I was working on a friend's newly purchased but beat up 1987 Toyota Celica yesterday. What a blast. Has anyone ever tried to make this into a (small) for-profit hobby, where you buy beat-up Hondas, do a little body and under the hood work, then re-sell it at a comfortable profit? What are...

Is there a super-duper tire gauge on the market? I have been using a pocket protector tire gauge for years. I bought an air compressor last summer and now check my tires' pressure at least once a month. I have found the pocket gage cumbersome to use. I can't consistently fit it exactly on the tire...

My 91 Civic's right rear drum brake makes a "wunka-wunka" noise every now and then when I press the brake pedal while driving and coming to a stop. This began two days ago, after a heavy snowstorm (8 inches or more, so around brake drum height), parking lot (at the top of a mountain) not plowed,...

Try thoroughly purging the cooling system of air. For this, follow the manual's instructions to the letter. As part of this procedure, note that it may take 40 minutes or more for the cooling fan to come on two times, so have a magazine. Something called the EACV (if I recall correctly) has a...

I finally got serious about looking for a second Honda Civic, c. 1989-1997. A few observations: -- A friend of mine convinced me Carfax was worth $35 for 30 days, unlimited checks. For the four cars I checked, it revealed: (a) Odometer tampering with two, with the advertised mileage being over...

91 Civic LX here, 203k miles. I am considering replacing the front upper and lower ball joints. I have read the archives and also many of the reports at honda-tech.com on this. A few queries to see where the Honda technical population is on this: -- lifetime warranty upper ball joints may be...

Is any other Honda enthusiast struck by the U.S. Congress's and President's effort to shore up and nationalize companies that make terrible automobiles and have long promoted gluttony by consumers? Why not instead compel, one way or another, mergers with Honda, Toyota, and Subaru or Nissan...

93 Civic DX sedan. It was a collision hard enough that the drawer beneath the radio opened and sent the coin change I keep there flying. As I got out, I thought I would find the Civic's rear would be partly flattened. I was amazed that externally, the bumper only showed scratches. The exhaust...

1993 Civic DX, 197k miles. Purchased in July 2008, with me as second owner. In March 2009 it started burning/losing oil at about a half- quart per 600 miles. -- Several times over the last couple of months I have thoroughly inspected the areas of the usual seals: dizzy o-ring, front crank and cam...

Is there anyone with either carfax.com or autocheck.com service right now that could run one check for me? Please email me. I will pass your favor along to someone else somehow. Thank you.

I had an opportunity to buy a 2003 Civic LX with 81k miles on it several weeks ago at a great price, and I did. At the time of purchase, one of the door locks did not work, and the SRS indicator light was on. I fixed the door lock easily, replacing the lock's cylinder plates etc. Then I started on...

On Dec 10, 12:16*am, wrote: > Read Mohttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2010/12/curbside-classic-when-hondas... I got a kick out of the link above. I knew JT would be posting his latest in response ;-). I wish I had more space and slightly better tools so I could get...

My local import shop sold me an exhaust manifold gasket with OEM part number 18115-P2A-003 on the packaging. The shop claimed it would fit a 91 Civic. According to cheapesthondaparts.com and slhonda.com, this gasket fits 96-2000 Civics. Does anyone know if the exhaust manifold gaskets are all the...

Hi all- Have a 99 altima (sorry, but the nissan group wasn't any help...seems like a universal problem), about 6 months ago I replaced my front rotors and pads (raybestos, chinese made), and for some reason, since day 1, when I applied the brakes I heard this grinding (Grrrrrrrrrr) sound come from...

Hello. I have been having a problem with my Civic for about a year now and it has gotten progressively worse. Basically when I turn on the AC I hear the compressor come on, at least I think I do, the engine idle gets lower when I put it on, and then all I get is warm air. Its not as hot as when I...

I have a 05 I4 accord with around 5000 miles. The engine is just not smooth anymore, kinda hear this 'whirring' should when I accelerate, and when im at a stop, I can feel slight vibrations from the steering wheel, seat, and the brake pedal. Plus when i'm driving I can even feel slight...

Hi, got a 05 accord w/ 4000 miles on it (4 cylinder engine), I've recently noticed that after the engine has warmed up and I'm idling in DRIVE, I can feel slight vibration from the steering wheel and a slight 'fluttering' sound from the engine, when I put the gear in neutral or park the...

And is it easy to get to? What about the drain plug? I just have a 100 miles on it now, but I don't know if I should leave in the oil for 5000 miles as people have mentioned that Honda has a special 'break in' oil or just to change the oil my self at 1000mi. I don't think the manual specifically...

I cant seem to change the odometer to show the outside temp in my LX 4 banger accord. Do I have to be driving the car to be able to do it? I keep pressing the TRIP RESET button while the key is on the 'ON' position, but it just seems to reset the TRIP numbers. Is something wrong w/ the system...

in today's paper, from Reuter's: "Reviving Honda After harsh criticism of its new Civic, the automaker has turned to its engineering staff to reclaim its mojo" wow, it only took, what--20 years? They spent the last 20 years deliberately destroying everything they knew, but suddenly they...