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Old 12-24-2018, 02:26 PM   #47 (permalink)
Ecky
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I'm almost certain it's the valves. I couldn't tell you why, but all Insight's I've heard are noisy when cold, especially right after startup. The head is a good deal different than earlier Hondas - all of the valve seats are on roller bearings to reduce friction in the head, and the geometry of it all is different. I checked the adjustment on my valves, even, but they were still dead center of spec after close to 200k miles.
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