GeoffM : 1993 Accord 10th Anniversary

[schierholz]

Heater core went? Lucky my car is from florida/cali

[GeoffM]

Guess what I get to do!?

[GeoffM]

So it's been a while without an update

The trans is still somewhat funky, but not as bad.
The front motor mount was bad. I mean, torn bad.


What really kicked me is I had this purchased, but waited about a month to install it. In that month, my entire exhaust tore apart

So: New Battery
Timing belt
Water pump
Coolant (Duh)
Axles (Both)
Brakes all around
Rear rotors too (They were original)
Rear caliper brackets
Upper and lower ball joints in the front
Cat back exhaust. Now only the cat is stock.

The timing belt job went very smoothly for my first time. I've seen the Eric the car guy video but I didn't study it. I mostly just put everything to TDC as designated by the cam pulley and tried not to move anything once the belts were off. I even left the spark plugs in
I did notice the timing belt cover was missing the washer to hold it in. It's rubbed through in several spots and I ned a new one.

The exhaust slightly rubs on a heat shield, which is getting more and more annoying. I'm either going to try and adjust it or just remove the heat shield (I'd rather not).

But, I have the rear motor mount in my garage. I'm going to put that in so I can have a good idea of where the exhaust should sit, instead of it moving all around like it does.

The rear trailing arm on the drivers side is starting to get loud again too.
I think I might've installed it in the wrong direction, because I wasn't paying any attention when I did them.

Finally; Once all that is done and I'm not extremely tired of working on it, I'll take a look at the ABS. There is a leak by the pump, and I'm hoping it's something simple.

I'm close to getting everything where it should be. Beyond the few things I listed above. For my job (Phone support for Chrysler dealerships) I often tell people about how awesome my 20 year old Honda is. I haven't heard a single negative thing yet. It's a nice little booster.

[dhill_cb7]

In either reguard good luck with the install i hope some close cb members or friends can help you out. I would if you weren't in MI lol. Tad too far from philly

[GeoffM]

IF the trans goes are you throwing another in?

At this point, probably. I've paid for the lifetime alignment, which was my no turning back marker. It'll either be a manual or a automatic, depending on the circumstances.

[dhill_cb7]

IF the trans goes are you throwing another in?

[GeoffM]

Geoff any idea on if your trans is taking a shit? Or was it just your solenoids?

Well, I replaced the solenoids and changed the fluid. It's still doing the same thing but got a bit better.
Feels like it slips in 1st off the line, except when I give it a good amount of gas.
My motor mounts are going bad, which I'm hoping is the cause of some of the other weirdness I'm experiencing.

[dhill_cb7]

Geoff any idea on if your trans is taking a shit? Or was it just your solenoids?

[GeoffM]

Soon to have both sides:

[GeoffM]

Many many new things have happened.
Here are some pics, soon I'll update the main post:
Normal:


Yellow capped Fogs:


Highs:

[GeoffM]

I've been having trans issues lately, which has me contemplating the life of this car.
I have new shift solenoids, I'll give them a shot tomorrow. Hopefully they work. I'm going to test what's on there first. I know they shift, just not properly. My car is also throwing codes 1 2 7 8.

[GeoffM]

Got bored and decided to clean those. Only one needed it, but figured why not do all of them. I put the gaskets in with a load of clothes in my washer. Permanent press, I believe. Let them briefly air dry then stuck them back on.

Side note: The trunk lid will come up with a LOT of force when the lights aren't in.

[GeoffM]

Finally updated the text in the first post since the crash.
I'll get some new pics once this storm passes.

Also, I'm thinking about a Viper 5702v soon

[GeoffM]

Don't want to repost all the stuff the server lost, but it's good and worth the wait.
In the mean time: I blew out my tire today. Kinda pissed, even though I should get a free replacement.

[GeoffM]

Fixed my bouncing idle. The throttle cable was too tight.

I tightened it, with the thought that if there was no slack, I'd have a quicker throttle.