Hondakid_20

ok so i didnt have a problem wiring it up puttin the relay in or anything, i followed Natc99s write up, its great and i did it to the T, but i blew my interior lights fuse at one point (didnt even hit the push start just opened the door) and then replaced the fuse, then proceeded to push the button it worked like a charm the 1st time then i mounted it and went to push it again and then i seen smoke and my push start smells like burnt ass, so i dont know how to fix the switch i know it can be done as well, what makes this job so difficult for me is i have to backtrack all the previous wiring done to install a viper alarm system by a shop so i had to tear all their **** out as well, please ppl only that are willing to help no comments about how ricey it is or anything, honest guy askin honest question

Hondakid_20

oh by the way the light in the S2k button still is illuminated but the button just wont make the contact point when you push it as if a fuse or a resistor is blown in it, idk guys this is makin my head hurt

bouckarooo

Sounds liek your switch has burnt out; take the switch out and run a voltmeter test on it to see if the amount of resistnace is correct.

Hondakid_20

well im looking at the mother board of the switch now im trying to think of anyone i could take it to, that would be able to help, what about radioshack? just by a long shot in the dark

bouckarooo

just get a voltmeter and test the connectors; if there is the corrcet amount of resistance there then i am sure it is fine, but if there isnt then you will know that the switch ismessed up. Just curious, where is your push start, i put mine int he cion tray years ago and have never had anyissues with it at all( and in my opionion i thought the install i pe[rformed was kinda a "hack job" but seeing as i have yet to encounter issues with it i jsut leave it be.

Hondakid_20

so im testing the resistance between the two power poles? one to the relay and one to the acc. power and between the switch should have a certain ammount but how much?

bouckarooo

The amount of resistance is somethign you should look into using a honda service manual fro the s2000. However it is a very easy test to do. In all honesty it soudns liek you had installe dthe switch without the proper ground. I will look online for the ohm amount you should be lookign to see ont he voltmeter. brb

bouckarooo

ok icant find the ohm count for the starter switch but if you look on page 11-97 of the HSRM you will see the test that is offered to check the switch. heres a link to the s2k manual.

Honda S2000 2000 - 2003 Repair And Service Manual - Free Manual Books Download

Hondakid_20

thanks man and ya i got a ground but just ran it into the existing ground on the acc power, you think that was too small or does it need to be directly on the chasis? thanks again for the help

Hondakid_20

man im so confused ive tried testing after testing on this thing and i cant find out whats going on.......if it didnt have a "sufficient" ground would it fry the switch in that manner even w/ the realay on it?

bouckarooo

well if you have it hooked up and grounded wrong you will short out the switch and usualy blow a fuse, check your fuses, then test teh switch. you said earleir you got hte switch out and was inspecting it, was there any scorching on the inside? When i hooked mine up i ended up grounding it to the ignition ground wire that is under teh steering column. Can you start teh car without the switch using the key?
UNistall the switch completl;y and see if you can get ignition.

Hondakid_20

yah i can still start it regardless, i even used another switch to do so just took the place of the s2k switch, i can even cross the relay wire w/ the acc power wire w/ a screwdriver and it starts like a charm, this is what makes me think that it is the ground but i dont understant i tested the acc power circuit and that ground was a ground it had to be for the circuit to make 12v ya know man this is wack ha

bouckarooo

well sire i bveleive you switch to be fubared, take that switch and get some wire and hook it up to a battery and a light and see if the damn thign works. Did you runa voltmeter to it? what was the resistance?

SNsLude

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Hondakid_20

well i tested the switch to see if it was making contact when i push the button and in fact it is not. but the light is still coming on like a said that motherboard in the switch has runners going everywhere, but if it isnt even making contact then good advice man but it wont matter if its not letting power flow through the circuit, idk tommorrow im going to see if i cant fix it i still need ideas though, and Snslude here ya go here is your damn period. ha way to kick a guy when he is down, lol i need some help w/ the switch not my punctuation, i live in Oklahoma man come on, lol jp for those taken offense to that, the very few who do live here

bouckarooo

If i was you i would go and get another one and chuck that hunk of garbage in my nieghbors yard....


You had mentioned earlier that there was a burnt smell coming from the switch; usually when electronics smell burnt they are fukt. anyway good luck with your pushstart and one more time, where isyours located, im curious as to where others put theirs.

Hondakid_20

well im trying to salvage it and as for location wise, im doing the plain and boring spot as this forum says the lighter spot, nothing too hard and besides i want to see it when its illuminated, where is the cheapest place to get them? you know?

bouckarooo

I see, i didnt want mine otu int eh open as the light stay on allt eh time and is so damn bright that its annoying. Anyway, if you need anther one, go to www.hondapartsunlimited.com and order one, i got mine for 98 bucks plushipping(then brokerage, duty, gst on the top of it all and then another delivery fee from teh border to my house, so like 140 total), ive had this one fro 3 years now and its no issue(and like i said befoer i regard the install that i did as a "hack job" too....lol)

Hondakid_20

haha, well k man so got the switch working again by some nice soldering and wires and put an inline fuse this time in it to keep it from blowing again, well it started up great the first 8 or 9 times then all of a suddent tha damn thing shot again and blew more runners in the switch, so now im hella pissed , and i even added more grounds and used 12g wire on the relay ground and switch ground, now i just have no clue whats going on!

bouckarooo

are you correctly spliced into the ignition?