To date we have the Civic running a little better than before. All has been fixed/replaced with the exception of the body work. A total of 4 new tires, new battery got it back in running order. The lights and all work and the radio has been installed and is working.
All-in-all, so far so good. At this point we’re only waiting on the title to come in to the previous owner. Not sure why it is taking so long. Hopefully we’ll have it legal soon. Stay tuned for Pics.
Well it looks like this site is going to turn into “Project EX” instead of Project 240. We gave up trying to find a replacement motor for the 240 in time for Wes to start school. Although we still have the 240 we just purchased a 1994 Honda Civic EX 2 dr. It has all the things Wes likes already in it. It has a 1.6L VTEC engine with adjustable cams. A header was already installed along with a cool-air intake, and “ricer” muffler.
It runs fine but has a small list of things that need to be done. Basically we are at the point we wanted to be with the 240, running and needs work. We’ve already replaced the two front tires and battery. Drove it home, washed it and looked over it more. It needs some body work such as a new passenger door and front fender. Some of the body trim is missing after a “botched” paint job. We’ll replace the rear tires this week and repair the reverse lights and horn to make it legal. Pics will be loaded soon.
We replaced the positive side connector with a complete new cable. Once that was done we learned that we had blown the fuse on the interior lights. Replaced, worked fine. We also found out that we blew the 75A alternator fuse as well. I had to go to the dealer for that one.
Now we still have a problem and I believe it has to do with the alternator itself. We’ve sort-of placed everything on hold right now for several reasons I do not wish to put in writing. Wes found a KA24E yesterday with around 220,000 miles on it. We’re told it still runs good. We’ll see. Right now though we’re in a holding pattern. I’ll try and get some new pics up soon.
If it’s not one thing causing a problem it’s another. We take a little time this Memorial Day weekend to try something my father-in-law told Wes about. I’ve seen it in the parts store before but have never tried it. Block Seal. I’ve heard of Stop-Leak for your radiator but never of Block Seal. It was only $2.13 so we purchased it and gave it a try. We drained the radiator and poured this mixture in. Ran the car for 20-30 minutes as directed. Flushed it out again and let it dry over a 24 hour period.
We had to change the oil anyway so we did that while we waited. Just a little over 24 hours we filled it up with fluids and was going to crank it. It wouldn’t start. Seems Wes left the interior lights, etc. on overnight. Drained the battery. No problem I thought, we’ll just jump it off. Well, it turns out the battery would not jump. Took it back to Wal-Mart for the 2 year replacement warranty and they couldn’t charge it either. So they replaced it. We needed a new positive battery post connector so we got one of those as well.
I cut the old battery post connector off and install the new one. Connected the battery, but didn’t notice we still did not have power on the interior lights. The car did start however, just that weird power issues are going on. Wes is going to check the fuses throughout the car today and I will replace the positive connector with an entire cable section and factory made connector.
We’ll Wes and I finally have the engine put back together. It wasn’t easy, but it is done. Problem is that it is still leaking water into the engine. Must be a crack in the block. I feared this from the beginning but was really hoping it wouldn’t be.
So at this time I am looking for a new motor, block, etc. to see if I can still get this vehicle running for Wes. He will hopefully start a new job this summer and will need transportation. SO, that’s where we are today. Anyone with a S13 KA24E laying around and wouldn’t mind parting with it for a small fee please let me know.