I didn't have to "read" it anywhere. I've seen enough cars towed to our
Honda dealeship over the last twenty years to know that doing repairs in a
manner other than described by Honda will lead to disaster. If you can't fix
cars the way they are supposed to be fixed, keep your hands out of them. At
least stop telling people how to fix their cars according to your hacked up
methods. If you can't give the proper information, stop posting.


"motsco_ _" <"motsco_ _"@interbaun.com> wrote in message
news:41AE1664.6070007@interbaun.com...
> Honda Doc wrote:
> > NEVER use anything but the crank pulley bolt to turn the engine.
> >
> >
> > "motsco_ _" <"motsco_ _"@interbaun.com> wrote in message
> > news:41AC0D24.1040400@interbaun.com...
> >>It's just like a SOHC engine, with adjuster screws and (12mm?)lock nuts.
> >>You can just download the procedure from many sites so you don't need to
> >>buy a manual. . . Some auto parts places in Canada will even print the
> >>procedure pages off their (self-serve) computer.
> >>
> >>Remove the plugs and use the power steering pulley to turn it over.
> >>
> >>Bear in mind that the Britt version of the manual says to do it every
> >>50,000 Km (30,000 miles), and they tend to tighten with age, so some
> >>people adjust to the looser side of the spec. I'd rather hear them tick
> >>than smell them burning.
> >>
> >>Try also hondasuv.com, look in 'CRV /articles'
> >>
> >>'Curly'
> >>
> ------------------------
>
>
> Um, Honda doc,
>
> Where did you read that?
>
> With the plugs out, you can turn over a '99 CRV engine with your gloved
> hand on the PS pulley, and some around here do it all day long. The big
> nut on the PS pump will not come loose for the tiny bit of torque it
> takes to crank the engine over, and the added bonus is being able to see
> the timing markings on the pulley from above.
>
> 'Engineers know the rules . . owners / technicians / tinkerers know the
> exceptions'
>
> 'Curly'
>