I finally got around to getting the head back on my 89 Accord. I didn't have
it skimmed or valves rebuilt. I know my rings aren't that great. I bolted it
down with new gasket and went through the tightening sequence. I did it
about five times, each time adding another 10 or so, ...

2001 Accord EX, 4 cyl, 5-spd
Have heard mention on here of belts and water pumps purchased through
places such as eBay and was wondering what the opinion/experience is
with such. Labour is a pretty big part of the job so are these non-OEM

2001 Corolla CE; 140,000 miles; city driving, 12-15k/year:
Car eats a quart of oil every 300-400 miles (ran it low on oil a few
years ago.) I’ve just been adding a quart of 10W30 (hi-milage) every
week or so. (I don’t want to spend the big $$ to get it fixed, so I’ll

This may be a goofy question , but here it goes. When reference is
made in the manual for capacities they say for example the tranny
takes 4 quarts. Up here in Canada it is all metric. When converteing
do I use U.S. ?  Thanks

This is the 1.6 EX sedan. The light comes on, and either stays on
for a while and then goes off, or goes off again shortly. It seems to
have nothing to do at all with braking. In fact, it has yet to come on
*while* I'm braking. The brakes are working perfectly under normal

Is this the name or brand name of the product - I can only find one product
when looking for "scan gauge":
http://www.scangauge.com/
Are there any competing products, and am I correct in assuming the OBD port

I know this is not really specific to the RI chat room subject, but I
recently saw the Obama acceptance speech and I'll tell you I almost cried
several times during the speech. I was previously close to voting for McCain
or a republican, but when I started to get to know what ...

i have a 93 accord lx  its got 180000 miles on it, there is no check
engine on the trouble i am having  is the tach jumps at 3000 rpms and
at that point the car surges or jumps, but if you ease into the
throttle it will be fine it only when u cram fuel into it is when it

I have a 98 Honda Civic Ex and about 3wks we replaced the spark plugs
& wires, fuel filter, batter and distributor cap, and ignition coil. A
few days ago I was driving and the car started to putter and it was
stuck at 65mph and I had to hit the brakes hard to get it to slow down

I've had a 93 Corolla since 95 but it's having problems at 168k mi and we
need a reliable car for work.
I'm thinking of a newer Corolla but someone also mentioned that Hondas
have gotten pretty reliable since 1990, especially the Civic?

94 Civic EX 5 speed.
Intermittent (  now  not so intermittent ) problems.
Initially I thought  I had  problem with a dead spot in the starter.  It
would occasionally not want to crank, but I could hear solenoid or relay

My cooling fan comes on and stays on indefinitely after engine is
stopped, even when first started in morning, turn ignition on back off
fan comes on..My efforts so far have been replacing, fan itself, fan
relay, fan fuse, fan cooling timer,  with no success, what else could

I already have the rotors for the car but just replacing it is such a
horrible pain! Anyone know any auto shops in Southern California that
Can do this?

One of the item on the dealer's 60k maintenance list is:
   Adjust Intake/Exhaust Valves, Replace Valve Cover Gasket
My question to the group is: how involved is this procedure? How do you
adjust valves on this engine? Are they really adjustable? I am not a

How do I adjust (lower) the outside temp. reading on my Canadian 2002
CR-V?
TIA