--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F2D00047 Date: 02/08/98 From: SEAN DUNBAR Time: 05:48pm \/To: ALL (Read 0 times) Subj: Honda q's As most everyone's seen by now, I'm now driving a 1988 Honda Accord Lxi sedan. Has power mirrors, locks, windows, sunroof, plus a/c, cloth, cruise control, and is in overall pretty good shape. A couple of things that are bugging me that I'd like to get fixed though... #1: The drivers side pop up headlight seems to bounce around a lot. I tried wiggling the actual headlight assembly, and it seems like you can move it up and down a little bit. The passenger side one doesn't move at all. Anything I can do about this? #2: The tach seems to "stick" around 4500 RPM, and then basically goes nuts above that. Does this car have a mechanical or electronic tach? What would be causing this? (I'm figuring sticking cable, if it's mechanical) #3: What would be the best RPM range to keep it at while driving to get the best mileage? So far I've gotten about 25 MPG, mostly city, some freeway. #4: How hard is it to replace the lock for the fold down rear seat? It seems to be stuck, or it takes another key (I only have 1 key for it which so far operates everything else). Thanks.. ... "She can't take much more, she's gonna BLOW!" -- Scotty --- Telegard v3.09.g1/mL * Origin: tos * 972-818-0339 - dallas texas (1:124/6630) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F2D00048 Date: 02/08/98 From: SEAN DUNBAR Time: 05:34pm \/To: KENNY HENDERSON (Read 0 times) Subj: Re: New car. Tada. KH> My friend Keith, the one with the 12.7 @ 107mph '68 GTO KH> bought an '85 Honda as a winter car. It has 150,000 miles, KH> a 5 speed, its tan/brown, and runs great! He loves it. He KH> got it for $600 and when the winter is over, he thinks he KH> could get atleast $1,000 for it. Wish I could have gotten one that cheap. Any import that even RUNS demands lots of money around here; I got mine for $2500. The average price for an AVERAGE condition 88 Honda Accord (not even the LXI model) is about that price; mine is the LXI and has pretty much every option except tilt steering (or I haven't figured it out yet) and leather. Power mirrors, locks, windows, sunroof, etc.... ... Amazing what alcohol does to a sense of humour. Death becomes funny. --- Telegard v3.09.g1/mL * Origin: tos * 972-818-0339 - dallas texas (1:124/6630) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F2D00049 Date: 02/08/98 From: SEAN DUNBAR Time: 05:36pm \/To: KENNY HENDERSON (Read 0 times) Subj: Re: New car. Tada. KH> My friend Keith says his Honda has nothing on the highway KH> but he says 1st gear is ok to get going with traffic. He KH> says its actually kind of a fun car, of course I'm sure it KH> handles better then his GTO with drag shocks etc :) Oh, my Honda has some passing power... IF I drop it into 3rd and send the tach up to redline ;) I dropped it into 2nd at about 55 last night to see how high the tach would go when I did it.. close to 6000 RPM (redline is 6500), but it took off like a bat out of hell. ... Ah.. aah.. aaah.. atchou*2*O*:**&b** NO CARRIER --- Telegard v3.09.g1/mL * Origin: tos * 972-818-0339 - dallas texas (1:124/6630) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F2D00050 Date: 02/08/98 From: SEAN DUNBAR Time: 05:33pm \/To: ALAN MORRISON (Read 0 times) Subj: Re: Vehicle Confiscation AM> How could you, Sean? Time for some counseling and community AM> service. ;-) *grin* Don't have to worry about it now though, since the truck's parked :) AM> checked on my license about "corrective lenses". Couldn't AM> you tell him you had on your contacts? Took lots of AM> squintin' at the DMV eye machine last time. The fonts on I told him I had contacts on. He told me to look ahead, then stared into my eyes for a moment, then asked me why I was lying to him. :-/ What I don't get is.. last time I got a renewal, they had the person in front of me read the 1st 3 lines. I was able to read those fine.. then they had me TRY to read the next 2. I couldn't. AM> Put my computer near a window and ask for a windowed office AM> at work. Someone told me you could get mild reading glasses Windowless building. :( ... "A Tagline? What's that, and are we taxing it?" -- Bill Clinton --- Telegard v3.09.g1/mL * Origin: tos * 972-818-0339 - dallas texas (1:124/6630) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F2D00051 Date: 02/09/98 From: JOHN PUMMILL Time: 07:59am \/To: KENNY HENDERSON (Read 0 times) Subj: Forced Induction KH> Thats quite a bit lighter then the current Grand Prixs, they KH> are over KH> 3400lbs empty as well. Quite a few cars have gotten heavier KH> over time. Kinda makes you wonder what the differences are. KH> The new Monte Carlo is heavier then the mid 80s Montes as KH> well. The mid KH> 80's Cougars/TBirds were only 3000-3200 lbs, before they KH> were KH> discontinued all models were atleast 3650, and a V8 with KH> options was KH> 3900 lbs! Maybe someone should tell American car KH> manufactures that less KH> horsepower is needed to move less weight, and less weight KH> means better KH> handling generally. Look at Nissan's Maxima, plenty of KH> interior room (I KH> was in a '97 SE 5 speed) and they weigh between KH> 3000-3100lbs! Maybe a Also a lighter car with smaller engine will get better gas mileage. KH> V8 weighs a bit more, but not 'that' much. Imagine how much KH> better an KH> FBody would accelerate and handle if it went on a 300 lb KH> diet. Without a doubt !!! Considering we used to spend so much time trying to lighten the car... --- FMail 0.94 * Origin: Running from the Klan in the Fiero (1:123/30) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F2D00052 Date: 02/08/98 From: MARK LOGSDON Time: 08:38pm \/To: ROY WITT (Read 0 times) Subj: 225 hp Neon? RW> braking horse power...IE; throttle closed, car stopping horsepower. I've never heard it described that way. Brake horsepower can be measured on a prony brake. The prony brake applies a frictional force to a rotating engine. This creates a (torque) force, and with the length of the brake's moment arm you can calculate the brake horse power. HP = 2 * pi * r * f * RPM / 33000 pi = 3.14 r = length of moment arm in feet f = force applied to moment arm in pounds r * f = torque in foot-pounds --- QScan/PCB v1.19b / 01-0232 * Origin: IBMNet Connection - Indpls, IN - 317-882-5575 28.8 USR (1:231/1) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F2D00053 Date: 02/08/98 From: MARK LOGSDON Time: 08:38pm \/To: ALAN MORRISON (Read 0 times) Subj: Saturn Cars FAQ AM> Is Saturn part of General Motors? Yes; however, Saturn is a wholly owne AM> subsidiary and not a division of GM. Huh? Why doesn't Saturn issue stock? --- QScan/PCB v1.19b / 01-0232 * Origin: IBMNet Connection - Indpls, IN - 317-882-5575 28.8 USR (1:231/1) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F2D00054 Date: 02/08/98 From: MARK LOGSDON Time: 08:38pm \/To: CHARLES BOWMAN (Read 0 times) Subj: Vehicle Confiscation CB> Trivial? They ought to lock all those headlight felons up CB> and throw away the key. :) Lets toss them in a cell with those evil speeders. --- QScan/PCB v1.19b / 01-0232 * Origin: IBMNet Connection - Indpls, IN - 317-882-5575 28.8 USR (1:231/1) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F2D00055 Date: 02/09/98 From: JOHN FAERBER Time: 02:04am \/To: SEAN DUNBAR (Read 0 times) Subj: Honda q's SD> #1: The drivers side pop up headlight seems to bounce SD> around a lot. I tried SD> wiggling the actual headlight assembly, and it seems SD> like you can move it up SD> and down a little bit. The passenger side one doesn't SD> move at all. Anything SD> I can do about this? Check and make sure all the screws that hold the bracket the headlight attaches to are all there, mine does the same thing, took out the headlight and out some electrical tape behind it to take up the slack, then readfjusted it. --- Maximus/2 3.01 * Origin: * MacSavvy OS/2 BBS * Dallas, Texas * 972-250-4479 * (1:124/1208) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 246 AUTOMOTIVE Ref: F2E00000 Date: 02/09/98 From: JAY EMRIE Time: 11:02am \/To: JOHN FAERBER (Read 0 times) Subj: Oily Plugs JF>I was asked to if I knew this, since I don't, I am posting this here. JF>What does it mean when a person pulls their plugs andd they are oily, what w JF> that mean? Big $$ repairs, or something simple to cure? It simply means the engine is burning oil - much too much - and a ring job is not inexpensive nor simple to do! ___ OLX 2.1 TD Why is "abbreviation" such a long word? --- RemoteAccess 2.50+ * Origin: Northern Lights! * San Antonio * 210-499-6299 V34/VFC (1:387/23)