Recent content by cjolson140

I think you are focusing in the wrong direction on some issues. Penny pinching has its place, but hear me out: What does your employee turnover/retention look like right now? Are you ready for it to spiral faster than inflation? Mistreating your employees by banning them from your facilities...

Finally received the new intake boot and got er goin! Had to play with the idle speed & idle air screw to get a decent idle, and I still need to change the oil in the final drive (manual spec is 10w-30 SE?). Also would like to try another cold start to see if the auto choke is working, as it...

I’m working on getting a Yamaha vino 50cc 2t running that’s been sitting 4+ years. It’s my understanding that it ran when parked. I thoroughly cleaned out the gas tank & carb (also installed an in-line filter), and hoped to take it for a test ride but couldn’t get it to run. It would fire up and...

They practically do last forever, or at least longer than the rest of the unit. A friend has a pair of eu2000 gensets, one of which has more than 2500 hours, and it’s still on the original belt. I don’t think it’s even had a valve adjustment. It’s getting an overhaul soon, and the belt will be...

Even with the split in the reservoir, if the seal inside the master cylinder that separates the two circuits has failed, you will lose the brakes completely. Years ago this happened to me with a 1996 accord; the brake pedal went to the floor after blowing a rear line, and I drove the car to the...

Take one out, and bring it to the fastener aisle at your local hardware store to match. edit: maybe research if all the bolts are the same length first.

If you have a propane torch, open the valve and hold it near where you suspect a leak, with the engine running. The idle speed will fluctuate if you introduce propane anywhere along the intake that is leaking.

Did you replace the crankshaft position sensor, or the camshaft position sensor? I had a 2005 civic with a similar problem, and replacing the cam position sensor (under/behind the camshaft pulley) fixed it. I think I had to pull the valve cover and timing belt cover to get access. This was with...

Something I’ve always wondered about is one specific transmission that GM *didn’t* back-spec to dex vi - the four speed “MP” automatic installed in Saturn sedans. My knowledge of this transmission is only that there are manual and automatics in the same MP family, and that the valve body...

On this forum they (wars: politics) are explicitly outside of what is allowed for consideration and discussion, which reflects the mindset driving energy policy in this country.

Pretty bulletproof. 2nd gen doesn’t have EGR, which is a sore spot on 3rd gen Prius. It’s common to burn oil at high miles, which eventually fouls the catalyst and is a headache if a CEL causes registration issues where you live. My dad’s 2008 has about 350k miles, uses about a quart of oil...

I used to have a 2004 civic hybrid with a 5 speed trans. It had the noise you describe when I got it, and it gradually got worse until it sounded like an alien spaceship taking off in first gear. Pretty common problem with this generation civic, you need to slightly overfill the transaxle oil or...

No stability control with a CEL? That sucks, I thought it was just Subaru’s that did that. I think with that much oil consumption, a new cat won’t last long. What is your driving cycle like? If you drive mostly on the highway, you might eventually improve things by doing more piston soaks and...

If the oil consumption started recently, you might be able to address it by doing a piston soak to soften and remove the carbon in the oil ring lands/drains. I had good results using Berryman’s B12, followed by an Italian tuneup. Are you fouling plugs or just eroding/wearing them out too...

Looked up the engine, pretty cool for 1969! “The Honda G28 is a 67 cc (4.09 cu.in.) single-cylinder air-coolled 4-stroke internal combustion small gasoline engine manufactured by Honda Motor Company since 1969 for general-purpose applications. The G28 has an overhead camshaft and an efficient...