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Old 06-15-2017, 12:40 PM   #8 (permalink)
California98Civic
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Black and Green - '98 Honda Civic DX Coupe
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90 day: 66.42 mpg (US)

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Originally Posted by Daox View Post
Its 17 years old and has lived in salt its entire life. I'm actually surprised its not worse.

Oddly enough the power tool is able to remove most bolts without snapping them. The hammering action must help break the rust up before the bolts snap. I've only snapped one bolt with the impact. I've snapped two with normal wrenches.
I suspected it might be the climate and rust. Wow am I lucky my 1998 car spent all but its first three years south or southwest of the rust belt!
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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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