quote taken from WindsAloft989's thread
Ok... so for the 86 dx that I've been asking for help with, I got the starter in and batt replaced and fired it up. Props to everyone that helped.Originally Posted by MessyHonda88dx
But now I see smoke coming from the same area as WindsAloft989. Could I assume its "just" a valve cover gasket prob as well? Its leaking from at least 2 spots.
The [long] story, in case it helps with diagnosis:
Was my mom's car, but my older brother's car was stolen or something and he asked my mom to use her's. She ok'd it and he drove it for a couple of years.
In 04 it failed smog and had some other probs as well, so he decided to dump it in the driveway and its been sitting for just over 2 yrs. Now, I'm trying to get the thing up and running for my younger brother.
Charged up the batt and all I got was click click click. Researched and came to the conclusion of starter.
Starter replaced, charged up batt>> was told by the guy at Autozone that it was bad.
New batt in today. Took 2 tries before I got it to crank up, revved at 2000ish continually for 5-10 secs, then shut it off as I remembered I lost some coolant when originally moving around the hoses. Figured the 2k was normal is it had been sitting for so long.
Topped it off, fired it up again without probs and it slowly revved up to 2300, pumped the brakes a bit and it got down to about 2000 again. Saw some wisps of smoke, shut it down and now I'm here again with probs instead of only props.
Additional info
Didn't have the dipstick in there, so I had put in an additional 1/3 - 1/2 quart of oil to top it off when I first tried starting it up. Got a dipstick later and it measured above the mark by about 1/2 inch.
*note* The car had been parked facing down the driveway, which is angled..... about 15-20 degrees.
So.... "just" the gasket prob?
Rpms related, or diff prob?
Additional maintenance/repair advice?
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