Body is not great. Wife hates the car. She says I didn't 'talk to
her enough about it'. oh well... lol

Will be replacing brake rotors, they are warped. If the bleeder bolts
on the calipers aren't too corroded, will do a brake fluid flush as
well. Brakes are mushy, hope its not the master cylinder. if I can't
get the bleeders off, will use the turkey baster method.

Will also do the standard fluid changes, oil and tranny specifically.
Coolant is new, PS fluid looks good. Picked up 4L of Honda Z1
today.... $40!!! geez....

A good sign on this car is the OEM oil filter I found underneath.
Also found an OEM timing belt brand new in the box in the trunk. I
will take this as a hint that the timing belt needs to be done soon.

Hopefully once I replace the fluids, and drive it for a week or 2,
some of the other tune up items will make themselves more apparent. I
am thinking plugs, plug wires and dist cap and rotor.

So far so good, and drives like a champ. Just got the old manitoba
safety inspection done today, it needed some bulbs and a hole in the
muffler welded over. $80 later I have a 'road worthy' vehicle...

t


On May 4, 10:43Â*am, jim beam <spamvor...@bad.example.net> wrote:
> loewent wrote:
> > Body is really rough. Â*Good old winnipeg road salt can be blamed for
> > that. Â*There is a small hole in one of the rocker panels, we are
> > repairing it. Â*Rust at the bottom of the doors.
>
> > I probably won't spend alot of money on it. Â*I should clarify, I would
> > be happy if it lasted 6 months, though I am sure it will go for much
> > longer.
>
> > Not sure on the t-belt, will inspect to see if it looks fresh or not.
> > May just swap it out anyways, can't be much different than doing it on
> > my 98.
>
> > Antifreeze was clean, after sitting 2 yrs, I don't think this one has
> > a head gasket issue.
>
> > Literally put a different battery in and the thing started like it had
> > been used every day, but in reality had been sitting for over 2 years.
>
> > t
>
> > On Apr 30, 10:12�am, "Elle" <honda.lion...@spamnocox.net> wrote:
> >> "loewent" <loew...@gmail.com> wrote
>
> >>> Well the legacy is over, my 98 civic has met its fate on
> >>> the back end
> >>> of a 93 ranger. �I was the only one in the car, and walked
> >>> away with
> >>> no injuries.
> >>> 10500 in damage, it is beyond repair.
> >>> So I need a car, don't want to spend the whole insurance
> >>> settlement on
> >>> a car.
> >>> Yesterday I picked up an 89 civic 4 door automatic for
> >>> $375. �Body is
> >>> a little rough, but runs like a charm! �276k kms, 171k
> >>> miles.
> >> Original owner, 91 Civic, 203k miles here. I get parts from
> >> 89 Civics at the junkyard all the time for my 91.
>
> >> Why's the price so low? Just the rough body?
>
> >> One thing I am on the lookout for with low priced Civics of
> >> this era are failed head gaskets.
>
> >>> Taking it for a safety tomorrow, hoping to get about 6
> >>> months to a
> >>> year out of er.
> >>> Any pointers from anyone on this vintage of civic?
> >> Check for oil in the spark plug tubes. For a car this old
> >> with this many miles, it's likely the camshaft holder-cyl
> >> head O-rings are leaking. OTOH, if you only want it to last
> >> six months, maybe you can forego this job.
>
> >> When was the timing belt replaced?
>
> >> Suspension could probably stand rebuilding, butagain, for
> >> only six months, I think the above is all I'd be really
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>
> if the body's that bad, i'd just make sure the ignition system was good,
> the brakes good, and leave it at that.
>
> there's lots more you can do if you want, main relay, valve lash,
> t-belt, rear trailing arm bushings, but they're not worth it for a
> 6-month gig. Â*unless you want to have a bit of fun. Â*if i were going to
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