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I appreciate the caution. I don't like the idea of a bandaid as any permanent fix, either. But this is my daily driving car and I need to have it back and I don't have time right now to get deeper into this whole thing with all the work and family demands upon me. ...so if I could get away with 2 or 4 months maybe bump starting the car on a hill every chance I get to minimize the starter use... that would be a really key Band-Aid right now!
So I've been looking into tests of these adhesives. The Permabond and Loctite products seem to be the strongest. I just need them to provide some assistance stability for this temporary fix. The real restraining bolt will have to be the other OEM bolt that is still good. Between the Band-Aid the OEM Bolt in the bracket that the motor is inserted through to the flywheel, I should have a lot of stability in the short-term and I can keep an eye on it.
But I ordered both replacement Bolts from Honda. If I have to I'm going to take this thing off the road for an extended period of time and drill out the rest of that bolt, Helicoil it, and install the replacement.
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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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