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IwantmywiringmodificationtolookOEM,soIwouldlikenewpinsforseveral
connectors.WheredoIfindthesepins?

1.FirstidentifytheOEMpartnumberoftheplasticconnectorterminaltowhichthepinsbelong.
Thisisoftennoteasy.Fortheenginewireharness,youwillprobablyneedthe"Hondaelectrical
connectorcatalog"part#13CNNA2.Yourdealermayormaynotletyoulookthroughthis.For
otherharnesses,gotothesite www.bkhondaparts.com putinyourHonda'sinfogotothe
electricalsectionselectfrontorrear"electricalconnectors"examinetheshapeofthe
connectorsshownandidentifyyours.Onceyouhavetheplasticconnectorterminal'spart
number,gotothelastpagesof technicalservicebulletin#95023 fortheHondaOEMpart
numberofthesinglewirepigtailpin.PutthepartnumberintoanonlineOEMHondaparts
dealerlike www.bkhondaparts.com ,andseeiftheyhaveit.Dealersoftensellthepigtail
pinsinpackagesoften,runningabout$1015perpackagein2008.
2.Trygooglingforthepartnumberobtainedabove.Oftenmanyvalidhitscomeup.Companies
otherthanthedealerthatshowpromiseforhavingtheHondapinsandshells(suchasOBD2
ECUplugs)areTycoelectronics.com,digikey.com,AEM(varioussites),AMP.
3.Gotoajunkyardandcannibalizepins.

Thankstohondatech.composter94EG8formuchoftheinfoin1.and2.above.

WhereareexcellentillustrationsofhowtodepinHondaconnectors?TwoHonda/Acura
technicalservicebulletins(TSBs)offerhelp.TheseTSBsarebothalsoavailablethrough
ebscohost.com.Thehondatech.comthreadbelowmayalsohelp.

http://www.in.honda.com/Rjanisis/pubs/SB/a95023.PDF

http://www.in.honda.com/Rjanisis/pubs/SB/B00039.PDF

http://hondatech.com/showthread.php?t=1573760

WherecanIfindaguidefordisconnectingHondaelectricalconnectors?SeeyourHonda's
ShopManualElectricalSection,underTroubleshooting,"TipsandPrecautions."E.g. UKSiteManual
ElectricalPage.

WhenIabsolutelyhavetocutwiresandconnectnewones,andIdonotwanttosolder,
whatconnectorsarebest?RadioShack'sTconnectorsseemprettygood.Iseethemaloton
Hondasatthejunkyards.EricatHondaTech.comrecommendsbulletconnectors:

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EricwroteagreatOEMcruisecontrolDIYguide(linkedat CruiseControl ).SeeEbayormaybe

RadioShackforbulletconnectors.Buttconnectorsoftenseemtoloosen,especiallyifoneisinatight
spaceandcannotgetagoodcrimponthem.Tryusingliquidelectricaltapeontheendsofany
connectoryouuse.HarborFreightsellstheliquidelectricaltape.

Whatcanhelpmecrimpconnectorsintightspaces?Aratchetingcrimpingtoolissomethingto
considerforthis.Itsoldforaround$15atHarborFreightin2008.

Whatisthebestwaytodesolderjointsonacircuitboard?Youcaneasilyremoveoldsolder
fromcircuitboardjointswithadesolderingiron.In2008,RadioShackwassellingthemforaround
$11.Seebelow.

Thisisaveryeasytousetool,andIrecommendit.

Resourcesforhelpwithsolderingcircuitboards:

http://www.performanceforum.com/wesvann/honda/chip/chip.html

http://www.circuitrework.com/guides/811.shtml

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Whatcanhelpmecheckcontinuity,resistancesandvoltagesonacircuitboard?Iuse
sewingneedlesformymultitester'sproblesasshownbelow.Usingthelargenonpointedendofthe
sewingneedleastheprobleisoftenbetter.

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