Small tab on valve cover?

[LXrocks]

What is the small tab on the front of the valve cover of the A20A1 engine for? The only thing I can think of is something to hold a wire in place.

[russiankid]

Spark plugs wires.

[Dr_Snooz]

Check it:

http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq132/dr_snooz/DSCN2071.jpg

[1987AccordLx-i]

Check it:

http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq132/dr_snooz/DSCN2071.jpg

haha most 3g's have those autolite 84s

[lostforawhile]

Check it:

http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq132/dr_snooz/DSCN2071.jpgI always hated the way the factory wires looked like an after thought,thats why i made my own looms

[Dr_Snooz]

I always hated the way the factory wires looked like an after thought,thats why i made my own looms

Yes, your loom is the cat's pajamas for sure.

I'm not a fan of Autolite, as a rule. The battery was free, so I used it. If it gives me so much as a single nanosecond of trouble, it will turn into an Optima just as fast.

[ghettogeddy]

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b397/ghettogeddy/100_4862.jpg
i used that section for the spectra v8 holder same as pico

also used to use it for the ground

[lostforawhile]

Yes, your loom is the cat's pajamas for sure.

I'm not a fan of Autolite, as a rule. The battery was free, so I used it. If it gives me so much as a single nanosecond of trouble, it will turn into an Optima just as fast.get the odyssey, you can get plenty of cranking power and reserve and lots less weight. I'm done with sulphuric acid filled batteries. with the new battery technology coming out,they will be extinct in a few years anyway. the old battery technology should have been replaced years ago. That's one old school thing i'll be glad to see gone. ask anyone who has had a battery fail from going dead a couple of times,or replaced corroded out sheet metal from leaks. recombinant gell cells have been available for military aircraft for years, they are just now coming into the general market. the optima is cool for big sound systems,but even it's technologu is getting dated. if you don't have a huge stereo, all you really need is enough cranking amps to start the car,and enough reserve to get you home in the event of an alternator failure. when the car is running it's always running on the alternator. it only pulls current from the battery when the alternators output is exceeded by demand. thats why you have 13.5 or 14 volts while the engine is running. the voltage has to stay higher then the batterys voltage to maintain a charge.

[russiankid]

I have Duralast wires with lifetime warranty so I don't even worry about them.

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e58/russian03rustler/new%20cam%20and%20car/S6301365.jpg

[cygnus x-1]

get the odyssey, you can get plenty of cranking power and reserve and lots less weight. I'm done with sulphuric acid filled batteries. with the new battery technology coming out,they will be extinct in a few years anyway. the old battery technology should have been replaced years ago. That's one old school thing i'll be glad to see gone...


Nice batteries but holy crap are they expensive. I put a large motorcycle battery in my Prelude over the summer (smaller, lighter, works great) and it was under $40 with a core return. The equivalent Odyssey battery is more than twice as much. Hopefully the prices will come down as the technology gains popularity.

C|

[lostforawhile]

Nice batteries but holy crap are they expensive. I put a large motorcycle battery in my Prelude over the summer (smaller, lighter, works great) and it was under $40 with a core return. The equivalent Odyssey battery is more than twice as much. Hopefully the prices will come down as the technology gains popularity.

C|you have to look at that price over time, the average life of one is ten years. plus you can accidentally run them down over and over, and not kill the battery. the only thing about running them completly flat, is you need one of the approved voltage control chargers to bring it back from totally dead. you can bring it mostly back with a regular charger. but thats only if you run it into the ground. also if you don't run your car that much, you can always depend on it to restart. they don't go flat from siting. if you have an alarm or something, you might need a battery tender,but if you disconnect it,they won't go dead.

[Dr_Snooz]

you have to look at that price over time, the average life of one is ten years. plus you can accidentally run them down over and over, and not kill the battery. the only thing about running them completly flat, is you need one of the approved voltage control chargers to bring it back from totally dead. you can bring it mostly back with a regular charger. but thats only if you run it into the ground. also if you don't run your car that much, you can always depend on it to restart. they don't go flat from siting. if you have an alarm or something, you might need a battery tender,but if you disconnect it,they won't go dead.

Okay, you sold me. Do I have to send away to Neptune to get one? I don't see them at Napa or Kragen.

[lostforawhile]

Okay, you sold me. Do I have to send away to Neptune to get one? I don't see them at Napa or Kragen.http://www.odysseybatteries.com/index.htm or summit or jegs if you call west coast batteries they can help you decide which one is best for your application. The hot rod guys swear by these batteries. I have my hidden battery box set up for a pc625 from them.