Howard

Distibutor sub-assembly for your car is $333.54 at the dealer. Go and check
it out.
You'd be surprised at the price of many dealer parts. Check first before you
assume they are more. Also check the difference in quality. I've been burned
by the difference in quality, specifically durability on aftermarket parts.
Some of the chain stores (Napa, Pep Boys) offer lifetime warranty on some
parts like starters and alternators. I've found they need it. You can save
quite a few dollars on some of them, but then how many times do you want to
change a starter motor in the next 4 years. I did it three times. What did I
save? You get what you pay for!
Howard

"Howard" <howardh@nospam-cybrstar.com> wrote in message
news:i6AGd.54320$zy6.36310@bignews5.bellsouth.net. ..
> >Stalling can't be that common a Honda problem. I've >had quite a few
Honda
> cars over the years and none of >them have ever stalled for me, even once.
> Ditto! Never had any one of my 9 Honda's stall.
>
> >abut about half the cost was due to a replacement of the >distributor
> assembly that cost me $400 even though it >was a rebuilt Delco model . Is
> this reasonable? I was >told a new original from Honda could cost me
> $500->600. From what I figure a rebuilt one that's not even >from Honda,"
> Had your "cheaper" independent known more about Honda than will admit, you
> should have bought and installed a distributor sub-assembly from Honda.
> Probably would have cost half as much. A sub-assembly is brand new and is
> the distributor body, shaft and pickup with harness. You exchange your
> igniter, cap, rotor and coil (if internal). This would have saved you a
> bundle and probably not caused your idle/stalling problem.
>
> So much for those "cheap" independents!
>
>
>
>
> "R. P." <r_pol12gar@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:Z_WdnS-jj_xwv3fcRVn-ow@comcast.com...
> > I finally made the move from the expensive Honda dealer service to an
> > independent chain specializing in Japanese cars. I have mixed feelings
> > about it because it did not cost me less than a typical dealer service,
> > but about half the cost was due to a replacement of the distributor
> > assembly that cost me $400 even though it was a rebuilt Delco model .
> > Is this reasonable? I was told a new original from Honda could cost me
> > $500-600. From what I figure a rebuilt one that's not even from Honda,
> > should not cost more than about half of the cost of a new Honda brand,
> > but what do I know? The reason for replacement was that the oil was
> > seeping through it, so it was probably just a bad oil seal.
> >
> > A smaller problem was in the distributor cap where the center carbon rod
> > was burned out and there was not even a solid contact between the top
> > and the bottom center. Interestingly though I never noticed any problem
> > with ignition before. Now I wonder if I was shown my own original
> > distributor cap when I wanted to see it.
> >
> > The car seems to run better now, especially because they also replaced
> > the thermostat that was stuck open before which I believe because the
> > temp gage used to show no warming for quite a long time. Now it looks
> > normal.
> >
> > The only thing that is worse now than before is the idling speed (aound
> > 700) that seems too low and I stall often during starting. If I recall
> > the idle speed used to be around 1,000 RPM before. Is it easy to adjust
> > or I'm going to have to make another appointment with that shop?
> > The car is a '94 Accord LX.
> >
> > Rudy
> >
> >
>
>

R. P.

"Howard" <howardh@nospam-cybrstar.com> wrote:
> Distibutor sub-assembly for your car is $333.54 at the dealer. Go and
> check
> it out.

I did. At the nearest Honda dealer the distributor base itself cost $375
but it did not include some stuff that this rebuilt one had. In any
case, I think I was taken to the cleaners with this one, but before I
made the appointment I was lead to believe that any replaced parts would
be from Honda. By the time I was given this other option, I was pretty
much committed to the deal and did not have the time to check out the
brand new part price. I think I'll be looking for a more honest shop
next time.

Oh, by the way, that stalling problem seems to be less of a problem as
time goes by. I wonder if I fueled up with some dirty gasoline or
something.

Rudy

R. P.

"Howard" <howardh@nospam-cybrstar.com> wrote:
> Distibutor sub-assembly for your car is $333.54 at the dealer. Go and
> check
> it out.

I did. At the nearest Honda dealer the distributor base itself cost $375
but it did not include some stuff that this rebuilt one had. In any
case, I think I was taken to the cleaners with this one, but before I
made the appointment I was lead to believe that any replaced parts would
be from Honda. By the time I was given this other option, I was pretty
much committed to the deal and did not have the time to check out the
brand new part price. I think I'll be looking for a more honest shop
next time.

Oh, by the way, that stalling problem seems to be less of a problem as
time goes by. I wonder if I fueled up with some dirty gasoline or
something.

Rudy