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ROniel
10-26-2007, 02:16 PM
k... for some reason my car stays at idle 2. dude. i was cruising around last night and out of the blue my engine starts smokin... next thing u know i hear the motor dying out and it started making clinking sounds. so i slowed down a lil bit and when i hit 45 something popped. n my car died. anyone know what the problem is?

i bought a new radiator and installed it. for some reason my fan doesnt wanna turn on. and when i was viewing it this morning i noticed that one of the wires was broken off of my distributor. is this a bad sign? after... i did more viewing and i noticed that right below the engine head theres oil or some light brown liquid.

here are pics of my problems... can u help me decide on what to buy next?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/urbanistic_vibez/My%20Car/P1010482.jpg
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MessyHonda
10-26-2007, 02:55 PM
yup thats why it idles so high. and it looks like you need to replace the valve cover gasket...i picked mine up from honda for 9 bucks.
ROniel
10-26-2007, 03:40 PM
hmm... so how much would a full engine rebuild be? cus i really love my car.
russiankid
10-26-2007, 07:21 PM
I think you may have blown your headgasket but i could be wrong. As for the distributor, thats just a vacuum line for the timing advance. Fan not coming on could be the fan dead, or the thermoswitch isn't working.
russiankid
10-26-2007, 07:23 PM
yup thats why it idles so high. and it looks like you need to replace the valve cover gasket...i picked mine up from honda for 9 bucks.
If you are referring the high idle to the advance diaphragm vacuum hose being broken, then i believe you are incorrect. When mine had a leak, the idle was rough.
88Accord-DX
10-26-2007, 07:40 PM
There is a thermo-sensor on the bottom of the radiator. If that sensor is bad, it will keep the fans from coming on. (DVM & boiling water is a test for continuity at the right temp.)

Replace the valve cover gasket with what you can afford. Fel-Pro to OEM in to what your pocket book needs.

The idle thing can be a lot of things, depends on EFI or carbed.
ghettogeddy
10-26-2007, 08:28 PM
The idle thing can be a lot of things, depends on EFI or carbed.

from what i can tell is hes carbed


and yes that is a vacuum line not a wire

and as far as rebuilding goes its ogna cost some serious cash i mean u can do a basic rebuild and have it running with about 1k or so
or u can go full route and spend 2k plus like my self lol but im also doing and efi swap as well
ROniel
10-28-2007, 03:59 PM
ok! so i decided to start with rebuilding my head... anyone know how much this is gonna cost?
88Accord-DX
10-28-2007, 04:12 PM
ok! so i decided to start with rebuilding my head... anyone know how much this is gonna cost?

That all depends on if you provide valve stem seals & what you have done. If you have a shop do it all, anywhere from $150 on up to around $225. Depends on where you live too. Most of the cost is re-seating the valves, checking spring tension & re-surfacing the head if it's needed. (any parts that need re-placed)