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#344 of 412 Re: honda accord [thomason] by Mr_Shiftright HOST Mar 06, 2008 (10:05 am)
Replying to: thomason (Mar 04, 2008 4:20 pm) First two things to do for both these cars is to check for vacuum leaks everywhere, and to do a simple tune up.   japanese carburetors are very difficult to rebuild and you don't want to go in there unless you really have to.
#345 of 412 Immortal O2 sensors? by circuitsmith Apr 23, 2008 (10:33 am)
Hi everyone,   I own an '88 LXI hatchback with 217K miles. Needless to say its had many parts replaced over the last 20 years, but it has the original O2 sensors. I'm always reading how O2 sensors should be periodically changed, especially from places that sell them! So, I get no check engine light, I get good gas mileage, as high as 37MPG, and the car runs great and passes emissions. I'm guessing those little buggers would be a PITA to come out after all this time.   My question is are their others who have never changed their O2 sensors? Should I relax about not fixing what's not broken? Replies to this message: Mr_Shiftright (Apr 23, 2008 12:57 pm)
#346 of 412 Re: Immortal O2 sensors? [circuitsmith] by Mr_Shiftright HOST Apr 23, 2008 (12:57 pm)
Replying to: circuitsmith (Apr 23, 2008 10:33 am) Unless you've noticed a conspicuous drop in fuel mileage, no, I wouldn't touch 'em.
#347 of 412 Re: honda accord [thomason] by rodominski Jun 21, 2008 (8:44 am)
Replying to: thomason (Mar 04, 2008 4:20 pm) i have a 89 accord. carb. ive been having the same problem with the idle for almost 2 years now. its a 5 speed so im able to drive as you said. abit differently. i was wondering if anyone has come up with any solutions for this problem. i have a mechanic that i trust and we are trying to research and tackle this problem. we are thinking its somewhere in the carb. maybe a air intake valve somewhere in there? Id love any kind of feed back. im ready to fix this problem for good.
#348 of 412 no spark after overheating 77 accord by bgortz Jun 23, 2008 (7:20 am)
stopped while running in driveway. was hot at time. now no spark. tried coil, cap, points check. nothing works. getting current to coil and no spark. is there some kind of reset for the engine?
#349 of 412 Re: 1988 Honda Accord LX [hondagirl5] by rodominski Jun 25, 2008 (12:08 pm)
Replying to: hondagirl5 (Jan 29, 2006 10:41 am) if its not your clutch slipping. it come most def. be your idle screw. when i first got my 89. it popped out one day im guessing and it only acted up every once and awhile. check it. simple little thing
#350 of 412 1989 Honda intermittent cooling problem. by adams135 Jul 25, 2008 (10:43 am)
I have a 1989 Honda Accord Ex with an intermittent cooling problem.   Gage .. generally stays the halfway mark but out of the blue starts climbing to HOT .. may be hot foe 15 seconds then back down below the halfway mark on the temp gage .. then go back up .. after a while goes up and stays up at HOT.   Fan runs when AC is on (but car still runs hot even when fans are on)… does not run otherwise.   When HOT and I cut the car off and open hood even though the fans aren’t running I can hear a humming coming from back of engine close to firewall.   Just paid $187 to get fixed .. they replaced sensor and thermostat .. worked great for one day then started doing the HOT bit again.   ??????? HELP !!!!!!!!   Any and all help will be greatly appreciated. Replies to this message: thegraduate (Jul 25, 2008 10:54 am) chucko3 (Jul 25, 2008 2:55 pm) kiawah (Jul 25, 2008 4:05 pm) adams135 (Aug 09, 2008 7:00 pm)
#351 of 412 Re: 1989 Honda intermittent cooling problem. [adams135] by thegraduate Jul 25, 2008 (10:54 am)
Replying to: adams135 (Jul 25, 2008 10:43 am) I was thinking thermostat, myself, but they replaced it.   Just a tip - when the car IS running hot, try rolling the windows down and running the heater. It'll pull heat out of the heater core of the engine and help it cool off. I've had to do this when my radiator fan quit working in my '96 Accord. It kept me from the shoulder since it stayed in the safe zone long enough for me to get to the dealer.
#352 of 412 Re: 1989 Honda intermittent cooling problem. [adams135] by chucko3 Jul 25, 2008 (2:55 pm)
Replying to: adams135 (Jul 25, 2008 10:43 am) Radiator cap? http://carmaintenance.wordpress.com/2008/07/04/why-does-a-car-engine-overheat/
#353 of 412 Re: 1989 Honda intermittent cooling problem. [adams135] by kiawah Jul 25, 2008 (4:05 pm)
Replying to: adams135 (Jul 25, 2008 10:43 am) Gauge jumping around like that, is usually indicative of air in the cooling system/engine block. The air can get in there in one of two ways. If you open up the system to change the coolant and thermostat, or if you have a head gasket blown.   With a blown headgasket, the exhaust gas is able to be pushed pass the gasket and into the coolant fluid. This air and pressure causes the waterpump to not be able to circulate the fluid very well, and the exhaust gases are very not so you also overheat. Hope you don't have this problem.   If you just have air in the system from draining and filling, most of the time it will clear itself with some heating and cooling cycles. Engine heats up, pressure builds up, it blows the air (at the highest point) past the rad cap and into the overflow tank. When it cools, it draws coolant back in to refill.   Sometimes you may also have to purge the engine block air, some vehicles have bleeder screws near the thermostat.

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