Wassup guys. I recently bought a 95 Honda accord Manual 4cly no-vetch with 13000. It was not well taken care of. but the clutch was recently replaced and that was my main concern as i am new at driving stick. I need shocks/springs all the way around. Header back and a wheel hubs for the front and a rear bumper. didn't buy if for that much and i really wanted it. It runs strong too! Im going to do a lot of preventative maintenance on it. and it will be my first time doing these things. i have help from other people i know, but I think it would be a good idea to look on here and learn from other peoples experiences. Looking forward to learning and sharing with you guys.

 

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Yes, welcome to HAF.

You might want to look into the timing belt. They are good for around 7 years or 100K miles. If you don't know/confirm that the timing belt job has been done then add that to your list.

 

Yop that's the first thing I'm gonna do. My only fear is making sure I have the timing correct when I put it back together. (Some people say i have should have timing marks on the crank and cam pulleys. While I'm doing that I'm going to clean the distributor because the o ring is done and it has oil in it. Any suggestions on how to clean it up would be suggested.

 

There's a few threads about doing the timing belt. Make sure you understand what the timing marks look like and how they are supposed to line up BEFORE you take off the old belt. More detailed questions, post in General Tech. where the "real" questions belong.

Oil INSIDE the distributor comes from the shaft-seal inside the distributor. Bad O-ring causes oil running down the side of the head rather than inside the distributor.

 

Do yourself a favor when doing the timing belt job. Line things up, then before you remove either the timing or balance belt - make some marks on the edge of the belt to the gear. Do this on each gear the belt goes around.

Once you remove the belt, transfer the marks from the old belt to the new one - just count the number of teeth. When you go to install the new belt be sure the marks on it line up to the marks on the gear.

For the dist o-ring. Make a mark on the body of the dist to the head/mounting before removing it. Remove the cap with the wires still on it, note the direction the rotor is pointing. Remove the dist. Clean the area with your favorite cleaner (green stuff, purple stuff, engine degreaser, ect).

Coat the new o-ring with engine oil. Gently install the dist back in and line up the marks on the body of it to the cyl head. Use proper torque....then put the rest of the stuff back on - cap, wire harness, ect.

Making the mark on the dist and head keeps you from having to get the timing light out and re-time the engine afterwards.

Yes I make lots of marks on things , it just helps when putting things back together and they have to be aligned properly. I use all kinds of things - sharpie (silver if my favorite), liquid white out, left over nail polish, ect.

EDIT: and I see Jim posted as I was typing - I'm slow

 

Welcome bro i got my accord recently as well. And i just started working on it . PM me and we can talk

 

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