Originally Posted By: parimento1
I guess today they use solenoids instead of vacum lines.
Oh, they had solenoids too! Like I mentioned, to Honda's credit, they worked very well for a long time.
A few more things. Should you replace the motor mounts, be prepared for quite a job. You'll first neet to jack up the engine. I helped a friend replace his motor mounts and oil pan. You can actually put a jack under the oil pan and jack up the engine from the pan. Don't worry, it's a double walled oil pan and can take the stress. We were going to change the pan anyway because he thought it was leaking. It was the most solid oil pan that I ever saw. Even after we pounded the oil pan with a 4 lb hand sledge hammer to remove it, it never hurt the inside of the pan. Turns out the pan wasn't leaking(it was the vent tube "clamp" attached to the vent near the top of the pan). After all that work!
Anyway, Im pretty savy with these 86-89 Accords because tons of my friends owned them. Every now and again they needed a repair but not many. With lots of friends owning these car, each different repair becomes a new experience. But, sometimes we would just rip into these Accords just to see how they were constructed. They were unbeleiveable. Fuel and brake lines were hidden through the body of the car(not exposed underneath the floor boards). Stainless Steel parking brake cable also hidden through the body of the car and only came out of a junction into the drum(s). Same for the rear brake line to which a small piece from a (high pressure)junction came out and was attached to the cylinder. Fronts were similar! Gas tank has a drain plug should you ever need to drop/replace the tank due to rot. Should you need to replace the fuel pump or flote assmbly, just fold down the rear seat, move the carpeting in the trunk and there lays two covers to access the gas tank from atop/inside the trunk. No need to drop the gas tank. These cars were ammazing in their day. The most aerodynamic Accords built to date with a Cd of .32...No other Accord has been this wind cheating. There's other cars that are lower but, never since has an Accord had a .32...They've only gotten higher. First "front wheel drive car" to have a 4 wheel double wishbone suspension.
OOPS, Im raving/babbling too much. I love this car! Best $14,000.00 I ever spent on a vehicle. Some parts of this Accord are much better than my wifes $40K Lexus.
I guess today they use solenoids instead of vacum lines.
Oh, they had solenoids too! Like I mentioned, to Honda's credit, they worked very well for a long time.
A few more things. Should you replace the motor mounts, be prepared for quite a job. You'll first neet to jack up the engine. I helped a friend replace his motor mounts and oil pan. You can actually put a jack under the oil pan and jack up the engine from the pan. Don't worry, it's a double walled oil pan and can take the stress. We were going to change the pan anyway because he thought it was leaking. It was the most solid oil pan that I ever saw. Even after we pounded the oil pan with a 4 lb hand sledge hammer to remove it, it never hurt the inside of the pan. Turns out the pan wasn't leaking(it was the vent tube "clamp" attached to the vent near the top of the pan). After all that work!
Anyway, Im pretty savy with these 86-89 Accords because tons of my friends owned them. Every now and again they needed a repair but not many. With lots of friends owning these car, each different repair becomes a new experience. But, sometimes we would just rip into these Accords just to see how they were constructed. They were unbeleiveable. Fuel and brake lines were hidden through the body of the car(not exposed underneath the floor boards). Stainless Steel parking brake cable also hidden through the body of the car and only came out of a junction into the drum(s). Same for the rear brake line to which a small piece from a (high pressure)junction came out and was attached to the cylinder. Fronts were similar! Gas tank has a drain plug should you ever need to drop/replace the tank due to rot. Should you need to replace the fuel pump or flote assmbly, just fold down the rear seat, move the carpeting in the trunk and there lays two covers to access the gas tank from atop/inside the trunk. No need to drop the gas tank. These cars were ammazing in their day. The most aerodynamic Accords built to date with a Cd of .32...No other Accord has been this wind cheating. There's other cars that are lower but, never since has an Accord had a .32...They've only gotten higher. First "front wheel drive car" to have a 4 wheel double wishbone suspension.
OOPS, Im raving/babbling too much. I love this car! Best $14,000.00 I ever spent on a vehicle. Some parts of this Accord are much better than my wifes $40K Lexus.
