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1988 accord - 8/21/2008 11:30:53 AM    bkmartinturbo   Posts: 1 Joined: 8/21/2008 Status: offline I have a 1988 honda accord 150k that was running fine one day. Now it wont ldle and it will barely pull itself around. It has a little valve noise. Could this be a timing belt that has skipped? Can this happen or do they always just snap and blow the motor? BK Martin Post #: 1

RE: 1988 accord - 8/21/2008 12:52:06 PM    cjdm98 Posts: 709 Joined: 7/1/2008 From: Miami,FL Status: offline Have you checked your throttle body, TPS... anything ? _____________________________ The good times of today, are the sad thoughts of tomorrow (in reply to bkmartinturbo) Post #: 2

RE: 1988 accord - 8/21/2008 12:53:44 PM    cjdm98 Posts: 709 Joined: 7/1/2008 From: Miami,FL Status: offline And a word of advice, Timing belt snap=Bye bye engine. Or... some miracle of god it burst and you realize it immediately. _____________________________ The good times of today, are the sad thoughts of tomorrow (in reply to cjdm98) Post #: 3

RE: 1988 accord - 8/21/2008 2:05:16 PM    JimBlake   Posts: 3137 Joined: 5/31/2006 Status: offline Check everything else to rule it out.  If the belt actually breaks, it would not run AT ALL.  If it simply skipped a tooth or 2, itll run badly.  All you have to do is take off the upper timing cover & check the camshaft timing.  If its off, replace the belt.  Dont take a chance by simply re-timing it. _____________________________ '03 Accord & '07 Civic '01 Saab 9³ & '05 9²x (in reply to cjdm98) Post #: 4

RE: 1988 accord - 8/21/2008 4:45:17 PM    hondadude Forum Monitor Posts: 1182 Joined: 8/27/2006 Status: offline DX?,LX? or LXi? Carb or Fuel Injected? power windows? sun roof? Just for grins and giggles, when was the timing belt last changed? _____________________________ This post was made by a REAL Hondadude, not the wanna be Honda_Dude 85 Yota pickup 235k miles "never say die" 22r engine. 92 Acura Legend 70k miles. Wife lets me drive it for oil changes. (in reply to bkmartinturbo) Post #: 5

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