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Canadian prices are about 2 or 3 times higher than the US ones, so I chuckle a bit when you say it get’s expensive :-).
To that point, I thought about replacing the entire tank, pump, fuel filler pipes, etc but I need to order the parts from the US; so I’ll be using the current set up for a little while longer. There was work done on the car prior to me tinkering with it. The original fuel lines from gas tank to engine are metal, but they were replaced mostly with hose. There are some metal sections left where I’ll put new pipe.
The break lines seem to have been done before me. I didn’t see rust and also the Honda steal-ership where I had the break fluid changed as part of yearly checkup didn’t complain. They quoted $200 for replacing a break light bulb above the trunk so I’m sure they wouldn’t miss a chance to replace breaklines.
UPDATE: Finally some good weather here in Ontario and I decided to get it done right – so I dropped the tank and will get all hoses fixed from the pump, return, vent. After all I have easy access now and might as well do it. I’m surprised that there’s a bit more rust on top and side of the tank rather than the bottom.
Aside from grinding out two bolts where I couldn’t get a drip on the nut behind them, it was a smooth drop. now I have to figure out how to attach the bolts in the same location. I suspect the original parts had those welded, but it seems I was stronger than Hercules and managed to break that weld off. The bolt seize may have helped too.
As luck would have it, the e-break on one of the wheels snapped as I was positioning the car. Easy access now with the tank is down. Bit the bullet and will change the other cable – you know… just in case…
Hi There:
It’s me again. I know I took long and last week was the only time I was able to work on it.
So I did all the checks:
1. Once disconnected, the gear shift lever is working fine
2. once disconnected, the gearbox ‘knob’ moved without any issues. I took a 6″ screwdriver and shifted gears without issues.So the only issue is the link between them – i.e. the cable. The rotating arm that connects to the gearbox was moving nicely, so the obstruction had to be inside the cable somewhere. I was able to get an original brand new shifter cable from USA at about 50% of the Canadian dealer cost.
The installation took 2 tries. The underside was a bit rusted and even after spraying loads of WD-40, I managed to strip the two bolts that hold the shifter cable to the underside of the car (above the exhaust pipes).
Few days later, after spraying lots of ‘deep creep’ (it’s not me who named the product) and using strip screw removers, everything disassembled nicely. The new cable got installed and now I can shift gears with only two fingers.
YAY – my first car job and the car is still running!!!
Hi There:
It’s me again. I know I took long and last week was the only time I was able to work on it.
So I did all the checks:
1. Once disconnected, the gear shift lever is working fine
2. once disconnected, the gearbox ‘knob’ moved without any issues. I took a 6″ screwdriver and shifted gears without issues.So the only issue is the link between them – i.e. the cable. The rotating arm that connects to the gearbox was moving nicely, so the obstruction had to be inside the cable somewhere. I was able to get an original brand new shifter cable from USA at about 50% of the Canadian dealer cost.
The installation took 2 tries. The underside was a bit rusted and even after spraying loads of WD-40, I managed to strip the two bolts that hold the shifter cable to the underside of the car (above the exhaust pipes).
Few days later, after spraying lots of ‘deep creep’ (it’s not me who named the product) and using strip screw removers, everything disassembled nicely. The new cable got installed and now I can shift gears with only two fingers.
YAY – my first car job and the car is still running!!!