Seriously OT: The Real 3rd Thready...

guess we will never know

i have a lot of valve chatter...know what i can do for that?

I noticed a good bit of valve sound when I got out for a quick nature call on the trail. A/C was blasting. When A/C blasting engine gets louder. Also, going up toward Hendersonville across SC/NC state line in 96* weather actually made the Jeep run a bit hotter. I guess the higher RPMs from climbing along with the A/C blasting contributed to that.

I also was a hero and saved the day... posted in Adrian's mud post...

you guys make me want a jeep.

i have no Jeep :nono:

offroading is more expensive IMO...stuff breaks a lot and you always have to have either spare parts or the # of a good towing company

Or just be a good driver, know where to go and only take trail rated vehicles on 4x4 trails... haha. No diss to the LandCruiser. I'm sure it would walk me all day on the highway. I just like going along the trails. Mudding is just stupid if you ask me...

Or just be a good driver, know where to go and only take trail rated vehicles on 4x4 trails... haha. No diss to the LandCruiser. I'm sure it would walk me all day on the highway. I just like going along the trails. Mudding is just stupid if you ask me...

my wife wanted a Jeep Cherokee Lerado(sp) but it was too small in side for, at the time, 3 car seats

i think mudding is a kind of having fun at the end of the day type deal...but you've alway got to be prepard for mud...eveyone got on me for going mudding alone...i'm like i wasn't going mudding...wasn't really any mud, just a big hole in the ground filled in by yesterday's rain...besides that...i really wanted to go down that trail :( ...well not anymore :D

I know what you mean. You have a family. The wife and I go trail "blazing" so it's nice to be alone. This is the first time I've gone all the way down a road of this type... first vehicle I've owned to do it in. You could tell that this road was almost designed for 4x4 because there are almost "stages" to overcome. It's not something I'd do every day that's for sure.

There was one road I attempted in my CRX many years ago... Glade Road. It was basically a residential road that turned into a Jeep road. I went through snow and ice and didn't think to turn around. Then the "dirt road" turned to boulders sticking out of the ground and mountain water trickling down the rock slabs making up the road/trail. I still do not know how I made it across those boulders. I came to a river and had to turn around and go back over the water running over the rocks and boulders. It scared the hell out of me and I don't like to talk about it. I don't think I'd even bring the Jeep there (wouldn't fit in some spots)...

i just want a jeep or suv cause it's got more room than my civic. maybe i'll try to get a new crv when i get a lil more money.

that's the reason we didn't get te Jeep...at the time we had a Cavalier and there was just as much room in the Cavalier as there was in the Jeep...was just a different platform...but if you're going from a 2 door to a 4 door than that is a big difference space wise

Valve job is listed at 6 labor hours worth of work.... so you'd have to multiply 6 by whatever the labor cost of the dealership you take it to... most Toyota dealerships charge between $70 and $80 per labor hour (any more than that, and they're just trying to rip you off)... so somewhere between $420 and $480, not including parts... the shims are cheap, and I'd tell them to replace the valve cover gasket(s) too, which they shouldn't charge any extra for the labor, since they've got to take the valve covers off to get to the valves either way :P

Damn Honda-Tech!!!! I find an engine that I want to buy..its pretty close, so I register for honda-tech just to find out I cant friggin get ahold of this guy because im a "Trial-User" dammit!

Damn Honda-Tech!!!! I find an engine that I want to buy..its pretty close, so I register for honda-tech just to find out I cant friggin get ahold of this guy because im a "Trial-User" dammit!

i'm like that at on another forum...can't even post to threads in the for sale forum

Valve job is listed at 6 labor hours worth of work.... so you'd have to multiply 6 by whatever the labor cost of the dealership you take it to... most Toyota dealerships charge between $70 and $80 per labor hour (any more than that, and they're just trying to rip you off)... so somewhere between $420 and $480, not including parts... the shims are cheap, and I'd tell them to replace the valve cover gasket(s) too, which they shouldn't charge any extra for the labor, since they've got to take the valve covers off to get to the valves either way :P

that doesn't seem too bad...will not getting it done affect the life of the engine?

that doesn't seem too bad...will not getting it done affect the life of the engine?

Not seriously.... it can cause heat issues (excessive play produces more heat) and it can become a performance issue once valve play starts getting really sloppy..... nothing is going to just all the sudden break because of it though.

Valve service is usually wrapped in with the service periods though... like when you get your timing belt and water pump changed, the dealership usually tries to up sale you on stuff like the valve adjustment and throttle body cleaning and stuff like that.

Damn Honda-Tech!!!! I find an engine that I want to buy..its pretty close, so I register for honda-tech just to find out I cant friggin get ahold of this guy because im a "Trial-User" dammit!
have you got ahold of him? I've been a member there for years, so I can msg him for you if you like. PM me.

i thought about signing up for honda tech when i put the crx up for sale. but it's just another forum to not be a noob on and work my way up.

I’ve been a member of Honda-Tech since 2005….but I only have 2 posts :lol:

have you got ahold of him? I've been a member there for years, so I can msg him for you if you like. PM me.

Yes can you do me a favor…pm the starter of this thread about shipping for his JDM P13 ecu and give him my email address
[email protected]

http://hondamarketplace.com/zerothread?id=2019146

silence noob!

:grinno:

Member of a few forums…some of them aren’t around anymore

The CRX Domain
www.AutomotiveForums.com
www.Hondahookup.com
www.TurboD16.com
www.ClubCivic.com
www.757Civic.com
www.TLDDrivers.net (not sure that’s still around)
www.PocketbikePlanet.com
www.CivicNation.ca
www.IH8MUD.com
www.ImportsNC.com
www.VaDriven.com
www.YotaTech.com
www.CarolinaHondas.com
www.Honda-Tech.com

automotiveforums.com
hondaswap.com
superhonda.com
fresnoracing.net
k20a.org
sportcompact.3x00.com
hondatech.com
crxownersclub.com

I’ve been a member of Honda-Tech since 2005….but I only have 2 posts :lol:



Yes can you do me a favor…pm the starter of this thread about shipping for his JDM P13 ecu and give him my email address
[email protected]

http://hondamarketplace.com/zerothread?id=2019146
sent.

:( nevermind..he bought one earlier today from CA

oh well, you may still get an email.

my car is officially a paper weight. We're getting a dumpster tomorrow, so I had to move my car on the lawn. Well that job was a lot easier said than done. I figured it would start right up and it would take 2 seconds. Problem #1; seized alternator. As soon as I start it, there is a high pitch whine and the car stalls. I didn't even need to pop the hood to know exactly what was wrong. Problem #2; hood won't close properly. The locking mechanism is stuck shut, so when I slam the hood it just hits that part. Some wd-40 and a screw driver will fix that tomorrow. Problem #3; damn rear wheels were froze up. I knew my rear brakes were gone and sticky, so I didn't leave the car sitting with the e-brake on, but they froze anyways. My brother took the sledge hammer with him, so we didn't have it to free them up. But after searching my basement, found the old mini-sledge. My parents were trying to tell me that I had to jack up the tire and remove it, to hit it and then free them up; but I knew better. 3-4 good wacks on the rims and hubs, and those bad boys broke free. My mom was shocked that I would hit any part of my car like that haha

new car time

automotiveforums.com
honda-tech.com
medfordtuners.com
bayareatuners.com
norcalimports.com
hostboard.com OG 4thgenerationcivic forum :D!!
purehonda.com
clubcivic.com
civic4g.com
s10forum.com
ef-honda.com
d-series.org
hondahookup.org?com? i dont really rememeber
fresnoracing.com then .net
jstuners.com

thats all the car related forums that have been around that i can remember being part of.

damn long enough list?

www.streetsourcemag.com
www.automotiveforums.com
www.rangerpowersports.com
www.acura-legend.com
www.gmfullsize.com
www.fullsizechevy.com
www.customtacos.com
www.caraudioforum.com

i dont think so, i could add in non-car related lol.

no it's ok.

did i mention the crx sold on ebay today. $1550. took a really big hit. don't think i will be putting that much money into any car again.

automotiveforums.com
honda-tech.com
medfordtuners.com
bayareatuners.com
norcalimports.com
hostboard.com OG 4thgenerationcivic forum :D!!
purehonda.com
clubcivic.com
civic4g.com
s10forum.com
ef-honda.com
d-series.org
hondahookup.org?com? i dont really rememeber
fresnoracing.com then .net
jstuners.com

thats all the car related forums that have been around that i can remember being part of.

you forgot yahoo :nono: how could you forget the place we all met which lead to hostboard which lead to here :slap: i'll just tell cz-r, habib, cwbetb, marked001, that we don't exisist according to you :icon16:

:grinno:

sorry i've been M.I.A. for 3-4 days. i declared war on my front yard. there were these rose bushes turned into trees. you would see 6-8ft of stalk and then 1 rose up top, LoL. they were in a planter which is 2.5'x30' in between us & the neighbors. so i asked the neighbors if they mind i yank them out. the neighbor tells me "please do, they've been a menice since we bought our house 8 yrs ago!" after yanking it all and cutting it down to condense it i had my brother haul it in his truck to the dump/landfill. it was 260lbs of weight!!!! what a mission!

my brother is trying to talk me into growing spinach & lettuce in the front yard :spit: so now he wants to grow corn in the backyard :grinno:

damn honda-tech. i'm not allowed to post more than 5 times in a 24-hour period. WTF! this is ridiculous.

doh! forgot about yahoo, though i never posted very much at all there, just was a lurker pretty much back then.

no it's ok.

did i mention the crx sold on ebay today. $1550. took a really big hit. don't think i will be putting that much money into any car again.

you will:runaround:

sorry i've been M.I.A. for 3-4 days. i declared war on my front yard.

my yard is going downhill since i'm on the injured list

i know i will. lol

glad i live in an aprtment. no yard to take care of.

Ha! I'd prefer yard work any day to living in an apartment with neighbors right next to me. Yes, I like my privacy, my long term debt and equity... haha... However, I do not like the goddamn magnolia trees lurking in the nearby yards. I raked them up yesterday but usually I just take the leaf blower and blow them back into the neighbors yard. Can't get that kind of satisfaction in an apartment complex except for maybe banging on the wall when Julio and his mistress are doing the chachacha while you're trying to watch a movie... LOL

I don't think i could go back to living right next to someone again...i like the privacy...but i didn't have to worry about a lawn and if something was broken all i had to do was call the landlord

By my previous thread I meant the leaves not the trees themselves. Hard to rake a tree ya know... haha

It's weird about apartments. In G-ville, there are some really snazzy places but they're all on one stretch of road in the business district or near there. Condos/Apartments/Condos/Apartments. Then there are a few older places on the way to work nearing an older business district. There is a really nice apartment/condo complex right across from low income apartments with what looks like a seedy hood. I just can't see living in a decent apartment complex (even with a gate) directly across the street from welfare central where crackheads are lurking 24/7. Why they put those sweet apartments right there I'll never know (near the community college). There is another old huge apartment complex adjacent to these. Call me a wuss but I prefer the safety of the burbs...

i am lucky to be in a house and not an apt. the previous owners of our house had sod installed and then let it die. never pruned the roses which turned into trees (LoL). didn't trim back the trees. so i'm trying to kick a little @ss and whip it back into shape. i almost forgot, the metal handrail was primed and never painted so it was starting to rust. we're painting that back too. after i get done with all of it maybe i'll take some pics.

i love pics. this reading thing is fucking hard.

i don't mind living in apartments. we never see the neighbors, and we are all military besides one couple. so theres a understanding i guess you could say.

2 years til my dad will be retired, and his house becomes my house!

2 years til my dad will be retired, and his house becomes my house!

if i see you on the news then i knew you couldn't wait ;)

who me?

Does he have some pimp ass retirement mansion hes moving into? ...or are you shipping him off to Shady Village Retirement Home?

i love pics. this reading thing is fucking hard.

http://www.seenontv.com/prod-pages/images1/HOP1-Thumb.jpg

who me?

cleared it up for you

you cleared up nothing! He can't read, why must you taunt him!?

i hate having multiple conversations in one thread. it's so confusing.

you got 1999 posts. By 2000 you should be able to separate thread conversations with ease or your OT license is suspended

Does he have some pimp ass retirement mansion hes moving into? ...or are you shipping him off to Shady Village Retirement Home?

lol no retirement home, he makes very good money and is just getting the hell out of the city... so im buying his house.

shit i hit 2000. whoopie. if i had more time i would do a bunch of smilies and shit but i have to go grocery shopping.

damn i guess i have to study more on my OT subject of forum posting.

you'll get there...mabey

thought this was funny
http://cgi.ebay.com/iPhone-Waiting-in-Line-Service-Lyndhurst-Ohio_W0QQitemZ280129498967QQihZ018QQcategoryZ317QQ rdZ1QQssPageNameZWD4VQQcmdZViewItem

That is funny

I was watching Fox News this morning and the reported in Manhattan outside the Apple store had a Newsweek employee there who had an IPhone. He is 1 of 4 in the US who got to test it early. He took it out of his pocket to show the camera and this guy ran up and tried to grab it from him but accidentally grabbed and ran away with the reporters mic. It was so funny to watch live. The guy didn't get far cause so many people were watching haha idiot...

i hope there's a video somewhere

you tube.

i read a really bad review of it. said it was hard to type on, no good software for business people, the platform it's running (i forget what it's called) is difficult for programmers to program with. the internet is slow which has forced the future addition of wi-fi. i was bummed after i read it...i expected more i guess :dunno:

i planeted so many damed flowers yesterday. i'm sure when my neighbors got home they were scratching their heads, LoL. i planted dianthus "floral lace crimson" in pots on the stairs. i planted lobelia "cambridge blue" and alyssum "snow crystals" on the outside edge of the planter and planted petunia (mixed white, purple, pink, red) and painted daisies (same colors) in seed form in the middle of the planter. they should pop up on 7-10 days. for those with too much time on their hands they can look those flowers up :thumbsup:

^ that sounds like how my next few hours are going to be, and all day tomorrow will be. My mom hasn't planted flowers in 2-3 years, but this year she decided to buy like $60 worth of flowers, so our whole back deck has flowers all over it now ready to be planted. Of course with her arthritis, I'm officially the flower bitch. At least she bought me a 30 pack of beer.

pics?