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Car Forum / Honda Cars / January 200689 honda accord, couple problems
Hey guys, i have a couple problems, hope you guys have some suggestions... I have a 89 honda accord lxi that does a couple things. When im driving, the temperature gauge goes up and down, and if i have the heater going i can feel it blow on me cold when it getgs almost to overheating then to hot when it goes to the normal stage.... I believe that it is just a normal thermostat problem which i hopefully will get fixed tomorrow..... I also have a weird stuttering problem with my car... .Whenever i first drive it for the day, does not matter if it is morning or afternoon. The car will normally stutter when i press on the gas. It is usually noticeable in first gear, but when i was driving hoime tonight, it was noticeabloe all the way driving home on the freeway. Usually the rest of the day the car will run normally, even after letting it sit for only five minutes..... I feel like my car is possessed sometimes..... Help!!!! > Hey guys, i have a couple problems, hope you guys have some > suggestions... I have a 89 honda accord lxi that does a couple things. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > after letting it sit for only five minutes..... I feel like my car is > possessed sometimes..... Help!!!! once you've fixed your coolant level problem, the stuttering problem will probably disappear also. report back after. > Hey guys, i have a couple problems, hope you guys have some > suggestions... I have a 89 honda accord lxi that does a couple things. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > that it is just a normal thermostat problem which i hopefully will get > fixed tomorrow..... Make sure an OEM ( = genuine Honda) thermostat is used. After installing the new thermostat, make sure the system is properly purged of air. That means running it per the procedure for a purge so the radiator fan comes on twice. That may take over 30 minutes of sitting with engine idling. > I also have a weird stuttering problem with my > car... .Whenever i first drive it for the day, does not matter if it is [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > after letting it sit for only five minutes..... I feel like my car is > possessed sometimes..... Help!!!! What is the status of routine maintenance on the car? That is, when were plugs, igition wires, distributor cap and rotor, air filter, and fuel filter last changed? Were OEM parts used? When was ignition timing last checked? After these are checked and/or replaced, then I would consider the oxygen sensor or ignition coil. How old is each? plugs were done within the past 18 months, ignition wires just changed, distributor cap just changed, air filter 3000 miles ago, same with fuel filter, oem parts were used. The themostat i bought was from autozone.. i am going to get it changed tomorrow, should i exxchange it for an oem part? > plugs were done within the past 18 months, ignition wires just changed, > distributor cap just changed, air filter 3000 miles ago, same with fuel > filter, oem parts were used. The themostat i bought was from autozone.. > i am going to get it changed tomorrow, should i exxchange it for an oem > part? I don't know if you'll find an OEM thermostat at AutoZone. You can get one at the parts department of any Honda dealer. > nickpowell@gmail.com wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > I don't know if you'll find an OEM thermostat at AutoZone. You can get > one at the parts department of any Honda dealer. Right, and for just a few more bucks, Nick. Get the OEM thermostat from your local dealer. A non-OEM thermostat may, for one thing, not regulate in the correct temperature range. I wouldn't drive this car if it's at all overheating. That's risking serious damage to the engine. After the new thermostat is in, report back on whether the stuttering continues. Maybe buy a bottle of Chevon Techron fuel injector etc. cleaner and add that to an empty fuel tank, fill up, and see how it runs after a week. Reinforcement of many of these points appears at www.tegger.com/hondafaq , under "running/starting" problems. Is the car showing any idle problems when it's stopped at a stoplight? The distributor rotor may be due. Also, an ignition timing check as well. > After the new thermostat is in, report back on whether the > stuttering continues. > > Maybe buy a bottle of Chevon Techron fuel injector etc. > cleaner and add that to an empty fuel tank, fill up, and see > how it runs after a week. ------------------------------ Another tip: Be aware that you may have to top up the reservoir two days in a row after changing the thermostat, since air will burp out and be displaced overnight when engine 'sips' from the reservoir. Use Honda premix, never tap water. 'Curly' > Elle wrote: > > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > displaced overnight when engine 'sips' from the reservoir. Use Honda > premix, never tap water. I concur. I wonder sometimes how people take these diagnostic approaches that just don't nail the problem after one post. I have spent a day or so trying to resolve some computing issues with my poor beat up li'l ol' home PC, with the help of folks at one of the computer hardware newsgroups. Try as I might, and aware as I am that troubleshooting inevitably consists of going down many wrong paths before the right one is found, I still found myself being one b-tchy customer over there, or else just cussing right and left to myself at what a random process computer problem diagnosis seems to be. (People were still gracious, thankfully. OTOH, I may have ended up doing what more than a few older Honda owners do: Saying to hell with it and just replacing darn near the whole damn thing.) So all yous suffering with non-functioning cars: Hang in there. Persistence pays. One always learn something new from these experiences. > be. (People were still gracious, thankfully. OTOH, I may > have ended up doing what more than a few older Honda owners > do: Saying to hell with it and just replacing darn near the > whole damn thing.) computers are cheap. in the past, ive built my own, but with systems going for $600 including a 17" LCD display, its not worth it. the display alone is worth almost $200. $400 *might* buy me a mobo/CPU bundle, a 512MB stick of SDram, a hard drive, and a beige box to put it all in. > Elle wrote: > > be. (People were still gracious, thankfully. OTOH, I may [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > bundle, a 512MB stick of SDram, a hard drive, and a beige box to put it > all in. That's good to hear, because it supports my research of the past few days on the subject. This morning I decided to buy, as a package, a new mobo/cpu, case/power supply, and some other upgrades. Buying them separate was going to cost more. Though I was looking forward to assembling it all. This will be the first time I have a computer without a fancy name brand on it like "Compaq" or "HP." I do think computer component manufacturers add on ever "improving" bells and whistles to the detriment of "basic driving," in the same way that auto manufacturers do with cars. Duh? I wish I could get a basic computer that would last as long as and be as trouble free as my 91Honda Civic. :-) i could build you a great basic computer for under 500, if you are interested, let me know... Thanks, Nick, but I just today bought a new motherboard, case and power supply, CPU, and Windows XP in a package, all local. > i could build you a great basic computer for under 500, if you are > interested, let me know... |
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