After nine months of working on this car mostly on weekends it is running like a top now. I couldn't of done it without cb7 help. I did finally fixed my gas mileage problem it seems. Broken pcv purge valve and cleaning the map sensor(not sure which one made my astonishing increase in mpg). I still have a few more things to do like rear control arms but am mostly done on the mechanic side of this car. It has no rust on it so i can't wait to paint it. Thanks again cb7. I was curious as if i can make postings about bartering my skills for future work on my car(like a paint job).
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Your Welcome. So do you own a manual for the car yet ? Haynes, etc. If not... you should get one. Great read!Last edited by Raf99; 07-11-2017, 05:33 PM.
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Originally posted by Raf99 View PostYour Welcome. So do you own a manual for the car yet ? Haynes, etc. If not... you should get one. Great read!
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Zed you need to remember though, even though you've spent a decent bit of money on your Accord. You don't have monthly payments and things are just getting more reliable over time on the car, as you fix everything up. Also you know more about your car now than most people will ever know in their entire lifetime. These skills alone will help you out later in life in ways you can't imagine or foresee yet, and most likely will save you money in the long run over just buying a car and making payments on it for years to come.
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This is a great site. I would also like to say thanks as I did not respond to any of your threads but still learned. The other more informative members had your questions covered sufficiently all the time. I realized if I where ever to clean my egr ports I would just pull the intake. Learned that from you sorta.......father in law has it back again. Time to shine
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Originally posted by Rilas View PostZed you need to remember though, even though you've spent a decent bit of money on your Accord. You don't have monthly payments and things are just getting more reliable over time on the car, as you fix everything up. Also you know more about your car now than most people will ever know in their entire lifetime. These skills alone will help you out later in life in ways you can't imagine or foresee yet, and most likely will save you money in the long run over just buying a car and making payments on it for years to come.
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The CB7 is also an absurdly well-made car. Interior materials are totally out of the car's class. Chassis design was fantastic for its age, and still quite decent by today's standards. I found the interior ergonomics to be superior to... well... any car I've ever driven.
These cars are common "beaters" these days, but a well maintained example is worth keeping around. I got a 2002 Accord SE in 2006, and I was highly disappointed by the lack of quality. My thoroughly beat 92 LX was a much nicer car in pretty much every regard.
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Just went and bought a timing light and checked it. 60 degrees btdc. Now all my past problems make sense wiht this car. I don't think anything was ruined but not sure. Mechanic who did timing belt 9 months ago said he also set the timing. It seems i was lied to. How does timing go that bad that quick. Also don't the timing retard a little cause of wear anyways.I have only driven it about 1500 miles since. So thanks again and i think now or very soon i will have a 100% perfect mechanically working honda accord. I just hope my engine don't collapse now for being so advanced for that time frame.
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Originally posted by zedjr10 View PostI own a haynes and chilton but they are not always right and each book is detailed in some ways but not in others. I also got a variety of honda service manuals that covers this in more detail than the chilton or haynes but better to ask and get opinions on things. Books don't answer questions. This site been a great help. Am amazed how well it runs, just sad how much money i have spent on it.
It's good that you got some major improvements in your mpg, never be afraid to ask (even a "stupid" question) after doing some research. Chances are either it's a fairly new angle on a question or the thread answering it is buried in the masses and someone will come by that knows which link to share with you if not the answer outright. I've been happy with my experience on this site and it seems you are too.
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