Originally Posted by Omniscient

So you replaced the main relay. Does this mean you couldn't hear the fuel pump prime before you turned the car over?

Originally Posted by waaBAAH

kind of true. the 92-95 (and possibly others but i dont care) all had a recall back in the day about this main fuel relay. it twas said that the sodreing job wasnt up to par. when it gets warm outside.....metal expands. when a car run...it gets warm. both combined make the metal heat up....or soder job heat up. this causes it to expand. when the soder expands....you lose most of the contact patch of the relay because of the poor shitty soder job. so it is possible to re soder the contact patches.....or just wait the 5 minutes for the part to cool down a bit. this is my understanding and it makes perfect sense to me. every 92-95 civic (i have owned 6) all have had this problem. also....the sodering job on the dash lights blows as well. youhave to tap the dimmer switch to get your dashlights sometimes. all 6 of my 92-95s had had this problem.

Originally Posted by oc_civic

when it doesnt start what is happening.. like dead battery not start.. or bad starter not start.. as in does ANYTHING happen.. does it crank but not fire? does the fuel pump prime? i think your issue would be a lot easier to solve if we understood HOW it doesnt start..

Originally Posted by waaBAAH

congratulations on knowing the spelling of soder. i just wnat to say you are so helpful on this whole subject. without you....i dont think we would have got this far. maybe you should go on that spelling forum......whats it called??? www.spellingbeechampionsandnerds.com?