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Thank you for the suggestions Eric. I don’t think it’s the tires as I have new information. I can duplicate the fish biting feeling when we pull the car up out steep driveway. If I add slight resistance with the emergency brake the engine “fish-bites” and the power changes/goes up and down. Also, it is more pronounced when it is raining/humid which makes me think electrical.
Attached is photo of the stolen radiator and ignition wires.
We have a neighborhood Facebook page and after I posted about the crime I had so many people respond with 80’s/90’s Honda that had break-ins for parts.
Thank you again for your videos and help!
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Thank you for the suggestions Eric. I don’t think it’s the tires as I have new information. I can duplicate the fish biting feeling when we pull the car up out steep driveway. If I add slight resistance with the emergency brake the engine “fish-bites” and the power changes/goes up and down. Also, it is more pronounced when it is raining/humid which makes me think electrical.
Attached is photo of the stolen radiator and ignition wires.
We have a neighborhood Facebook page and after I posted about the crime I had so many people respond with 80’s/90’s Honda that had break-ins for parts.
Thank you again for your videos and help!
Same car, I was doing a tranny service and trying to drop the pan. I was getting the car ready for a big, weekend field trip with 5-other students. Three bolts in a row break as I was trying to loosed them. I go inside panicked to my Dad. He calmly assesses the situation and recommends an impact wrench, which worked better. He takes the next morning off of work to go to the Auto Parts store to buy helicoils and save my bacon! He was the best sometimes. 🙂
Same car, I was doing a tranny service and trying to drop the pan. I was getting the car ready for a big, weekend field trip with 5-other students. Three bolts in a row break as I was trying to loosed them. I go inside panicked to my Dad. He calmly assesses the situation and recommends an impact wrench, which worked better. He takes the next morning off of work to go to the Auto Parts store to buy helicoils and save my bacon! He was the best sometimes. 🙂
My Dad was showing me how to service a 4-barrel carburetor on a 1978 Mercury Marquis wagon. (It had the 460/7.5L V-8 and was a testament to steel.) After adjusting the carburetor he was cleaning off the gum and varnish on the butterfly valves, linkages, and the body. In slow motion I see the fluid start pooling on the intake manifold and start boiling. A wisp of vapor makes it to mouth of the carburetor and WHOOSH, and a big flash, as the engine backfires through the carb, the engine dies, and the entire top of the engine is engulfed in fire with thick black smoke. We sprint in different directions to get a fire extinguisher, me to the basement and he to the kitchen. Unfortunately, he got back first and sprayed ABC-powder all over the engine. I was a step behind with a CO2 extinguisher. Needless to say, the thick, yellow powder was very hard to clean-up and sometimes I would get it through the ventilation system when I hit a big bump. Thanks Dad!
The next day I’m happily driving the car and starting to go down a very steep hill on my way to school. The car stalls and I’m left to handle a 2.5 ton, land-yacht with no power brakes and no power steering. I was standing on the brake pedal with both feet, with all my weight (150 lbs) and trying to keep it straight at the same time. The hill was 5 blocks long, with a flat spot at each intersection. At the end I got air off the last two intersections. I truly learned the meaning to “white knuckling-it” and I had hand cramps for the rest of the day as a reminder. :woohoo:
Same car, same Dad, different day. “Dad, my brakes feel funny and soft and they smell like burning.” Hey says he’ll look at it next week. On a trip down a very steep hill I see orange sparks coming from under the front of the car, reflected in our neighbors’ windows. He says that he guesses I was right, as the calipers wore through the rotors completely in a few spots and were almost welded together. :whistle:
I learned from my Dad to be careful with car repairs, what not to do sometimes, and to not be afraid to get a little dirty and try and fix things yourself. I miss the old man!
My Dad was showing me how to service a 4-barrel carburetor on a 1978 Mercury Marquis wagon. (It had the 460/7.5L V-8 and was a testament to steel.) After adjusting the carburetor he was cleaning off the gum and varnish on the butterfly valves, linkages, and the body. In slow motion I see the fluid start pooling on the intake manifold and start boiling. A wisp of vapor makes it to mouth of the carburetor and WHOOSH, and a big flash, as the engine backfires through the carb, the engine dies, and the entire top of the engine is engulfed in fire with thick black smoke. We sprint in different directions to get a fire extinguisher, me to the basement and he to the kitchen. Unfortunately, he got back first and sprayed ABC-powder all over the engine. I was a step behind with a CO2 extinguisher. Needless to say, the thick, yellow powder was very hard to clean-up and sometimes I would get it through the ventilation system when I hit a big bump. Thanks Dad!
The next day I’m happily driving the car and starting to go down a very steep hill on my way to school. The car stalls and I’m left to handle a 2.5 ton, land-yacht with no power brakes and no power steering. I was standing on the brake pedal with both feet, with all my weight (150 lbs) and trying to keep it straight at the same time. The hill was 5 blocks long, with a flat spot at each intersection. At the end I got air off the last two intersections. I truly learned the meaning to “white knuckling-it” and I had hand cramps for the rest of the day as a reminder. :woohoo:
Same car, same Dad, different day. “Dad, my brakes feel funny and soft and they smell like burning.” Hey says he’ll look at it next week. On a trip down a very steep hill I see orange sparks coming from under the front of the car, reflected in our neighbors’ windows. He says that he guesses I was right, as the calipers wore through the rotors completely in a few spots and were almost welded together. :whistle:
I learned from my Dad to be careful with car repairs, what not to do sometimes, and to not be afraid to get a little dirty and try and fix things yourself. I miss the old man!
Thanks Eric!
The secondary fan never turned on before and the car never overheated to date. However, we live in cool Seattle. I’m thinking that I could strip the three wires that used to connect to the A/C condenser fan. I could see if I get voltage when the primary, cooling fan turns on. If I do, then I should connect the fan. If not, then it is back to the drawing board : )Attached is a photo for your enjoyment showing the aftermath, before the repairs!
Thanks Eric!
The secondary fan never turned on before and the car never overheated to date. However, we live in cool Seattle. I’m thinking that I could strip the three wires that used to connect to the A/C condenser fan. I could see if I get voltage when the primary, cooling fan turns on. If I do, then I should connect the fan. If not, then it is back to the drawing board : )Attached is a photo for your enjoyment showing the aftermath, before the repairs!
Thank you Eric-The-Car-Guy and college man and johnbkobb! The issue is so rare and sporadic that it’s hard to tell the root cause. I compared my oil change records to the dates of the error codes and there does not seem to be a pattern – e.g. old oil and new oil does not result in the error code. The last time of the error was May this year.
1.) Trying a non-synthetic oil might help – we will see.
2.) If I wanted to check the connection of the sensor that is producing the P0021 error code, how do I find the sensor that is producing the error – Intake Camshaft Sensor, Bank 2/left bank? I have a PDF service manual and I can’t find a diagram with the sensor.Thank you in advance for your assistance!
Thank you Eric-The-Car-Guy and college man and johnbkobb! The issue is so rare and sporadic that it’s hard to tell the root cause. I compared my oil change records to the dates of the error codes and there does not seem to be a pattern – e.g. old oil and new oil does not result in the error code. The last time of the error was May this year.
1.) Trying a non-synthetic oil might help – we will see.
2.) If I wanted to check the connection of the sensor that is producing the P0021 error code, how do I find the sensor that is producing the error – Intake Camshaft Sensor, Bank 2/left bank? I have a PDF service manual and I can’t find a diagram with the sensor.Thank you in advance for your assistance!
