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Old 06-12-2011, 02:43 PM   #57 (permalink)
California98Civic
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Black and Green - '98 Honda Civic DX Coupe
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Originally Posted by Execut1ve View Post
I have already removed the PS belt, I generally don't have trouble although I have to 2-hand it in parking lots.

Weather spotter, the low pressure return line goes from the rack to the reservoir and from the reservoir to the pump
For what it's worth, this is my experience and I have no pressure in the open and drained lines. If you have driven an old VW or the like, they were always tougher in parking lots or during parallel parking. I don't mind, personally. Your main benefit to removing the hardware now is to get about 20lbs of steel off the weight of the car, I think. I agree with JethroBodine: given your time constraints and the possibility that you'll want to reverse it later, maybe stay at this stage for a while to give you flexibility later and to give you more time for any other projects you hope to do before your trip?
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See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.



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