ZeroLux
02-17-2009, 08:26 PM
Well, I think I saved a boatload of cash today. Went dizzy shopping yesterday afternoon, best I could find was $450-something from CarQuest for a remanned unit. Poo that. Hit up the local boneyard this morning, found an 89 that matched mine that had just been put out, had a recently remanned dizzy in it. Ganked. $30 later, and the car is running WORLDS better... still getting a chatter under load up hills, it kicks in sooner than before but is a lighter sound than it used to be.
Decided to check some other stuff. We'll start with valve adjustment. Well, mine were about double the clearance the stock tolerance should have been, fixed that, quieter engine at idle now. Sweet. Did the compression check finally and got not so happy results, wondering what the source of this might be: from pass. side to driver's side: 180-160-90-90 :eek: any idea what the heck could have gone on there? Being that they are equal I am inclined to think the head gasket between the chambers is broken. I had the plugs out of each cyl when I did the test and those were the only two to come up exactly the same. Gonna check it for leak down tomorrow and see if my rings are the culprit.
In other news, I got a good lead on an early 90's Integra LS B18 today that I am considering getting. Complete engine, has intake, head is recently rebuilt, guy quit using it because the rings were shot. Engine is partially apart (head is off block), thinking I can do a bottom end rebuild and get it back up to spec and toss it in the Accord. I have tons of questions on that so if anyone wants to pitch in I'd be very grateful. What parts can mix and match on there? It looked like the B18 (non vtec) head supports the TEC 3-bolt dizzy I just got which is a plus I suppose.
The LX-i I found in the junker today was a 5-spd, not sure why it was there, but I am debating going back in the morning and getting all the conversion parts to swap my ATX out for the MTX when/if I drop the B18 in, taking it from an A20 ATX to a B18 MTX. I figured it would be easier to bolt everything up then drop it in at an angle and go from there.
What parts from the MTX LX-i would I need to grab to make this happen? I know: trans, linkage, shifter, pedals, and other basic obvious parts, do I need both axles and the ECU too? (I had thought about getting the ECU anyway, from what I understand it has nothing to do with the trans type)
I figure I could spend some more time out there and see if I can locate the rear disc brake assembly's from an SE-i or an Integra and have the makings of a pretty decent 3g.
Zero
Decided to check some other stuff. We'll start with valve adjustment. Well, mine were about double the clearance the stock tolerance should have been, fixed that, quieter engine at idle now. Sweet. Did the compression check finally and got not so happy results, wondering what the source of this might be: from pass. side to driver's side: 180-160-90-90 :eek: any idea what the heck could have gone on there? Being that they are equal I am inclined to think the head gasket between the chambers is broken. I had the plugs out of each cyl when I did the test and those were the only two to come up exactly the same. Gonna check it for leak down tomorrow and see if my rings are the culprit.
In other news, I got a good lead on an early 90's Integra LS B18 today that I am considering getting. Complete engine, has intake, head is recently rebuilt, guy quit using it because the rings were shot. Engine is partially apart (head is off block), thinking I can do a bottom end rebuild and get it back up to spec and toss it in the Accord. I have tons of questions on that so if anyone wants to pitch in I'd be very grateful. What parts can mix and match on there? It looked like the B18 (non vtec) head supports the TEC 3-bolt dizzy I just got which is a plus I suppose.
The LX-i I found in the junker today was a 5-spd, not sure why it was there, but I am debating going back in the morning and getting all the conversion parts to swap my ATX out for the MTX when/if I drop the B18 in, taking it from an A20 ATX to a B18 MTX. I figured it would be easier to bolt everything up then drop it in at an angle and go from there.
What parts from the MTX LX-i would I need to grab to make this happen? I know: trans, linkage, shifter, pedals, and other basic obvious parts, do I need both axles and the ECU too? (I had thought about getting the ECU anyway, from what I understand it has nothing to do with the trans type)
I figure I could spend some more time out there and see if I can locate the rear disc brake assembly's from an SE-i or an Integra and have the makings of a pretty decent 3g.
Zero