Re: 1990 Prelude Si ALB Again
 

High Tech Misfit wrote:
> Jonathan wrote:
>
>> It has, and I expect Honda cars of the 1990 era to use some oil. Nearly
>> everyone I talk to that has owned a Honda that was in the late 80's to
>> early 90's have used oil.
>
> My '93 Accord was still just sipping oil at 150,000 miles when I unloaded it
> last fall. Engine remained all original.

it really depends on how the car is driven and maintained. the crx i
had a couple of years ago had 305k on the clock and didn't burn a drop.
my 89 civic will burn 2.5 quarts of m1 in 10k, and that's got only
155k on the clock. both had had only one lady owner before me. the crx
got freeway miles. the civic was confined to the trauma of city
stop-start driving.

>
> BTW, Bosch plugs are junk. Get rid of those and put OEM plugs in there.

couldn't agree more. only thing bosch plugs are good for is "seeding"
the lawn of the neighborhood's goat so their mower coughs its guts. but
you can't do that when you're a grown-up.

Re: 1990 Prelude Si ALB Again
 

jim beam wrote:



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> or you could go to this guy and see what he can do for you:
> http://www.theoldone.com/articles/badtothebone/


Just the pic of the champher to ease the installation of ringed pistons
was worth the trip.

Of course, I'm working with ancient (EJ1) engines which are no longer
available through JDM sources. I would love to get a couple of spare
engines and always have one ready to go!

JT

Re: 1990 Prelude Si ALB Again
 

Grumpy AuContraire wrote:
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>
> jim beam wrote:
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> snip
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>>
>> or you could go to this guy and see what he can do for you:
>> http://www.theoldone.com/articles/badtothebone/
>
>
> Just the pic of the champher to ease the installation of ringed pistons
> was worth the trip.
>
> Of course, I'm working with ancient (EJ1) engines which are no longer
> available through JDM sources. I would love to get a couple of spare
> engines and always have one ready to go!
>
> JT
>
>
I want to thank everyone who has pitched in with info. I really
appreciate all of you taking the time to read my rather lengthy problem
and then answer my questions. I'm sure you'll hear from me again... ;-)

Jonathan