Dan Knaus

Don' know how it is on your car, but on my '87 CRX si there's a hole
in the left front wheel well that's in line with the crankshaft.
There's a rubber plug in said hole. Turn the tire to the left to get
room, pull the plug and you're good to go. Oh, I think there may also
be another plug on the pully cover, but maybe not. I can't quite
remember, which means it's probably time to check my valves again...
Dan

On Sat, 25 Oct 2003 05:01:36 GMT, "Spudston"
<reply_to_group@nomail.com> wrote:

>
>"Frank van Hoof" <thehoofies@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
>news:OPGkb.1327$XO.172907@news20.bellglobal.com.. .
>> My Haynes manual says to turn the bolt on the end of the crankshaft to do
>a
>> valve adjustment. However, there is only maybe 3/4" of clearance (if
>that)
>> between the bolt and the wall of the car, and the pulley gets in the way.
>> There's no way you can get a ratchet and socket in there, and can't see
>> getting a box end wrench in, unless it's an offset one, with a bent handle
>> or something.
>>
>> Anybody out there in Honda DIY land got an answer for me? What tool
>needed
>> for the job??
>>
>I use the camshaft bolt. Remove the spark plugs first. Or, if you have a
>manual trans, you can put it in 5th gear and push the car forward.
>
>Spudston
>

Spudston

"Eric" <say.no@spam.now> wrote in message news:3F9EAEC1.25CDF222@spam.now...
> Spudston wrote:
> >
> > I use the camshaft bolt. Remove the spark plugs first. Or, if you have
a
> > manual trans, you can put it in 5th gear and push the car forward.
> >
>
> Using the camshaft bolt isn't such a great choice. It's only an 8mm bolt
> and would be easy to break.

I don't think it's an 8mm, that's way too small. More like a 12 or 14. I
haven't had any problem with doing it this way for the last 100k miles which
equals six adjustments. The engine actually turns over really easily with
the plugs out.

Spudston

Spudston

"Eric" <say.no@spam.now> wrote in message news:3F9EAEC1.25CDF222@spam.now...
> Spudston wrote:
> >
> > I use the camshaft bolt. Remove the spark plugs first. Or, if you have
a
> > manual trans, you can put it in 5th gear and push the car forward.
> >
>
> Using the camshaft bolt isn't such a great choice. It's only an 8mm bolt
> and would be easy to break.

I don't think it's an 8mm, that's way too small. More like a 12 or 14. I
haven't had any problem with doing it this way for the last 100k miles which
equals six adjustments. The engine actually turns over really easily with
the plugs out.

Spudston

Spudston

"Eric" <say.no@spam.now> wrote in message news:3F9EAEC1.25CDF222@spam.now...
> Spudston wrote:
> >
> > I use the camshaft bolt. Remove the spark plugs first. Or, if you have
a
> > manual trans, you can put it in 5th gear and push the car forward.
> >
>
> Using the camshaft bolt isn't such a great choice. It's only an 8mm bolt
> and would be easy to break.

I don't think it's an 8mm, that's way too small. More like a 12 or 14. I
haven't had any problem with doing it this way for the last 100k miles which
equals six adjustments. The engine actually turns over really easily with
the plugs out.

Spudston

Spudston

"Eric" <say.no@spam.now> wrote in message news:3F9EAEC1.25CDF222@spam.now...
> Spudston wrote:
> >
> > I use the camshaft bolt. Remove the spark plugs first. Or, if you have
a
> > manual trans, you can put it in 5th gear and push the car forward.
> >
>
> Using the camshaft bolt isn't such a great choice. It's only an 8mm bolt
> and would be easy to break.

I don't think it's an 8mm, that's way too small. More like a 12 or 14. I
haven't had any problem with doing it this way for the last 100k miles which
equals six adjustments. The engine actually turns over really easily with
the plugs out.

Spudston