Misc. Questions thread

[gofaster]

Figured we could use one of these insead of starting a new topic everytime someone comes up with a question. So I got a few right off the bat

how hard is it to remove/reinstall the side moldings on a 1992 DX?
When opening the door for the first time I noticed that the door pushed in really easy right around the door handle and the the lock is very stubborn to work, is this normal?

[Matty B]

is this DX a 2 or 4 door? there is a big screw that goes into that handle if you look in the pocket there is a cap, pull the cap off and see if the screw is there.

i dunno about the mouldings?

someone has probly been in there before. is it the outside lock or inside, outside is normal for the key to not work. inside will have to be lubricated if its not working

[gofaster]

its a 1992 DX coupe. The questions about the door are all from the outside. When inserting the key the area around and including, the handle, flopped in a little. This doesn't happen on the 1993 Buick I have. Also, when trying to relock the door from the inside, the inside twity bit didn't work at all. Pushed it to where the door should have locked but no dice. Had to close the door and use the key to relock it up

[cp[mike]]

driver door will not lock if its open... will only lock if you have the door handle pulled out all the way, its to prevent you from locking your keys in the car...

as for the door popping in, id say its probably because of the large coupe door, the handle is mounted in such a wide open area of sheet metal, easy to pop in, especially if the key takes some force to push into the lock... try lubing the lock with some graphite powder, maybe make the key slide in easier so the panel doesnt pop anymore...

[gofaster]

driver door will not lock if its open... will only lock if you have the door handle pulled out all the way, its to prevent you from locking your keys in the car...

as for the door popping in, id say its probably because of the large coupe door, the handle is mounted in such a wide open area of sheet metal, easy to pop in, especially if the key takes some force to push into the lock... try lubing the lock with some graphite powder, maybe make the key slide in easier so the panel doesnt pop anymore...

that makes complete sense now thanks.
My current car has an air conditioner and heater that really sucks. How good are the climate control systems in the CB7? Also, I'm leaning towards an H23 or F22a6 head swap. From what I understand, the F22a1 is a SOHC and the a6 and H23 are DOHC. My current car is a 1993 Buick Skylark with a 3.3L engine. Its a pushrod engine so my question is, is it gonna be a problem going from a SOHC head to a DOHC head? I know I will need to get an ECU at a minimum but I'm also gonna go for the H23 intake manifold, what else will i need besides gaskets and stuff like that. While I'm at it and I understand that the a4 Header is the best design of all the F22aX designs, is this true?

[cp[mike]]

i think the cb7 a/c is pretty good compared to other cars ive driven... heat gets hot, AC gets cold, and the blower blows pretty strong

all F22A# are SOHC, the only differences were the header, intake mani, camshaft, and ECU. upgrading from the A1 to the A6 is far from worth the work in my opinion, if you really want to upgrade, just do the cam and/or intake manifold. the h23 is the DOHC, which is just about the same as the JDM F22B... either head fits onto the block without any major issues, for the most part it directly bolts on. i believe youll need to do some matching of timing belt parts, like the lower timing gear and water pump gear... but all the details of the swap can be found in other threads, look and search through the Swaps forum, headswaps are currently very popular. our motors dont use pushrods, the cam, rockers and valves are all self contained in the head, the only thing passing between the block and head is the pistons, coolant, and oil.

as far as F series headers, ive also heard the a4 one is the best (90-91 EX)... a6 is just about the same from what ive seen, the A1 is the cast ugly one.