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lx 1986
Thought I had fixed the problem with the bouncing idle. I put the donor igniter in and for awhile it worked but unfortunately it started to fail like mines (hard starting when the car was warmed up.) I ended up putting the igniter that came with the WAI dizzy back in. Hard start went away but ac problem was back. I also noticed when I turned the key on the tac would jump a little or it would make a noise like there was a short somewhere. I ended up buying another igniter. Before I put the new one in I tested the WAi one to see what the resistance was as per Honda manual (50,000 at ohms at 20c 70f for igniter input resistance.) It said to hook multimeter positive to post D & negative to igniter ground which is the unit itself & check resistance. My multimeter on 200K measured 23,000. Since manual doesn't give info on what they mean min or max of or if there should be any resistance. I was left guessing what the 23,000 meant. Then I did the test on the new one a WVE/Airtex/Wells and the reading was 0 with meter set to 200k. All I can figure is when the new one was installed no problems with starting, ac idle is solid & the problem with tac is gone. I'm assuming 0 is the magic number. The resistance of 23,000 on the WAI igniter must be a short in one of the circuits. The 23,000 on the WAI is a steady reading. I bought 2 WAI dizzys & both had the same problem. The donor & my igniter are the NEC brand. The reading on both of them are identical. The specs jump up and down between 13,000 - 19, 000 the specs readings are not steady. Both have the same problem, hard starting when car is warm.
The new igniter is a WVE/Airtex/Wells made in Japan has 3 yr warranty. It doesn't come with the little black guard so you have to use your old one but it comes with heatsink paste.
I just wanted to put this out there so made be it could help someone else.
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