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Old 08-10-2004, 05:07 PM
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Originally posted by Zach Hartwell:
What happened to your old one? I'm currently using my parents 92 hatch..im trying to find one for cheap I can buy.
Why not buy theirs? lol
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Old 08-10-2004, 09:04 PM
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I would presume valve guides. If it's rings, that's a lot of $$$ for repair. If it's valve guides, you can get away with only pulling the head(s).
 
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Old 08-10-2004, 09:16 PM
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or you can always do whta i did...take your engine half apart, put all parts in the engine bay, and have it towed to the garage, saying you couldn't get it started, and ask wtf went wrong
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Old 08-10-2004, 10:22 PM
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uhhh?
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Old 08-10-2004, 10:32 PM
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i had an old beater that wouldn't sell, so i took apart teh engine, left all the parts under the hood, had it towed to the garage, and asked the guy what the hell went wrong, because it wouldn't start
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Old 08-10-2004, 11:23 PM
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Sometimes you can do this engine flush, that eats away the carbon and what not that sometimes keep rings from expanding proper and sometimes will free up the rings allowing them to seal. My mom had it done on her Precidia and seemed to work pretty good she only has 1 bad piston now... the other get about 85-90% compression. I mean worth a shot before the rebuild.
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Old 08-11-2004, 12:41 AM
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Originally posted by loudsubz:
damn right civics forever lol


I have respect for a Honda driver until someone says that.
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Old 08-11-2004, 05:28 AM
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Originally posted by Chadxton:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by loudsubz:
damn right civics forever lol


I have respect for a Honda driver until someone says that. </font>[/QUOTE]jealous

civics 4 life bruddah
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Old 08-11-2004, 06:39 AM
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Originally posted by ChizzerZ24:
Sometimes you can do this engine flush, that eats away the carbon and what not that sometimes keep rings from expanding proper and sometimes will free up the rings allowing them to seal. My mom had it done on her Precidia and seemed to work pretty good she only has 1 bad piston now... the other get about 85-90% compression. I mean worth a shot before the rebuild.
can I get more details about this because I willing to try
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Old 08-11-2004, 08:05 AM
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Valve seals break down over time causing oil to leak past at shut down and the oil burns off piston heads till valve stems heat up to seal again. U could try 20-50 w oil till motor finally poops out You have tried all the chemical fixes so it sounds like either rebuild heads or live w/ smoke at start-up. My $0.02
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