timing belt broke at 55 mph

[popdue73]

Yeah shocking it.
Is a 1/2 drive 17mm the best to use?

[Tony]

Yea, 1/2 17mm is the best to use

[inafogg]

get a 1/2 drive breaker about 6'', yeah same as a ratchet with a 6pt socket
and a heavy mini sludge.smack it a couple times, as long as you have'nt
started to round off the bolt it will give.just make sure its not a left handed thread

[Moppie]

Originally Posted by Tony

Call it what you wish, but I can replace mine twice for the price of the new ones, or make a D with a good build for the price of some of the newer B series...not of fan of hype.

Remember the B16a is now over 20 years old, the first ones came out in late 1989. They weren't made in massive numbers either, and most have now been thrashed and scrapped. The B18c is similar, and both are truly fantastic motors. 100hp/L 20 years ago is some serious bit of kit.
It only follows that as they become harder to source the price will go up.
I can buy an EF9 or EG6 here for the cost of the engine. The rest of the car, which is just as impressive a bit of engineering is virtually worthless.

It's a bit like the old Ford Kent Cross flow, they are now very rare and stupidly hard to source, making them very expensive. Yet in the 80s every one was doing a conversion to on thier Escort, or modifying them.

Originally Posted by popdue73

Yeah shocking it.
Is a 1/2 drive 17mm the best to use?

Make sure it's a really good quality socket in really good condition.
If your not sure it will be worth spending a bit and buying a new one.

[Tony]

You call 6" a breaker bar? I use a 2ft 1/2 breaker bar, pop the end of it a couple times and it usually breaks loose.

Moppie: I'm not saying the b16 and b18c aren't good engines, just myself I don't ever see me spending that much on them. The first b18a1 I got was out of a 90 Integra that I picked up for $600(whole car) and the one I have in now was $400. I abuse them, so I try to stick with the cheaper engines to get what I need done, and the LS is perfect for it.

[4x4 blazerguy]

When my mom bought her 1990 Civic new with I believe the 15 series engine, with an automatic was surprising fast compared to other cars.