I am currently the owner of 3 honda accords. I have recently acquired 2 1986 accords. One is an lx-i and the other is a lx. do the heads on these interchange? My lx is in way better shape body wise. The lx had a timing belt failure at 30mph. Gonna open her up this weekend and inspect the damage. Any advice would be awesome. thanks alot.

 

Cool....another 3rd gen (86-89) owner

Welcome to HAF.

Pretty sure (?) the heads are different

 

well the lx had belt failure. at about 25mph, hope there isn't too much damage.

 

Well you could always put a new belt on and then do a compression test......might have gotten lucky?

 

Welcome new member and Thank You for joining the HAF...

 

thanks alot, well i removed the valve train and did leak down test, all hole running pretty consistent 120 psi. i put straight edge on valves and they flat. i looked at my timing belt and 6 teeth have been sheared off but belt is still intact. So it looks promising. think im gonna get timing belt kit and give her a wirl.

 

Once you have the timing belt back on, spin the motor over a few times using the crank bolt. Watch the valve springs to be sure they "return", want to be sure they open and close - sometimes the "stem" will get a slight bend in it - causing a valve to stick.