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I just purchased a 1988 4WD 5-door 6-speed wagon with 1.6L to use as a
utility/camping vehicle, and noticed on the operator's visor a caution to
"disengage" the "Real-Time" 4WD if one end of the vehicle is raised for any
service that requires rotating the wheels, yet I can find no such control to
engage or disengage the 4WD on demand.

Can someone tell me how to observe this caution please?

"Patrick" <ptri.c.k.@statrerv.corn> wrote in message
news:5a2i8dF2mjgi4U1@mid.individual.net...
>I just purchased a 1988 4WD 5-door 6-speed wagon with 1.6L to use as a
> utility/camping vehicle, and noticed on the operator's visor a caution to
> "disengage" the "Real-Time" 4WD if one end of the vehicle is raised for
> any
> service that requires rotating the wheels, yet I can find no such control
> to
> engage or disengage the 4WD on demand.
>
> Can someone tell me how to observe this caution please?
>

Perhaps you could tell us what make the vehicle is.
--
Bearman

If it's got tits, tires, tubes, or transistors, it's trouble.

Patrick wrote:
> I just purchased a 1988 4WD 5-door 6-speed wagon with 1.6L to use as a
> utility/camping vehicle, and noticed on the operator's visor a caution to
> "disengage" the "Real-Time" 4WD if one end of the vehicle is raised for any
> service that requires rotating the wheels, yet I can find no such control to
> engage or disengage the 4WD on demand.
>
> Can someone tell me how to observe this caution please?
>
for many 4wd's, "disengage" means "unbolt" and this is done before
towing. not certain about this vehicle though - is there a problem that
you're trying to fix?

this is a fine vehicle btw. highly utilitarian.

The driveshaft to the rear wheels has to be disconnected.

If you want more answers look for the civic wagon mailing list.

-SP



Patrick wrote:
> I just purchased a 1988 4WD 5-door 6-speed wagon with 1.6L to use as a
> utility/camping vehicle, and noticed on the operator's visor a caution to
> "disengage" the "Real-Time" 4WD if one end of the vehicle is raised for any
> service that requires rotating the wheels, yet I can find no such control to
> engage or disengage the 4WD on demand.
>
> Can someone tell me how to observe this caution please?
>

In news:FIednXenGKvlEKHbnZ2dnUVZ_uCinZ2d@speakeasy.ne t,
jim beam <spamvortex@bad.example.net> wrote:

>> I just purchased a 1988 4WD 5-door 6-speed wagon with 1.6L to use as
>> a utility/camping vehicle, and noticed on the operator's visor a
>> caution to "disengage" the "Real-Time" 4WD if one end of the vehicle
>> is raised for any service that requires rotating the wheels, yet I
>> can find no such control to engage or disengage the 4WD on demand.
>>
>> Can someone tell me how to observe this caution please?
>>
> for many 4wd's, "disengage" means "unbolt" and this is done before
> towing. not certain about this vehicle though - is there a problem
> that you're trying to fix?

Thank you, that explains the lack of an "on demand" control to place the
vehicle in 2-or-4WD. I have no real problem with the vehicle. I'm just
trying to understand all aspects of it, and make sense of the warning on the
operator's visor.

> this is a fine vehicle btw. highly utilitarian.

Agreed. It can easily hold two mountain bikes and assorted equipment in the
back, a canoe on the roof, and a babe in the other seat. Now all I have to
do is find the babe somewhere.

"Patrick" <ptri.c.k.@statrerv.corn> wrote in
news:5acaqbF2ogmlvU1@mid.individual.net:

> In news:FIednXenGKvlEKHbnZ2dnUVZ_uCinZ2d@speakeasy.ne t,
> jim beam <spamvortex@bad.example.net> wrote:
>


>
>> this is a fine vehicle btw. highly utilitarian.
>
> Agreed. It can easily hold two mountain bikes and assorted equipment
> in the back, a canoe on the roof, and a babe in the other seat. Now
> all I have to do is find the babe somewhere.
>
>


Nearest bar?

--
Tegger

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Patrick wrote:
> In news:FIednXenGKvlEKHbnZ2dnUVZ_uCinZ2d@speakeasy.ne t,
> jim beam <spamvortex@bad.example.net> wrote:
>
>>> I just purchased a 1988 4WD 5-door 6-speed wagon with 1.6L to use as
>>> a utility/camping vehicle, and noticed on the operator's visor a
>>> caution to "disengage" the "Real-Time" 4WD if one end of the vehicle
>>> is raised for any service that requires rotating the wheels, yet I
>>> can find no such control to engage or disengage the 4WD on demand.
>>>
>>> Can someone tell me how to observe this caution please?
>>>
>> for many 4wd's, "disengage" means "unbolt" and this is done before
>> towing. not certain about this vehicle though - is there a problem
>> that you're trying to fix?
>
> Thank you, that explains the lack of an "on demand" control to place the
> vehicle in 2-or-4WD. I have no real problem with the vehicle. I'm just
> trying to understand all aspects of it, and make sense of the warning on the
> operator's visor.
>
>> this is a fine vehicle btw. highly utilitarian.
>
> Agreed. It can easily hold two mountain bikes and assorted equipment in the
> back, a canoe on the roof, and a babe in the other seat. Now all I have to
> do is find the babe somewhere.
>
you'll have to go hippie or euro to get a babe to join you in an 88
civic! trust me on that one.

In news:IuidnRbY5NhD39zbnZ2dnUVZ_rHinZ2d@speakeasy.ne t,
jim beam <spamvortex@bad.example.net> wrote:

>>> this is a fine vehicle btw. highly utilitarian.
>>
>> Agreed. It can easily hold two mountain bikes and assorted equipment
>> in the back, a canoe on the roof, and a babe in the other seat. Now
>> all I have to do is find the babe somewhere.
>>
> you'll have to go hippie or euro to get a babe to join you in an 88
> civic! trust me on that one.

Hippie or euro is fine by me, as long as they can enthusiastically ****.

In news:Xns992AD47153B3Etegger@207.14.116.130,
Tegger <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote:

>>> this is a fine vehicle btw. highly utilitarian.
>>
>> Agreed. It can easily hold two mountain bikes and assorted equipment
>> in the back, a canoe on the roof, and a babe in the other seat. Now
>> all I have to do is find the babe somewhere.
>
> Nearest bar?

Around here, the women in the bar would sink the canoe, assuming they could
even climb into it.

"Patrick" <ptri.c.k.@statrerv.corn> wrote in
news:5ad44aF2oc2ccU1@mid.individual.net:

> In news:Xns992AD47153B3Etegger@207.14.116.130,
> Tegger <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote:
>
>>>> this is a fine vehicle btw. highly utilitarian.
>>>
>>> Agreed. It can easily hold two mountain bikes and assorted equipment
>>> in the back, a canoe on the roof, and a babe in the other seat. Now
>>> all I have to do is find the babe somewhere.
>>
>> Nearest bar?
>
> Around here, the women in the bar would sink the canoe, assuming they
> could even climb into it.
>


Oh, I see. "Yo' mama so FAT...".

--
Tegger

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