For a while now I've been thinking about coast-to-coast touring. I realized, although I'm a Merchant Marine, meaning not a bad mechanic, I haven't much of a clue about wiring harnesses/switches or the mechanicals of the ST. So, I picked up a 2003 barn find to jump right into it. On the way home I stopped for gas and found 2 little mice looking up at me in the trailer. Figured those little guys are about to teach me all I need to know. Here's what I found. Mouse Utopia, living in my in the throttle body assembly, as well as several dead mice in the ECM. I ordered up a new Sub Harness at the local Honda shop. Removed the Main wiring harness and retaped and reworked the wiring harness including the recall ground. I took off the fuel tank, air box, throttle body assembly, and vacuumed out about a medium sized beach ball of Mouse Love. I took out the rubber shield and the alternator was encased in Mice. Glad I took off that rubber shield. I loosened up the 4 bolts for the lower fuel tank as well as the inner rear fender. It took a couple of small blocks of wood to tap into place to make a little space for the harnesses and relays, as well as removing 1 bolt, from the frame to make some room. It all came out pretty well, and with a new taped harness install was half time. While in there, had to rewire the cooling pump ground, I cleaned out the vacuum lines and already perfectly clean 5-way valves. Careful cause they're little and plastic. Cleaned and made up all electrical connections, All F1 codes cleared. Blinking fuel bar alarms cleared. BUT still no start. No spark to any plugs. That'll be next thread. Thought this might help someone out.
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