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Old 09-09-2003, 10:19 AM
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So I'm on my way home Monday evening from work, and a little ways after I passed over 460 going toward Blacksburg, my car started bogging down, so I downshifted and it did the same thing again, so I let it into neutral and it cut off. So I rolled to a stop in the middle turn lane right near South Main Auto. A couple of us got it off the road and up to the shop, where I left it to be looked at this morning. Come to find out my Timing Belt is in less than Kosher condition, and so my car stopped working. GGRREEEEAAATTTT. So now I think the next step is to get it home to Richmond and fix the timing belt, and since I'm a generally paranoid person about driving on a not completely well working engine, I think I'm gonna take this as a good opportunity to build the head and replace the possibly damaged valvetrain assembly components.
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Old 09-09-2003, 10:27 AM
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Old 09-09-2003, 10:29 AM
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youch sucks to hear that. Least u were close - my tahoe spun a bearing 4hours away from here on sunday afternoon while pulling my z and having a full load in each w/ the g/f and the dog.....dont mind me - i was only parked on the side of an onramp for 10hours
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Sad to hear....But you know, your car is one of a few that i don't see much around B-Burg. In fact, i have never seen the car. Always love Hondas. Had H22A Prelude back at home (thailand.) I was thinking about SR 240 and H22 Accord last spring when i had to find a new car. Couldn't go wrong with either. Anyway, hope your car is fixed soon and i'll see you around.
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Old 09-09-2003, 10:35 AM
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its not supposed to be like this...
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i know..it aint the clearest...but its my 35 dollar work digital camera. one i dont mind dropping into a bucket of coolant....not that that has happened or anything....
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that really sucks. i hope you get it back up soon.
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valve/piston contact?
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very good possibility. dunno....i have seen interference engines not have clearance issues, and i have seen Escort 1.9 engines send a valve through the piston......so, anything is possible.
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I'm gonna take it as a good enough reason to go ahead and do at least a head buildup, and if i think i can stand being without it long enough, a full internals buildup

Oh yeah and money is also an issue on what I end up doing
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