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Old 09-11-2011, 11:04 PM   #1 (permalink)
California98Civic
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Black and Green - '98 Honda Civic DX Coupe
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Question Ecomodder Wiki alternator disable guide

Second rookie technical question of the day, sorry: I am trying to determine whether my 1998 stock Civic alternator is of the kind that the wiki describes as easy, or if it is of the sort that is more difficult and requires dis-assembly. I have been searching the PDF of the shop manual, but no luck (it might be there, I just have not found it). Does the 1998 Civic have an alternator that the ECU can disable with a signal when it is not needed? Thanks.

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See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.



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