2000 Accord mystery connectors

I finally got around to dropping the new head on my wife's car. There are
two connectors for which I can't find a plug. One is a fairly large brown
square one with a lot of wires feeding it that I THINK was bolted to the
underside of the intake manifold. The other is an oval black one with three
prongs bolted to the back of the intake manifold.

The car starts but has a rythmic surge at idle and dies if I try to give it
any gas.

Alright, the clock is ticking, what are the mystery connectors and are they
the cause of the running issues?

Thanks in advance.

Jim

Nasty wrote:
> I finally got around to dropping the new head on my wife's car. There are
> two connectors for which I can't find a plug. One is a fairly large brown
> square one with a lot of wires feeding it that I THINK was bolted to the
> underside of the intake manifold. The other is an oval black one with three
> prongs bolted to the back of the intake manifold.
>
> The car starts but has a rythmic surge at idle and dies if I try to give it
> any gas.
>
> Alright, the clock is ticking, what are the mystery connectors and are they
> the cause of the running issues?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Jim
>
>


http://arrc.epnet.com/autoasp/framerq.asp

should give you an idea, if the link works.

"SoCalMike" > wrote in message
. ..
> Nasty wrote:
>> I finally got around to dropping the new head on my wife's car. There are
>> two connectors for which I can't find a plug. One is a fairly large brown
>> square one with a lot of wires feeding it that I THINK was bolted to the
>> underside of the intake manifold. The other is an oval black one with
>> three prongs bolted to the back of the intake manifold.
>>
>> The car starts but has a rythmic surge at idle and dies if I try to give
>> it any gas.
>>
>> Alright, the clock is ticking, what are the mystery connectors and are
>> they the cause of the running issues?
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>> Jim
>
>
> http://arrc.epnet.com/autoasp/framerq.asp
>
> should give you an idea, if the link works.

The link takes me to a login page... http://search.epnet.com/ ????

Any chance you can post photographs at a web site?

"Nasty" > wrote
>I finally got around to dropping the new head on my wife's
>car. There are two connectors for which I can't find a
>plug. One is a fairly large brown square one with a lot of
>wires feeding it that I THINK was bolted to the underside
>of the intake manifold. The other is an oval black one with
>three prongs bolted to the back of the intake manifold.
>
> The car starts but has a rythmic surge at idle and dies if
> I try to give it any gas.
>
> Alright, the clock is ticking, what are the mystery
> connectors and are they the cause of the running issues?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Jim
>

I'll try to attach a couple to an email tomorrow.


"Elle" > wrote in message
ink.net...
> Any chance you can post photographs at a web site?
>
> "Nasty" > wrote
>>I finally got around to dropping the new head on my wife's car. There are
>>two connectors for which I can't find a plug. One is a fairly large brown
>>square one with a lot of wires feeding it that I THINK was bolted to the
>>underside of the intake manifold. The other is an oval black one with
>>three prongs bolted to the back of the intake manifold.
>>
>> The car starts but has a rythmic surge at idle and dies if I try to give
>> it any gas.
>>
>> Alright, the clock is ticking, what are the mystery connectors and are
>> they the cause of the running issues?
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>
>

I am nowhere near thee expert here. Ideally, you'll post
them so all can see them. 'kay?

On my web site I posted a photograph of a "mystery nut"
that fell off my car while I was grinding off rusty bolts a
few weeks ago. The group nailed it within an hour.

"Nasty" > wrote
> I'll try to attach a couple to an email tomorrow.

"Elle" > wrote in message
ink.net...
>I am nowhere near thee expert here. Ideally, you'll post them so all can
>see them. 'kay?
>
> On my web site I posted a photograph of a "mystery nut" that fell off my
> car while I was grinding off rusty bolts a few weeks ago. The group nailed
> it within an hour.

Oh yeah, I remember that. It was a fuzzy picture and you took some heat for
it. It just happened that I had just pulled the head off my wifes Accord and
yours sure looked like one of the manifold nuts.

Nasty wrote:
>
> I finally got around to dropping the new head on my wife's car. There are
> two connectors for which I can't find a plug. One is a fairly large brown
> square one with a lot of wires feeding it that I THINK was bolted to the
> underside of the intake manifold. The other is an oval black one with three
> prongs bolted to the back of the intake manifold.
>
> The car starts but has a rythmic surge at idle and dies if I try to give it
> any gas.
>
> Alright, the clock is ticking, what are the mystery connectors and are they
> the cause of the running issues?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Jim


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The 'rhythmic idle surge' sounds like low coolant, and the dying sounds
like the timing belt is out two teeth.

'Curly'

"'Curly Q. Links'" > wrote in message
...
> Nasty wrote:
>>
>> I finally got around to dropping the new head on my wife's car. There are
>> two connectors for which I can't find a plug. One is a fairly large brown
>> square one with a lot of wires feeding it that I THINK was bolted to the
>> underside of the intake manifold. The other is an oval black one with
>> three
>> prongs bolted to the back of the intake manifold.
>>
>> The car starts but has a rythmic surge at idle and dies if I try to give
>> it
>> any gas.
>>
>> Alright, the clock is ticking, what are the mystery connectors and are
>> they
>> the cause of the running issues?
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>> Jim
>
>
> ---------------------------------------------
>
> The 'rhythmic idle surge' sounds like low coolant, and the dying sounds
> like the timing belt is out two teeth.
>
> 'Curly'

Thanks Curly. I'll run those down.

Jim

"Nasty" > wrote in
:

> I finally got around to dropping the new head on my wife's car. There
> are two connectors for which I can't find a plug. One is a fairly
> large brown square one with a lot of wires feeding it that I THINK was
> bolted to the underside of the intake manifold. The other is an oval
> black one with three prongs bolted to the back of the intake manifold.



The oval black one might be the IAC. The IAC is on the back of the intake
manifold/throttle body. Do you have a Check Engine light lit?


>
> The car starts but has a rythmic surge at idle and dies if I try to
> give it any gas.



Fluctuating idle is mostly a sign of an AIR LEAK, NOT low coolant. There
are several sources for air leaks.

Both the dying and idle could well have to do with those connectors.


>
> Alright, the clock is ticking, what are the mystery connectors and are
> they the cause of the running issues?



Send me photos and I'll post them on the FAQ page, if you have nop[lace
else to put them.



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