view-honda-parts-catalog.asp?m=1997-civic-2-dx-4at&dl=

sub model> CX, LX , what? that is called the Key minder (and switch) whats cheaper, who'd we know that. labor or parts. which is cheaper....?????? well DIY, only you know what you want, alldata.com has the schematic. no security system? option? the key minder switch has 2 wires. black is ground and blue-white out and the later to blue-red. the switch grounds for key in, so cut the wire to it. bam, no key ever. and no BUZZZZZZZ but also kills the secuity system,

hot soak no cranks, nice post, clear as bell... i bet it not heat. just lucky correlations. the question is, does jumper starts , crank the engine fast, hot.(failed) big time check that. yes, then the battery is weak. no, then the key line is dead. see wiggle tricks here, works on all cars with these, tricks, magic can happen, and the solution http://www.fixkick.com/nocrank.html#tricks

engine runs,? engine idles 800rpm or more.? engine rpm rises to 2500 or more and car will not move ? IN ANY GEAR?? DRive LOW, 2nd, REVERSE????????? is car M/T or A/T stick or AUTOMATIC.???????

The item in question is call blower control resistor and it is able $20 at auto part store.

How slow.? no tach on the puppy? I have a hand held optical tacho, works on any machine made on earth. slow idle has 2 causes. 1 ISC failure or 2 ISC cant work due to horrid engine running conditions. idle is the first to fail and last to work right on all EFI engines. h3ll , carbs too. ever do a tune up this decade or every 60,000 US miles?> the ISC has what is called, command authority. it can only adjust in a narrow range. about +- 400 rpm if the engine is too lean, the ISC opens and it just gets leaner/slower, not faster (isc fails to work, and is not its error) same for misfire. if the the MAP BASED engine say, gets an air leak and idles too fast the ISC can not correct this either (too much) same with a stuck open EGR valve, the engine misfires horribly and again the idle falls and ISC cant FIX this. (have videos of it,ask) that is how it actually works ISC +ECU all this confusing? Find a mech.

Sounds like a slow drain - like a dome light or short in the wiring. If the battery stays charged when it is disconnected, you'll have to check for a power drain in the car.

Sounds like a poor connection at the battery or alternator. You need to make sure there is no corrosion or faults in these connections. If there is no fault there then you likely have a ground problem. Find your engine/Chassis ground, make sure it's tight and again free from corrosion and fault. Leaking battery acid can eat wires on the possitive and ground causing issues. Also if the car has been in an accident it could also have damaged or lossened the ground.