93 Accord from Orlando...

[ItsaHonda]

trunk leak, as you've probably seen, the first point of failure would be the tail light gaskets>>>

I was thinking the tail lights also, the water pools up (not a lot) on the far driver's side of the trunk area, around the power antenna motor. I had to rip out the cover and carpet and leave it bare. Will replacing the tail lights resolve the issue, or will I need to replace the gasket(s) separately? Thanks for the tip in regards to the rear spoiler!

I'll be taking care of the oil seals before I do anything else, as well as an EGR port cleaning, new plugs and a new fuel filter... it will run so much better after the slight hesitation is gone.

Turned 169,000 miles tonight, running beautifully (with the exception of the above)..



As for the rims, I've seen them on the coupes a lot, but wasn't sure if the 10th Anniv. package was available for the coupes. If not, I guess they were standard on the 93 coupe EXs and the 10th Anniv. sedans only.

[91f22jon]

nices and clean

[Autotek]

clean find. The orlando crew should put you in the right direction. your in cb capital

[JoshM]

81 Civic:

Siiiiiiccccccccckkkkkkkkk.

[Autotek]

Siiiiiiccccccccckkkkkkkkk.

That is a rare car.

[ItsaHonda]

I found the 81 Civic at a Toyota dealership (in Winter Park) They were originall asking over $2k for the car, and I watched it every week as the price kept dropping. I finally drove by and saw $995 on the windshield! So, I pulled in, test drove it, etc. and bought it. Not sure why it didn't get any attention, it was sitting right up front where it could easily be seen from 436. I thought for sure that it wouldn't last long. The car only had 59,000 miles! It was mint, even had cold air conditioning! I brought it to the Honda dealer and had it completely serviced (new timing belt/water pump, belts, hoses, filters, fluids,seals, gaskets, brakes, tires, etc.) Put over $1500 into it and it was like a brand new car. I drove it for three years without a single problem, but I felt bad because I didn't have a garage to keep it in and it was just deteriorating out in the elements... so I sold it to a collector in Kissimmee who had a garage for it. That was about 4 years ago, and the car is still looking and running great (and now with over 100k miles).

Not bad for a near 30 year old car that only cost a little over $2k brand new back in 1981.

The 83 Accord is also still on the road...








The driver's seat was the only major flaw. I later bought some seat covers for it.

[nycen]

nice clean yeah just do tints, regradless clean cb

[Dis1hmongcord]

yuppss looks fresh and clean!!!..

[wagonkid]

love the 10th anni very clean and well taken care of great find

[honspeed2]

I found the 81 Civic at a Toyota dealership (in Winter Park) They were originall asking over $2k for the car, and I watched it every week as the price kept dropping. I finally drove by and saw $995 on the windshield! So, I pulled in, test drove it, etc. and bought it. Not sure why it didn't get any attention, it was sitting right up front where it could easily be seen from 436. I thought for sure that it wouldn't last long. The car only had 59,000 miles! It was mint, even had cold air conditioning! I brought it to the Honda dealer and had it completely serviced (new timing belt/water pump, belts, hoses, filters, fluids,seals, gaskets, brakes, tires, etc.) Put over $1500 into it and it was like a brand new car. I drove it for three years without a single problem, but I felt bad because I didn't have a garage to keep it in and it was just deteriorating out in the elements... so I sold it to a collector in Kissimmee who had a garage for it. That was about 4 years ago, and the car is still looking and running great (and now with over 100k miles).

Not bad for a near 30 year old car that only cost a little over $2k brand new back in 1981.

The 83 Accord is also still on the road...








The driver's seat was the only major flaw. I later bought some seat covers for it.

here my 81 civic after small modification...

[ItsaHonda]

The white Civic is not US spec, or it's not an 81... the square headlights were 82+, and there were no 4-door Civics (only wagons) until 1984.

Anywho, the 93 Accord is currently at the Honda dealership having the tube seals, o-rings and valve cover gasket replaced. I'm hoping she'll run smooth without any 'skips' now that there is no oil flooding the spark plug tube! The car is supposed to be ready by 7 p.m. tonight, so I'll be able to have it for the meet tonight. How late do you guys stay out there usually? Some friends of mine want me to meet up with them at Point Orlando to watch a band play and have a couple of drinks... the band doesn't start until 10:30, so I'm trying to figure out how I can be at both places!

I'm glad the spark plug tube seals will be out of the way... now I can focus on the trunk leak (thinking it's the trunk piece tail light) and the power antenna... and what ever the Honda dealership finds wrong with it. I'm sure they'll find something, they even manage to come with a list of things when I bring the 07 in there...

[ItsaHonda]

Got a call from the Honda dealership. I'm told tube seals are fine, I need the rocker arm seals... which are going to cost an additional $150 in labor + parts.. 15 minutes later in the conversation and I'm getting all of the seals replaced (valve cover, o-rings, tube-seals, rocker arms seals, etc.) a valve adjustment, new spark plugs and an oil change.

Oh, and I need a heater hose, a seal behind the timing belt and some seals under the engine too, but I told them I'd wait until a later date. Looks like I've got some work ahead of me, but I was expecting to when I went into it.

Car will still be ready by 7 tonight. After what all of this is costing me (you really don't want to know), I hope I can feel an improvement! I should've told them to thow in a new fuel filter too... cover all bases. See you guys tonight.

[accordtypeR]

Welcome aboard bro...the pics doesnt do this car justice...shes hella clean.

[ItsaHonda]

Thanks I just wish she'd run as good as she looked right now. It wasn't making that noise when Jacob was around, but as soon as I pulled into my driveway, it was loud and clear. Don't you hate that? What I hate more is spending so much money for service, and it comes out driving the same and makes a new noise that isn't supposed to But, not having anymore oil in the spark plug tubes IS a good thing, even if it didn't fix my hesitation problem. The engine was bucking while I was cruising home on I-4... I am determined to get that resolved before I do anything else! It has to be something relatively simple, the car runs like a top otherwise. Jacob will save it!

Loved your car! As soon as I've got the engine in tip top order, I want those fog and side corner lights as well as the bumper pole.

The other Accords there were really nice too... definitely motivation to keep me dumping money into the 93.

[honspeed2]

more photo my civic 2nd gen.