Last edited by Tomisimo; 05-02-2008 at 12:39 AM.
Its prttey fnuny how you can raed tihs eintre snetnece with all tehse ellters out of palce...
My Build Thread
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Its prttey fnuny how you can raed tihs eintre snetnece with all tehse ellters out of palce...
My Build Thread
Yep, I'm pretty addicted to working on it, at least when school's not killing me! Just one more year of that nonsense, or at least that's what I keep telling myself.
Anyhow, today I ran some seafoam through the engine through the brake booster. I already ran some through the fuel system prior to replacing injectors, pump, and filters. Even so, it was amazing how much smoke spewed out the exhaust. I even got a call from one of my friends who saw me driving down the road and was worried my engine was about to blow up!
It seems to be smoother and more powerful now, but I think I did finally clog up the cat. At least I remembered to put in a set of old O2 sensors before running the seafoam - they got pretty nasty afterward.
Well, I've failed my emissions test, as I thought I might. I didn't think it would be as bad as it was though. HC is 1810 at idle, and max is 200. Not as bad at 2600 RPM though - 221 with max at 200. Argh. At least I've been working a lot of overtime so I can afford to fix it. Onward to the compression/leakdown test...
I'll check that out, thanks!
looking good maing!
man emissions must really suck.
your cars pretty nice these days. shame i had to wait forever for the pics to load cause imageshacks pissing around today it seems
Thanks for the compliments!
Agreed, emissions do suck, but now everything's fixed and it passed with flying colors! It turns out that the exhaust valve adjuster for Cyl #1 was way too tight, so naturally that valve wasn't sealing properly. Who knows how it got that way, but it's working now! Naturally, it idles much more smoothly now as well.
Finally getting some real work done for the first time in what feels like a very long while!
First off, got my MSD Blaster 3 coil installed. Idle seems a bit smoother, not amazing but not bad at all!
Opened up the motor for the first time to check timing belt and replace water pump. Cleaned the surface between the head and the valve cover (as clearly hadn't been done last time the cover was off). Hopefully that will keep the oil from seeping out too much until I pick up the new gasket (tomorrow if all goes according to plan). That's why I should never have let the shop touch it. grr....
Water pump went in without too much trouble, except that the little rubber plug that goes through the lower timing belt cover over one of the water pump screws broke into multiple hard-to-extract pieces.
Then after all that, I noticed that the car suddenly became louder. I found this hanging out of a gaping hole in the muffler. Oops. Time to upgrade!
Edit: Oh, and I recharged the AC, too. It's been a hot summer - it's nice to finally have AC!
Last edited by redaztec; 07-12-2008 at 10:48 PM.
Nice man, I know what it feels like to finally get some work done too, haha.
haha nice
So, first of all, a couple of weeks ago I re-painted the door trim. I used a dye designed particularly for automotive body trim. It seems to have worked reasonably well! Of course I did all of the trim. These pictures are just to show the horrible contrast between what it used to look like and what it looks like now.
Next, I ordered a bunch of new trim pieces. First and easiest, a new H logo for the hood, as the old one had fallen off!
Front windshield trim followed. 19 years in the hot Southwest sun has taken it's toll:
But now it looks better!
Same with the rear windshield trim. This should have been easy, but whoever installed (or more likely, replaced) the rear windshield used too much windshield glue, which filled in the clips and actually glued the top edge trim down. Despite their best efforts, I was able to remove and replace the broken clips and install the new trim without damaging anything other than the old trim and a couple clips. It just took a long time.
New wheel caps too! I prefer the stock look, for those wondering why I didn't just buy aftermarket wheels.
Oh, and I don't have pictures of the install, but I've finally upgraded my speakers. Before, all were "durabrand" speakers - the cheapest thing at Walmart. Now I've got Pioneer 2-way 6.5" in the front and Sony 4-way 6x9" in the rear. They were reasonably priced, and they sound tons better than the old speakers!
looks great! how much was the trim peaces? and yes i know how u feel about durabrand speakers lawl i has them in my acura
1988 Honda Accord LX-i Coupe 123k miles.
Thanks!
It was about $400 shipped from Majestic Honda (hondaautomotiveparts.com) for the trim and wheel caps... kinda hurt to pay that, but I'm planning on keeping this car for a good while and I want it to look reasonably nice.
Looks very nice, it's so clean!
Yep, I suppose I'm dedicated to fixing this car... or obsessed, or addicted!
On that note, today I put in the new cruise control unit, which was the last major thing that was broken! That's not to say that I'm done fixing things, far from it, but all of the major systems in the car work now!
I bet masking everything off was a bitch? Haha I remember when I did my car, I think I went a little overboard.
Sam
1989 Accord LX: Sold with 208k-now somewhere around 230k with new owner
Current:
2014 Elantra Sport 6MT
2000 Montero Sport 4x4 (beater, trail rig)
Wow, that's intense - the only masking I did was a bit of tape, like what's in the photos. Since the dye wasn't of the spray-on variety it worked nicely. It came with a sponge applicator which is what I used. Did you use spray-on paint?
haha thats how my 3gees muffler was when i got it
1988 Honda Accord LX-i Coupe 123k miles.
225K miles. When I bought the car, I wasn't sure it would ever really work again, let alone actually be used as my daily driver and make it to 225K miles. It's been abused, fixed by mechanics far worse than my inexperienced self, and unmaintained. It's the highest mileage car anyone in my family has ever owned. Yet it still runs.
However, those miles have taken their toll. In addition to the ball joint/bushing problems I've mentioned elsewhere, it now needs work on the brake system and transmission. The engine needs to rebuilt, and even the tires need replacing. Countless other bushings, boots, seals, etc are worn out as well.
So, the 3G's off the road, once again leaving daily driver duties to my RSX. But I love that car too much to junk it or sell it or let it sit and rot. It will be back, eventually! Already, boxes of parts are beginning to accumulate in preparation for its resurrection, though many more boxes will have to come before it's back.
Edit: I also want to say that this car has definitely served the purpose for which I bought it - gaining experience repairing cars! Some of the above problems (particularly the suspension stuff) I would have caught and fixed ages ago, except it took me that long to figure out what problems I was looking for and how to fix them. You have all helped me learn about this car (though I post little, I read a lot), and for that I'm very thankful, especially since I don't personally know anyone with much more experience than I have.
Last edited by redaztec; 11-12-2008 at 09:37 PM.
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