I drive a carbureted 1989 Honda Accord with 103k on it. It's been in the family since it was new and was driven around by my now deceased little old man father until 2005. His hat still sits in the back and his compass (oil long drained due to a leak) on the dashboard.
Anyway, it's pretty much my favorite car for a mix of reasons but it's starting to have some woes. Hoping to get some insight here into how to get it running better without getting robbed.
Hi from the Bay Area...Nice to have you on board. I'm deeply sorry to hear about your father's passing. Enjoy the Accord...its work to keep it going but its rewarding.
My sister lives in Louisville right now, but she's always moving around.
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Welcome from California!
Dr_Snooz
"I like to take hammers, and just break stuff, just break stuff." - Beavis
1989 Honda Accord LX-i Coupe, 240k miles, MT swap, rear disc swap
Shop manual downloads available here: CLICK TO VIEW
Reading through the carb tech forum, it seems like that's right. The car has a number of problems of varying urgency and importance. So far I've read about 3 or 4 things that probably need to be done. I'm still trying to build the definitive list of possibles. In some cases, though, my own ignorance about how carburetered engines work is in the way of my understanding.Originally Posted by phrenology
Enjoy the Accord...its work to keep it going but its rewarding.
Not sure I'm going to do the work myself; but I sure want to know enough to figure out if the mechanic knows what they are doing.
The one thing I've not seen yet on the forum is a "good mechanics" list. I'd take the car a goodly distance to get to someone who was endorsed as knowing what they were doing.
Hi, I'm from Louisville too (St. Matthews). I'll ask my mechanic that did all my work (carb 88 LX) if he'd be interested in the work as he mainly does race car prep, high end sports cars, etc. He's very honest and really knows what he's doing, but some times he's busy and I need to give him notice to schedule myself in. He's in the Bashford manor mall area off Bardstown Road and if he says it's cool, I'll send you his contact info.
His name is Mike Winebrenner, really honest and very knowledgeable. His shop is located at:
The Winning Formula
3918 Bardstown Rd # 4
Louisville, KY 40218-2676
Hahaha, I know that shop... When i raced in KY, he had a couple of sponsored cars out there, and sponsored several of our Solo2 races through the KY region. Met the guy at a couple of events/awards banquets... Very nice guy. A++
really....
Grats on joining the carb'd clan. Definately the #1 source for info on them here.
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Welcome!
Dr_Snooz
"I like to take hammers, and just break stuff, just break stuff." - Beavis
1989 Honda Accord LX-i Coupe, 240k miles, MT swap, rear disc swap
Shop manual downloads available here: CLICK TO VIEW
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