New from alaska!

just picked up a 1990 civic rt4wd. just turned over 201,000 miles. my last 4cyl didn't quite make it to 200K. old escort body pretty much sagged to the ground. I think i'll have this one around for much longer! i couldn't belive honda made a 4x4 before the cr-v, so i had to have it! this one is a little rough, but still runs and clutch is good. just wanted to say hello!!! and hope to gain a ton of info, so help this newb out!

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needs a bath!

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my money pit in the back!

bowz

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  • DRMORTYDRMORTY Council Member
    Is that money pit on 22.5s or 24.5s?

    Welcome... Nice!
  • wyld kardz ee2wyld kardz ee2 Senior Wagonist
    Welcome to the forum.I'm digging the wheels.
  • BOWZBOWZ New Wagonist
    yep, some little punk is driving around my tj with 35's for thows dang 22.5's

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    all dressed up after a fishin trip

    going to use this rig for a DD now so i can build a set of twins for the truck. okay, the biggest reason is i double my fuel mileage. hope to win the latto or inherit a lambo to sell for my twin setup due to not having any more jeeps to sell haha

    bowz
  • 1988rt1988rt Senior Wagonist
    Nice cars welcome
  • BOWZBOWZ New Wagonist
    Welcome to the forum.I'm digging the wheels.

    thanks, wonder what they came off of, picked them up off craigslist so i didn't have to swap out the studs on the steelies every summer, now i have a complete set for studs and summer tires. these alum ones defiantly balanced a lot easier than the steelies, went ahead and rebalanced everything because i would have this tire machine at my new job.

    well after my first day and the cars colant temp kept bouncing all over the place i picked up some coolant, leaving the auto parts store it got hot on me, ended up putting 1/2 gal in the radiator and overflow on the hwy. definitely wasn't pleased, ever since it hasn't gone past about 1/4th and i don't appear to be loosing any coolant. makes me wonder what else i'll find out.

    right now when the car is cold for about the first 15min at hwy speed it misses. feels like 1 cyl isn't firing. after that it runs like a dream. the tach jumps all over the place about 1-1.5K above actual rpms. last owner said that its always been like that and the owner before him did "something with the injectors" because he thought it was them. been doing some research here and think it might be the dizzy, which after using google realized that is what you guys refer to as the distributor. am i correct :?:

    maybe is a wildly known fact and you guys could give me a freebee, if not, the search button will be worn out!

    thanks!!!!

    bowz
  • wyld kardz ee2wyld kardz ee2 Senior Wagonist
    Did you check to see if there is a stamp on the wheel?There were some made for Honda also VW?
  • BOWZBOWZ New Wagonist
    no, i will have to take a look.

    bowz
  • nice wagon welcome...
  • BMW bottlecaps on the wagon?

    your cummins is full of win. around here you rarely see a lifted dually, how is the traction offroad?

    welcome

    dizzy is the improper way of saying/typing distributor
  • BOWZBOWZ New Wagonist
    bmw huh, nice.

    it gets me where i want to go offroad, had the steps up to mud with a stone bottom and got through just fine. some fat singles are much more suited for the mud. and skinny singles for the snow.. no complaints though, give a little take a little.

    thanks for the info on the dizzy!

    bowz
  • shenrieshenrie Council Member
    Whenever my tach started bouncing around, the ignitor ended up failing. if you dont drive it hard, i can see it lasting, but I drive mine hard, lol. heads up for this car, whatever you replace inside the dist, make sure its OEM, or it will cause you more problems. cap, rotor, coil, & ignitor.

    good looking car. Always loved that color of brown. Is it rusted? The Cummins is nice too. Got a friend that builds diesels for a living. those trucks are capible of amazing things. I spend a lot of time in a mega dually. Roomy trucks for sure. Wish i could afford my own :(
  • BOWZBOWZ New Wagonist
    its running again!!!!!

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    all cleaned up as i was working on the eng.

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    tearing into it due to blown hg...the first day i registered it in my name...

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    4 hrs later

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    the bad

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    some more bad, need to get a pic of the rigged up PS pump!

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    waiting to go back in after taking off .006 and re grinding 3 exhaust valves

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    the perty new gasket!

    no more smoke and missing coolant!
    just finished it in time to go to the east coast for school for two weeks. hope you enjoy

    bowz
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    Holy Smoak Bwetman :)

    Nice Wagon, thnx for saving
    :mrgreen:
  • turbo_tegturbo_teg Council Member
    nice wago and dodge are u on cumminsforum?
  • BOWZBOWZ New Wagonist
    eagle beagle thanks! saving what? the earth by not driving the truck haha?

    turbo-teg thanks, yeah bowz on there, pretty active on that forum. you got a cummins?

    bowz
  • turbo_tegturbo_teg Council Member
    yep

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    HO 6 speed with 150hp ddp injectors, boost elbow, afe intake, 3" intake manifold, tunnel ram intake, 5" exhaust, and an edge juice with attitude programmer. way too much fuel for my stock hx35 but ive been dumping all my money into my wagon to get ready for autox. plan is to twins or a super b. i have an ST50 off a 400 cummins semi truck that i want to use for a homemade set-up but i cant make up my mind. BTW im MattEngels on CF
  • BOWZBOWZ New Wagonist
    that thing is nice! i want to get another one just like yours and turn it into a sled puller when i go back down south.

    bowz
  • BOWZBOWZ New Wagonist
    transporting a few things.... wish i had the knobs to put down the back seats, would have gotten all the hand guns in the photo too.
    gotta love alaska!!!!!!!!!!

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    bowz
  • ak_ef9ak_ef9 Band Wagon
    It's nice to see another person from alaska! No sleds?
  • BOWZBOWZ New Wagonist
    yep. LOVING IT HERE! wish i had a sled, just not enough money. whats your ride look like so i can give ya a wave if i see ya around...

    bowz
  • rosewoodrtrosewoodrt Band Wagon
    welcome , makes me what to shoot some guns .lol
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