94 civix ex update
Ok thanks everybody - changed the blower motor - so now i have reliable
cool a/c , and got the cruise control working. the CC turned out to be pretty simple - a sensor to check if the clutch petal was fully up was adjusted so that it couldn't make contact. I have no idea why anyone did that - but i'm glad it was the problem - cost me nothing but a little sweat equity. Next things - Timing belt, and need a replacement roof antenna. Honda wants $750 to replace it or $250 for belt set and waterpump. $500 labor sounds too steep to me. can get Gates belt set for $95 from Napa and water pump for 65. Is there anything that CANNOT be reached with hand tools ( I don't have air/impact tools but everything looks straightforward) Looks like a job i could do in a day - Thanks Tegger for the tip on your Faq page about marking old belt/pully & transfering to new belt. Is Honda antifreeze necessary? Car has green eth/glycol AF in it that looks & smells clean - I don't know whether it's Honda or not. - will std E/G (prestone) AF mix with honda- and what's the difference. |
Re: 94 civix ex update
jim L wrote:
> Ok thanks everybody - changed the blower motor - so now i have reliable > cool a/c , and got the cruise control working. the CC turned out to be > pretty simple - a sensor to check if the clutch petal was fully up was > adjusted so that it couldn't make contact. I have no idea why anyone did > that - but i'm glad it was the problem - cost me nothing but a little > sweat equity. > > Next things - Timing belt, and need a replacement roof antenna. > > Honda wants $750 to replace it or $250 for belt set and waterpump. $500 > labor sounds too steep to me. can get Gates belt set for $95 from Napa and > water pump for 65. one thing virtually everybody on this group agrees on, and that's using genuine honda parts for a job like that. if you go to tegger.com, you'll find a list of online honda parts retailers that we've all used. use them for pricing. > Is there anything that CANNOT be reached with hand tools > ( I don't have air/impact tools but everything looks straightforward) the pulley bolt. you need an impact driver or a 3/4" drive socket and pulley holder. impact driver rental is probably your cheapest bet. > Looks > like a job i could do in a day - Thanks Tegger for the tip on your Faq > page about marking old belt/pully & transfering to new belt. i STRONGLY recommend you reinvest some of the money you save from doing this job yourself in the genuine honda workshop manual from helminc.com. read the relevant section /before/ you start the job. > > Is Honda antifreeze necessary? Car has green eth/glycol AF in it that looks > & smells clean - I don't know whether it's Honda or not. - will std E/G > (prestone) AF mix with honda- and what's the difference. others will disagree, but in my experience, you'll be ok with non-honda long life [orange] antifreeze. don't use the cheap crap. and don't buy the mix - buy the concentrate, distilled water at $0.99/gal and mix it yourself. |
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