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greasemonkeyreborne_5x1gs
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11/7/24 2:28 p.m.
AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) said:

I have yet to reach 300k on any single car. 2010 Ody is my lifetime leader at 268k.

LOL,  wasn't my original plan.  But it keeps on going.....  I think I can reach 500K sometime in the next several years.  At the rate I'm driving...  Thats all I'll able to push it.   Unless I become a rural Amazon driver

 

Your in Ohio right?  Hows the salt condition on that Honda?  

 

 

 

I needed some board to fix the roof on my shed.  I didn't feel like taking the F150....  Wasn't my smartest Idea.  Had to rest it on my head on the way home.  It worked.

 

 

I never finished rebuilding the climate control.  I found a second "golden unit".  So  stuck it in.  the fan connector is different.  Appears the 86/87's have 4 speed fan.  the 84/85's 3 speed.  Installed the rebuilt 4 speed fan switch in this unit for now.  Need heat on this trip

 

Picked up a drive/dash camera.  Made in china.  Not expecting great things.  At least it appears to be a reputable parent company.

 

 

 

Car pulls to the left a bit more than I'd like.  The RR camber seems to be the culprit.  Removed the shims 4x and sanded until it moved  from -.5 to -.8 to compensate.  Still pulls a little.  After the trip, I'll measure the rear toe. I have a feeling the RR might be out. sanding these shims is ballpark...  Pix of my toe alignment rig.  Run the tape measure and Inv-tangent dimensions to get my number in degree.  We all have our system.. This one seems to work for me.  I cut slits in the aluminum bar for the tape measure to fit.   Masking tape and a sharp pencil marks the distance.  I have another short bar for the vertical camber measure.

 

About ready to roll.

 

 

CrustyRedXpress
CrustyRedXpress GRM+ Memberand Dork
11/7/24 10:03 p.m.
greasemonkeyreborne_5x1gs said:

About ready to roll.

Where to? If Denver is still on the list let me know and I might be able to drive down for a drink. 

OTOH, the Arkansas river valley has some great roads through the center of CO!

AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter)
AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
11/8/24 12:42 p.m.

In reply to greasemonkeyreborne_5x1gs :

Detroit area. No rust holes, only surface spots where I did not repair compromised paint. 

greasemonkeyreborne_5x1gs
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11/18/24 7:53 p.m.

17th ANNUAL ROAD TRIP 2024.  2nd OF 3 TRIPS COMPLETED.

 

Drove back to Michigan and then over to Niagra Falls to pick up some parts on the way back.  Clocked 3316 miles.  Was a solo trip this time.  Cheapest gas was Ohio $2.22.  Most expensive NY/PA $3.58.  Quick trip.  Didn't have much time to spend on this one.  Hunting birds again.  

 

Was driving down a 2 track and caught a ruffed grouse on a log.   Pix isn't very clear.  Its off my phone from video mode zoomed in.   But these little guys are the kings of the woods.  When they take off, its like a rocket!  Full respect for these dudes.  Hard to find.  Was glad to get a pix of one in the wild.  Pix is same caliber at Big Foot.  Trust me, its legit.   lol.  No way you can spot these guys in the woods until they move

 

 

Then I'm gearing up at another location.   And a deer walks across the gravel parking lot.    I whistled, she stopped and started walking over to me.

 

 

Grabbed my survival nuts.......

 

And we were best friends!

 

There were houses near by so someone tamed this little gal.   

 

 

I guess I shouldn't have fed her.  I hunted this area for a couple hours and she followed me.  Was never more than 50' away.  When ever I'd turn around, she wanted more attention.    Was a cool experience.  I hope she makes it.

 

Then "Houston, we have a problem....."    Finally had a failure after 17 years of trips.   i was smelling gas in the garage back home.  figured it was from the generator fuel tanks.   I kept noticing a slight odor when ever id get out of the car on the trip.   Popped the hood and smelled across the fuel rail.  Bingo!  Injector #4 sprung a leak.  I had this happen back in the 1990s.  One of the injectors back then seeped fuel at the seem of where the injector components were fused together.  Metal to Plastic.  Same thing happened here.

 

Pulled out the road side assistance kit.

 

 Removed the leaking injector.  And the top fuel seals (green orings) to the remaining 3....  Leak was just above my thumbnail where the black looking grim was forming.

 

Pulled a  used replacement injector out of the kit.  This was actually one of the original injectors off this car.  Back in the 1990's, I had replaced all 4 w Honda OE for the same problem.  Tossed the 3 others in a box and had forgotten about them.  after thinking about what could go wrong these trips, I grabbed one as a spare.  I couldn't get to the NOS oring kit back then and just grabbed 4 NOS injector sets so I had the seals.  Glad it was all there!  About a 45 min repair

 

The fuel was a very slow seepage.  Since this was over the alternator, I figured I  had better replace it and not take the chance.  I carry a fire extinguisher as well.

 

I had canceled the first trip and rescheduled last minute.  I couldn't get the motel for the full duration.  Boon doggled it CRX style .  Covered the main area of the car w a heavy wool blanket.  Then the camo tarp.  Kept the car warmer and didn't frost the windows.  I had removed the passenger seat and made a bed out of it.  was more comfortable than I thought.  Coyotes howled all night though.

 

Brought a tank and stove.  Blueberry pancakes for breakfast and birds/rice for dinner.   The camping stove worked as a heater inside the "lean-too".

 

Great trip.  Different experience that normal.   Glad the car issue was not a show stopper!

 

Until next years trip.  I'll be picking out pine needles for the next 12 months.

 

She's at 310,185.

 

 

 

 

CrustyRedXpress said:

greasemonkeyreborne_5x1gs said:

About ready to roll.

Where to? If Denver is still on the list let me know and I might be able to drive down for a drink. 

OTOH, the Arkansas river valley has some great roads through the center of CO!

 

 

 

 

......  CrustyRed, I reached out to ya.  So lets connect in the Denver area.  I'm not sure of the dates just yet.  But will get it dialed in and make it happen.  Love to hear your stories!

greasemonkeyreborne_5x1gs
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11/18/24 8:05 p.m.

In reply to AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) :

I read through the Ody post during my trip.  Nice reliable vehicle.   I didn't realize we were fellow Michiganders!   No wonder why I like your posts!!

AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter)
AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
11/19/24 2:11 p.m.

In reply to greasemonkeyreborne_5x1gs :

nice camping setup.  i'm not native to MI, i moved here in '93, so long enough to consider myself "from here" i suppose.

greasemonkeyreborne_5x1gs
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11/22/24 7:02 p.m.

 

Did a side excursion on the Michigan trip to Niagra Falls for some more parts.  Bought them last year.  Didn't have room at the time.  This place is classic "Pawn Stars" w/o Chumblee.  Grandpa started the yard in the 1960's.  Started out as a parts lot for dirt track racing back in the day.  So the Grandfather is sitting in back just like the old man taking calls.  His sons out front working the counter and the next generation nephew is working the yard.  Great history, photos on the walls and stories to boot.  He shipped me a 43K SI tranny 4 years ago.  This is the tranny thats been in the car for 2 years now. 

 

Last year they told me there were 2 2G CRX's back in the yard sitting for ages.  Any 2nd gen guys out there...   this yards in Lockport.  I didn't look at them.

 

Their inventory still remains on paper cards dating back from forever.  They just recently uploaded their inventory to car-parts.  There are a few huge barns w inventory carefully stacked on the shelves for decades.  I love these kinds of places.  Same guys still working there who put the parts on the shelves.  And they let me look over the files on the CRX stock they had remaining.  I had verified a few of the VIN's and the mileage match the tags.  They are legit.  Love this history!  This ticket is a CRX DX  63K created in 1997.

 

This one was originally labeled as a non SI on car-parts.  After checking the VIN to the Helms manual, it was actually an SI.  This 45K trannys been sitting since 1989 waiting patiently.

 

Hard to know if trannys are legit mileage from the yards.  Several years ago, I base lined the trannys I had.  1) Measured thrust slop of the input shaft, 2) placed into 5th gear, installed inboard joints to the out drive, spun out drive 1x and counted revolutions on the input to get gear ratio to confirm SI. 3) locked down the out drive w the yellow clamp and wiggled the vise grips back and forth in 5th gear to quantify total gear backlash.   Data gives me ball park wear. was a great way to confirm gearing/wear.  Most yards were fine w me doing this.  A few were not, so I left: NO SALE.

 

2 most recent tranny's/alts to the right.  Goal of the parts collecting was to get enough trannys to build up a couple really tight SI's.  I hear the guys on Red Pepper Racing say the after market synchros are trash.  So I'd pick up a few non-SI trannys w low mileage if the price was right.  The sychros/bearings/differentials/gears are identical on for the SI/DX) (only difference is final drive/mainshaft.  Picked up a couple HF's where only the bearings/diffs/synchros are the same @ 40K.  No one seems to want the 65 MPG HR version of transmissions.   I start to accumulate parts for a project later to realize I bought more than i need.  Ended up w 17 trannys now...  OOPS.   Hopefully the wife won't notice.  

 

 Rebuilding project wont happen for a few years down the road.  

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43K tranny in this car now.  Was sitting since 1989.

 

I  love the history and having the details on this stuff.   Feeds the neurosis

greasemonkeyreborne_5x1gs
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11/22/24 7:04 p.m.
AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) said:

In reply to greasemonkeyreborne_5x1gs :

nice camping setup.  i'm not native to MI, i moved here in '93, so long enough to consider myself "from here" i suppose.

I wasn't born there either.  But a great place to spend in the outdoors.  Ahh, your there long enough.  Longer than me

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