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    head gasket

    i just got my 87 accord that has a blown head gasket im going to be posting all the progress in to this thread
    i also did a compression test my numbers are
    #4-70PSI #3-25PSI #2-20PSI #1-110PSI




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    Re: head gasket

    is it a blown head gasket or so you just need some new piston rings? with 362XXX miles id say its prolly due for a rebuild. be sure and throw in a delta 272 while ur at it.

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    Re: head gasket

    Quote Originally Posted by itzdave View Post
    is it a blown head gasket or so you just need some new piston rings? with 362XXX miles id say its prolly due for a rebuild. be sure and throw in a delta 272 while ur at it.
    thats not the original motor... forrest looked up the block number and the block is a 86 A20A2 from japan... i think the dude shafted him... ohs well cah your TQ wrench will be in the mail monday morn

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    Quote Originally Posted by labeledsk8r View Post
    thats not the original motor... forrest looked up the block number and the block is a 86 A20A2 from japan... i think the dude shafted him... ohs well cah your TQ wrench will be in the mail monday morn
    hmm. i didnt know they had A-series motors in japan. just thought they had the B20's.

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    Re: head gasket

    yup the low end cars over there got the a20 and a18 the 2.0si got the b20a lolol

    heres some pics i took
    i cant get the damn power steering pump off some jackass striped the nut!




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    Re: head gasket

    ZOMG

    Cah removed the front bumper the correct way

    lol
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    haha
    yup

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    Re: head gasket

    cah are you sure it's the transmission on the other? maby it's the throwout bearing,or something tore up or jammed in the clutch. you did adjust it before. as far as the spark plug hole,go to sumit racing, they carry a kit to helicoil that,that doesn't require drilling. thats a standard metric spark plug thread. drain the oil out the transmission on the other and look for metal.

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    yeah the trans is shot in the 88
    if i pop it in 5th and let off the clucth it is just like N 1-4 grinds like crzy and R locks the trans up lol

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    Re: head gasket

    why did you take off the bumper to change the head gasket?

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    Re: head gasket

    You can get a kit from Sears that comes with different bits to remove broken or stripped bolts. It costs around $30 but its worth it. Also don't forget to put bolts in bags and label everything. Labeling is a key factor in such as this.
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    Re: head gasket

    Quote Originally Posted by itzdave View Post
    why did you take off the bumper to change the head gasket?
    It gives you more room to lean over and work.
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    Quote Originally Posted by russiankid View Post
    You can get a kit from Sears that comes with different bits to remove broken or stripped bolts. It costs around $30 but its worth it. Also don't forget to put bolts in bags and label everything. Labeling is a key factor in such as this.
    yeah im labeling and putting everything in baggys
    and i might have to get that kit

    Quote Originally Posted by russiankid View Post
    It gives you more room to lean over and work.
    yup

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    Re: head gasket

    Yeah he's gonna do it right, Me and Justin (sk8er) had a good talk with him last night on that.

    And yeah It makes front motor work alot easier when you take off the bumper, just the 2 Bolts on each side under the Front Signals and the screws on each side and your good to go.

    Also prevents you from spilling oil and crap on the bumper, and makes getting to the Exhuast mani ALOT easier
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    Re: head gasket

    looking good except that striped bolt, i would get what rusian is talking about i have used them and works great.. just buy a new bolt for when you re-install it... but looking good and gald to see your takeing your time to get the correct tools....

    speaking of tools... i sent your TQ wrench out today.. and even upgraded you to first class shiping to get it there faster

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    Re: head gasket

    id remove the whole p/s system while ur at it. the car is light enough that its not hard to steer without it, except for MAYBE if ur in a very tight parking lot.

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    Quote Originally Posted by itzdave View Post
    id remove the whole p/s system while ur at it. the car is light enough that its not hard to steer without it, except for MAYBE if ur in a very tight parking lot.
    its removed on my lxi lol

    well il still going to finish the engine tare down but i dont think i will be reuseing this engine...
    this car may be getting some other things happening to it bigger and better plans

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dark_Accord View Post
    its removed on my lxi lol

    well il still going to finish the engine tare down but i dont think i will be reuseing this engine...
    this car may be getting some other things happening to it bigger and better plans
    bigger and better plans???
    care to share?

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    Re: head gasket

    Quote Originally Posted by Dark_Accord View Post

    but i dont think i will be reuseing this engine...

    i wouldnt say that cah... if i were you... and if it can be done... fix that engine if its not to far gone.. new head at the most... and then pick up a second engine to start building in the garage...if you do this right.. even doing a head change... will give you alot of good know how... plus then you can get her running for less and get a job LOL

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    Quote Originally Posted by labeledsk8r View Post
    i wouldnt say that cah... if i were you... and if it can be done... fix that engine if its not to far gone.. new head at the most... and then pick up a second engine to start building in the garage...if you do this right.. even doing a head change... will give you alot of good know how... plus then you can get her running for less and get a job LOL

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    Re: head gasket

    if its not the original engine then the mileage is unknown, the bottom end may be ok, need to inspect the cyl


    I do not see how taking off the front facia makes the job any easier, I had no problem with the front engine access but I have a creeper stool that saved the bending over part. The exhaust bolts only took about thirty minutes, how does the time compare to taking the body facia of PLUS doing the exhaust bolts? Just wondering ... not knocking anybodys procedures and techniques....and the PS bolt, doesnt one have a nut on the other side you have to hold it with a wrench while you turn the other side?

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    Re: head gasket

    Quote Originally Posted by labeledsk8r View Post
    i wouldnt say that cah... if i were you... and if it can be done... fix that engine if its not to far gone.. new head at the most... and then pick up a second engine to start building in the garage...if you do this right.. even doing a head change... will give you alot of good know how... plus then you can get her running for less and get a job LOL
    i think they overheated it until it quit,they even bypassed the fan switch, from the amount of oil in the coolant he found,to the extremly low compression he found on all four cylinders,i think it's gone. it would be cheaper and much eaisier for him to find a junk one with a running engine then to try to rebuild an engine when he has no experience.

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    Quote Originally Posted by roodoo2 View Post
    if its not the original engine then the mileage is unknown, the bottom end may be ok, need to inspect the cyl


    I do not see how taking off the front facia makes the job any easier, I had no problem with the front engine access but I have a creeper stool that saved the bending over part. The exhaust bolts only took about thirty minutes, how does the time compare to taking the body facia of PLUS doing the exhaust bolts? Just wondering ... not knocking anybodys procedures and techniques....and the PS bolt, doesnt one have a nut on the other side you have to hold it with a wrench while you turn the other side?
    Not sure, but i think there is a special groove for that bolt so you don't have to hold it. I know i never held mine when i took the power steering pump off.
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    Re: head gasket

    another question is where is he going to get the precision measuring tools to check the engine if he rebuilds it? he probably will need a 1 through 3 inch micrometer set, a bore gauge set, precision straight edge to check for warpage, feeler gauges, dial indicator, the list goes on, and i'm not trying to be ugly,but he can barely operate a socket wrench,let alone use precision instruments. i just hate to see him get into something he will never finish.

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    Re: head gasket

    do a FI swap while ur at it

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