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... So as you can see one of the ground wires is completely broke and not connected to anything on the engine/trans. The other ground cable looks like its holding on by a thread. I can't find anymore grounds, just these two???
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There are 4. You can find them here:
Ground locations - Insight Central: Honda Insight Forum
And I found that by skimming through this excellent topic at InsightCentral:
Common Topics/FAQ/DIYs/Info Can be found here- ***PLEASE READ THIS FIRST*** - Insight Central: Honda Insight Forum
You can sort out about anything that can go wrong on a first gen Insight by checking that topic!
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08-27-2015, 11:43 AM
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08-27-2015, 05:12 PM
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Glad to help. 
Did you tighten up the spark plugs? Loose plugs seem common on 1st gens.
They should not be overtightened, maybe that's why they get undertightened?
I had a rough/erratic/non idling Virago which was caused by a loose plug (among other things).
Tightened it up, and Presto! Slightly less disastrous.
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08-27-2015, 07:45 PM
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Glad to help.
Did you tighten up the spark plugs? Loose plugs seem common on 1st gens.
They should not be overtightened, maybe that's why they get undertightened?
I had a rough/erratic/non idling Virago which was caused by a loose plug (among other things).
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Wow you read my mind.lol I check the spark plugs yesterday and all of them were loose. Also it looks like they never had any anti size ever.
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I got the Insight registered and titled today. My wonderful State of Idaho charges me $81.25 a year for my car being a Hybrid. 
So I did some sales call in the Insight and it seems to me the car doesn't roll like it should? I'm going to check the Toe-In tonight.
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After checking the toe in tonight I decided to check the size of the tires........ P185-65 R14 Crap!!!!
Well they are 4.5% taller then the stock P165-65 R14 or 23.5" compared to the stock 22.4" Time to start looking for some tires. 
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08-28-2015, 02:38 AM
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Well they are 4.5% taller then the stock P165-65 R14 or 23.5" compared to the stock 22.4"
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That wouldn't be so much of a problem if you were going to use it more on highway. But the wider tread is not so desirable as it increases the rolling resistance. |
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08-28-2015, 03:52 AM
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The good news is that you can add 4.5% to your mpg as your Insight is now underindicating miles. So it is more economic than it shows.
Slightly smaller tires will make it easier to stay in LB though.
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RE 92s would probably gain you 10 mpg.
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That would be awesome!!! I'm going to have to save up some coin before I get these tires.
I did some more testing today and now I'm at almost a half tank and around 320 miles on this tank. My instant read out is at 64.2 mpg. Most of the driving today was around a 52 mph average. So if my over size tires are 4.5% taller then I should be around 67 mpg? If this is the case I will be absolutely delighted. 
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