FINALLY got me a CRX

[jakobnev]

Have a friend hold the transfer rod while you move the shifter, it should quickly become obvious where the problem is.

[RandomFact314]

Originally Posted by hondaguy72

You should have more feedback with the shortened shifter. Sounds like the bushings that surround the shifter are shot or possibly the universal joint is very loose. There is a really cool universal joint product here:
RCAutoworks

My friend also said its probably the bushings being shot. Guess I'll be getting him to look at it after I take it to the shop tomorrow for overheating and smoking like crazy.

[RandomFact314]

Took the car to the shop today because it was sputtering, smoking, and overheating and they said the head gasket was bad, $770 to replace the gasket, get the top half of the engine re-machined (straighten it up and test for compression) and to replace a bunch of other crap I can't even remember.... Guess I had a fast one pulled over me, o well... My fault I suppose.

[jakobnev]

That really subjects spheres to unbalanced pressure!

Did you take the deal or are you considering other options? (like engine swaps)

[hondaguy72]

Even with the repair you won't be into the car that deep. It's worth the investment to have it done with machining. I hope they would freshen up the head while it's off. A fresh valve job will ensure that you get maximum mpgs and will keep oil consumption down.

My motto is "the cheapest car is the one you own". Nothing sucks more than car payments in my opinion.

[RandomFact314]

Originally Posted by jakobnev

That really subjects spheres to unbalanced pressure!

Did you take the deal or are you considering other options? (like engine swaps)

Yeah I considered it but I honestly only have $600 at the max to pay for a repair... the extra money will be coming from my girlfriend who is awesome enough to help me out.

The engine swap was jdm spec, $1900 for the engine with 50k miles on it plus another $600 to put in... I would have loved to get it on the car but I just dont have the money right now

[RandomFact314]

*Just an update on my CRX*

So I see its been a month since I wrote the stuff about the head gasket blowing....
-I went ahead and told them to fix it. It ended up being $916 (+$50)
-Luckily I feel like it was defiantly worth it because it brought back a ton of life into my little D16A6
-I replaced ever gasket, got the head machined flat and tested for compression, new thermostat and gasket, new head bolts, new pvc valve, coolant flush, oil change with filter, new timing belt, new spark plugs and some used radiator fans since mine were dead.
-After I got the car back iv also replaced the distributor cap and rotor and fixed some other small things like all new wipers and such.

Been getting great gas mileage out of this thing but my speedo cable broke so I haven't been able to record any of it... I do however have a ton of room to get even better MPG out of this thing. I need a new o2 sensor cuz mine is burnt out and I'm hopefully getting rid of the cannon on the back for stock exhaust soon.

I also have a bad ELD but I haven't quite figured out how replacing that works.... As soon as all that gets fixed ill be either fixing my speedo cable or getting me a nice boost/vacuum gauge so I can start making my car sip-sip-sip gas