don't repair the ac. the car is 15 y old. personally that would be the
least of my worries.

I have a 95 del sol vtec with 175km. AC didn't work when i bought it.
(Jan. 04) I was going to get it repaired, but man am i glad i didn't.
It certainly would have been expensive, but I've NEVER complained this
entire summer that I felt too hot. with the money i saved on that I
replaced the timing belt & pump, valve adjustment, new rad, flushed
tranny, ps flushed <- like budda now!, bled brakes, rotated tires and
countless other things. THOSE are important maintenance items for the
wellbeing of your car.

and i did everything myself. valve lash was easy but a little tricky
until you get the right feel with the gauge. took me 3 tries until i
got it right 100%.

good luck

On 2004-09-09 00:41:38 -0400, Rivergoat <goat@goathead.com> said:

> I'm the original owner of a '90 2.05si ALB 'Lude. I've really liked
> this car, but as of late last year a lot of things started happening,
> some small, some not so small. There's 143,000 miles on it. The A/C
> needs replacing as the compressor has quit, the ABS (ALB) is likely
> starting to lose pressure as the charging pump runs every 30 seconds
> or so for about 5-10 seconds, I think there's now a timing belt
> tensioner issue, the master cylinder went, the clutch master cylinder
> is acting like the seals are going, I had to replace a cooling fan, a
> speed sensor, the power antenna, and the blower motor brushes
> (fortunately although Honda makes you believe you need a new blower
> motor for $300 I was able to come up with compatible brushes and
> install them myself for about $20). I also need to add oil every 1500
> - 2000 miles, I think there's a leak down below, no burning.
>
> The body is excellent, only minor imprefections, and the interior is
> close to perfect.
>
> But....I can easily drop $2400 just to replace the A/C and overhaul
> the ABS, then what's next?
>
> Starting to wonder what steps to take.....