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Old 01-24-2019, 05:59 PM   #12 (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 Frank Lee View Post
My condolences.
You make it sound like a funeral! �� After mourning it yesterday a little like a death in the family, I am beginning to rally a little bit. There are two plans I'm considering. The first is to use just the one of the two mounting bolts for a little while until I get more time to pull the engine at least partially drill out and chase the threads in that hole. The second idea is a little better maybe in terms of durability. I could perhaps use something like Loctite or steel stick to just set a stud into the hole and secure the starter motor with a nut at the end. The first idea I saw on an on a Honda website, and the second was a suggestion of a good friend of mine with considerably more experience than I have.

Which idea would you prefer? I can see pluses and minuses to each strategy.
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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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