Question: My 1994 Honda Civic EX coupe died tonight.  It was running fine for about half  an hour…then i turned it off for about 15 minutes…but it wouldn’t restart.

The radio, lights and other electronics seem to be working fine.  when i try to  start (position III) the car i can hear the starter faintly chug a couple of  times then i hear the relay switch/switches under the dashboard (on the left  side) start clicking like crazy.  the engine is silent through all of this  (i.e. no cranking sounds).

My car is also equipped with a Crimestopper CJ9601 car alarm.  the alarm would  kick in whenever the key was in position III…..and stop as soon as i put the  key back in position 0, I or II.  i turned off the alarm at the backup battery  so it no longer goes off.  .all i get now is the aforementioned chugs from the  starter and crazy relay clicking.

I’ve never had the car die like this.  it’s been reasonably well maintained and  has performed well (like most Civics).  I’m hoping i can fix the problem on the  spot without having to get it towed and diagno$ed in a $hop.

thanks in advance for any help!

Answer: Sounds like a bad battery connection. Clean and re-tighten the battery  terminals and check the connections where the battery ground wire is  bolted down.

the battery could have died in this fashion.  get a jump from someone. if it starts ok the battery probably is bad.  you may also need to get the charging system (alternator) checked.  good luck, sammmm

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