91 DX idle

[bobbycos]

You can occasionally find them used on ebay, craigslist, and forums.
I picked up my 94 Prelude manual (for my H22A) from a member here for less than half the original price.

The Helm manual is so well written, I used to sit on the can and read it. It's so clear, you can learn how to work on things without actually even having your hands on them!


Anyone who owns a Helm manual will tell you... it's quite possibly the best tool they own.

I joke around with daheavyking about looking in the "Bible " to find out everything about a problem with my cb

[deevergote]

Well, we all know Jesus drove an Accord! (he just didn't talk about it.)

[tb13]

I own all 3.

The Helm manual is the official Honda shop manual. EVERY diagram, every torque spec, every part number... all 100% correct.

The Haynes manual is slapped together by mechanics that are not experts on these cars (a member here actually knew the guy who wrote the book... said he halfassed EVERYTHING!) The info is detailed in some places, sketchy in others. It's good for basics, and probably fine for most things, but not a great book.

The Chiltons manual is absolutely worthless. It covers Preludes and Accords from 1984 to 1995. That means it covers three generations of Prelude (some 4ws), and four generations of Accord (sedan, coupe, hatchback, and wagon models). It covers the ES2, A18A, BT/A20A (both carb'd and fuel injected), B20A, B21A, F22A, F22B1/2, H22A1, H23A1, and C27A4 V6.
So yeah... that's a shit ton of "similar" cars to cram into a single book.

I will be on the lookout for one, thanks for the info.

that vertical tube is only a breather and the hose plug with bolt is a vacuum line. it's better to start with thermostat, get a new one. Don't forget to flush and re-bleed your cooling system also tighten the plastic lock inside the FITV.

Ah, gotcha, I picked up a thermostat from my local Pick n' Pull today, I went through 10+ cars and found one that was in great condition for a whole $5.

When I pulled off the old thermostat I was greeted by a nasty crap build up in the metal pipe it falls on to. I am guessing this is a coolant passage though the block so to clean it out I could shove my power washer in it and blow all the crud out. Is that safe, or should I do clean it some other way?

Also, for the water I put into the radiator, I should use Distilled correct? That is what I used in my computer's water cooling so bacteria wouldn't build up so I figured it would be good to use it in my car to keep everything clean.