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I wouldn't bother flushing anything if it's just that the clutch on the compressor is bad. Which seems to be what your LIMITED troubleshooting is suggesting.

I have flushed with the AutoZone kit before. I think it worked fine, car got totaled a few months later so I will never really know, lol

who knows what horrors await under the valve covers!

I used 5w30 in my 2010 Odyssey and it had similar heavy wear on one or two of the intake cams. Not real uncommon with high-mileage Odysseys from that time. I think it's a metallurgy issue.

I missed this thread when it was originally posted - does your AC run "HOT AS BLAZES!!" or does it just not cool? If it is indeed hot as blue blazes - if it feels like someone turned it to full hot, then it's certainly a blend door problem. If your compressor is not running and you have even...

Why would an exhaust valve failing to fully open lead to a burned valve? I thought they were caused by a valve failing to fully close.

This has always been my experience - getting it to the minimum of the recommended range requires quite a bit of effort. IME - if you really try to hit the "3/4 to 1 turn" you may end up with filters that are a little too tight for easy removal. I just go strictly by feel now and I'm probably...

Civic Hybrid is a similar car that does 0-60 a second faster. My experience with hybrids (Prius and Accord Hybrid) is that they are great in stop-n-go traffic. The in-town acceleration is fine, but they not fun at all on twisty roads - a lot of rubber-band feel when you're powering out of a corner.

I rotor slapped one time

Regarding paying with checks or cash, my dad bought a new pickup a few years ago... paid in SOYBEANS

It's fine, don't worry about it

Hondas aren't great even when you use the genuine stuff, ime There is special generic "for Honda" PSF that's probably fine

This is going to get off topic, but I have had issues with lug nuts loosening if they are dry and corroded and torqued to spec. I would rather have them lubed a bit and potentially have too high of a cleaning force.

Well, I found a SDS, which replaced MSDS, and I think it might have been zero xylene on the SDS, and I was looking at an obsolete MSDS. Clearly, I'm confused!

it was reformulated and they removed the xylene?

Berryman B12 is 40-50% xylene per MSDS

Can you elaborate in why you went with Goof Off?

I was driving north in the left lane on the outer loop freeway in my Ranger and a wheel bounded over the concrete divider, bounced a couple of times in front of me and slammed into my hood. It bounced off the hood and landed behind me. It set off my airbag and put a big dent in the radiator...

So here is a list of reasons I think car a/c units are less reliable than home ac: 1. vibration 2. road debris damage 3. car a/c has clutch that can wear or fail - home a/c is switched electrically 4. exposed compressor shaft is harder to seal and will wear 5. must accommodate engine movement...

I'm not sure, but I think an electric compressor ought to be easier to seal. Home refrigerant compressors in home ACs and fridges are hermetically sealed, whatever that means. So they don't leak.