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> Sot, friggen honda
underthetire
post Apr 2 2012, 07:49 PM
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So, my son wanted a Honda. We found a beat up 2 door civic in his price range. Ran good for a week. He tells me it stalled. I want more details of how and when. I don't know, I was at a light and it stalled. Nothing else. So, clean the iac valve. Order correct gasket and remove throttle body, clean it. Re solder master relay since they are known for broken solder joints. Replace front axle (noisy cv). Change ATF. Runs good for a day. Says it stalled again. Then today finally stalled with no start. Towed it back to my house. No spark. Found Honda used a coil in the dizzy that has a spring to the cap. Well, wouldn't you know, this brand new looking cap was melted where the spring makes contact. I hope he can learn at least from this.
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post Apr 3 2012, 02:14 PM
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My son's 88 Civic HB DX has about 145-150k on it now (not sure since he's stationed back east), and he's driven it from Ft Drum NY (way upstate NY) to DC, NC & most recently to south GA for sniper school - with no problems.

Of course we did a full refurb of everything at 124k in 08, then a refresh & clutch last summer, before I drove it 3200+ mi SoCal to Ft Drum for him - in that huge heat wave last year with no AC!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) (it never had AC).

Another biggie on them is to do the timing belt at the req'd intervals - each & every time, & you might as well do the water pump if even a bit iffy while you're in there!

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You can see how much I shrunk from melting away in the heat, as compared to him! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)
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