On Monday I received the email that told of the news I was actually expecting but hoping wouldn't come.
***
The comments for your order are
The following part numbers have been discontinued by Honda: KNOB, FRESH CONTROL (64431-671-900), LENS (33302-SA5-671), CLIP, CONTROL KNOB (64432-671-000) & CAP SET, CHOKE (16014-671-005). We need to know what you'd like to do with this order. This order is on HOLD until we hear from you on this matter.
***
So I went ahead with the order for the hood support rod clip and the brake and accelerator pads and thanked them very much for the updated info. At least it seems like a legit company.
That same day I left work early to get to Automotive Inc to have the idle speed adjusted so that the Hondamatic wouldn't continue to stall ALL THE TIME! It wasn't raining when I left Bellevue, had started raining when I arrived in Shoreline and was coming down in buckets by the time I got the Hondamatic on the road. It was so scary. Of course at every stop light. Stall. Stop sign. Stall. Stopped car. STALL! The Hondamatic would just stop running. I tried so hard to keep the RPMs above 1000 but with so may idiots pulling out in front of me, in the rain, in the gloom, argh!!! It took me about 30 minutes to drive 100 blocks. But the idle speed was increased and I drove home with no issues. However, I am now terribly road-shy.
Cory suggested that I just have the entire carburetor overhauled by the good guys over at the Carb Connection.
I just called the this afternoon and it wil cost about $450 but I am totally going to go for it. They confirmed that the choke is super hard to find and if they need to they can probably retro-fit something on there. Meaning, maybe the choke is just dirty and it can be fixed by cleaning it out....
So while Collin and I are on our Honeymoon in November I will have the Hondamatic carburetor overhauled!!
Oh and I discovered a plethera of used Hondamatic parts in Oregon and Idaho! Can't wait to order the left front blinker lens!
Picture Of The Day Or Week
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Saturday, October 13, 2012
Some Shopping
Q:
How does one cope with Hondamatic sadness?
A:
By buying more stuff to make the Hondamatic whole again!
I noticed that by going through a car wash the front license plate always gets bent out of shape since it's basically just hanging there by two bolts off the front bumper. So to solve this minor issue (that I only ever thought about after a car wash) I finally remembered to buy a couple of matching license plate holders. Very simple black metal ones, and they look great!
There are a few small items that I finally sat down and researched to order. That's right, I filled my virtual shopping cart with fun little parts and I will await with bated breath either their arrival in the mail in 4-10 business days or the dreaded phone call or email to advise me that one or more of these items is no longer available.
As it is, here is what I ordered:
1. Choke - part #16014-671-005 - even though everyone else has told me they cannot no longer get this part, I thought I would try anyway. Otherwise I will probably just end up buying an entire carburetor from rockauto.com
2. Left front signal lens - part #33302-SA5-671 - this was a two-pack, so I have a spare now since I couldn't order less than a pair.
3. Left air vent knob (and clip) - parts #64431-671-900 and #64432-671-000 - also a pair purchase. Nothing wrong with spares.
4. Brake pedal cover - part #46545-SA5-980
5. Accelerator pedal cover - part #17816-SK7-000
6. Hood rod clip - part #90677-693-003
There's still so much more that I want and want to do with the Hondamatic. One step at a time. I found the clock and it's only about $400.
I also saw someone has posted their 1981 non-LX style manual transmission Accord for sale on craigslist for $1700. I want his choke. But he's not parting it out.
Collin also saw a gold Accord rolling into the Bitter Lake Home Depot last night. I asked him to go ask that person if I could have their choke, but he refused to do my bidding.
So we wait...
How does one cope with Hondamatic sadness?
A:
By buying more stuff to make the Hondamatic whole again!
I noticed that by going through a car wash the front license plate always gets bent out of shape since it's basically just hanging there by two bolts off the front bumper. So to solve this minor issue (that I only ever thought about after a car wash) I finally remembered to buy a couple of matching license plate holders. Very simple black metal ones, and they look great!
There are a few small items that I finally sat down and researched to order. That's right, I filled my virtual shopping cart with fun little parts and I will await with bated breath either their arrival in the mail in 4-10 business days or the dreaded phone call or email to advise me that one or more of these items is no longer available.
As it is, here is what I ordered:
1. Choke - part #16014-671-005 - even though everyone else has told me they cannot no longer get this part, I thought I would try anyway. Otherwise I will probably just end up buying an entire carburetor from rockauto.com
2. Left front signal lens - part #33302-SA5-671 - this was a two-pack, so I have a spare now since I couldn't order less than a pair.
3. Left air vent knob (and clip) - parts #64431-671-900 and #64432-671-000 - also a pair purchase. Nothing wrong with spares.
4. Brake pedal cover - part #46545-SA5-980
5. Accelerator pedal cover - part #17816-SK7-000
6. Hood rod clip - part #90677-693-003
There's still so much more that I want and want to do with the Hondamatic. One step at a time. I found the clock and it's only about $400.
I also saw someone has posted their 1981 non-LX style manual transmission Accord for sale on craigslist for $1700. I want his choke. But he's not parting it out.
Collin also saw a gold Accord rolling into the Bitter Lake Home Depot last night. I asked him to go ask that person if I could have their choke, but he refused to do my bidding.
So we wait...
Thursday, October 11, 2012
So Tired
I feel whiny and depressed about the Hondamatic.
So, yeah, the Hondamatic was having this starter issue, but the mini-hammer in the glove-box was working out really well as needed.
There was this terrible squealy noise if I would turn the wheels too far to the right or left. I just made it a point to not turn the wheels too far to the right or the left.
But whatever. Everything was working mostly good. I still had this nagging thought in the back of my head that eventually I would still need to have the choke replaced. Of course with a choke that does not exist.
Well I decided last week that maybe the Hondamatic wasn't running as smoothly as it did when Cory first tuned it up after the first 500 miles. I took it back to him last Friday with a little note describing my concerns. He worked on the little Hondamatic while I was at work and
1. Rebuilt the starter!! Yay!!
2. Tightened the power steering belt - no more squeal - Yay!!
3. Replaced a few bolts in the exhaust manifold that were stripped and we just didn't replace at the engine rebuild - Yay!! Thanks Cory!
4. Dialed the choke back a little more
I was finally able to pick up the Hondamatic on Sunday and it started great! I drove around for a little and was actually going to go to my sister's house to get my bicycle. Except the Hondamatic kept stalling and dying at every stop light, stop sign and even just slowing down. I had to get off the roads! Not only that, but the no-power-off-the-line problem was back again. Basically it takes f-o-r-e-v-e-r to get up to speed from a stop. Flooding the engine. I think that's what the choke is for.
I had the Itsy with me so I ran some errands. I was okay on the side streets where no one would be behind me getting annoyed every time I restarted the Hondamatic. Which was every block. Thank goodness the starter was fixed. I made it to Goodwill and the Hondamatic got a bath and I finally cleaned off the finally remnants of the Wedding Vandals paint job.
I did finally figure out that if I could get the Hondamtic into neutral before the RPMs got below 1000 then I could stave off the stall.
I told Cory about this on Monday and he made sure it wasn't just because the Hondamatic was cold, since that'll affect the choke and cause some stalling. No. I was driving around for hours on Sunday trying to make that be true. I now need to bring the Hondamatic back so Cory can adjust the idle speed so this won't happen. I'm nervous to drive anymore though.
So, yeah, the Hondamatic was having this starter issue, but the mini-hammer in the glove-box was working out really well as needed.
There was this terrible squealy noise if I would turn the wheels too far to the right or left. I just made it a point to not turn the wheels too far to the right or the left.
But whatever. Everything was working mostly good. I still had this nagging thought in the back of my head that eventually I would still need to have the choke replaced. Of course with a choke that does not exist.
Well I decided last week that maybe the Hondamatic wasn't running as smoothly as it did when Cory first tuned it up after the first 500 miles. I took it back to him last Friday with a little note describing my concerns. He worked on the little Hondamatic while I was at work and
1. Rebuilt the starter!! Yay!!
2. Tightened the power steering belt - no more squeal - Yay!!
3. Replaced a few bolts in the exhaust manifold that were stripped and we just didn't replace at the engine rebuild - Yay!! Thanks Cory!
4. Dialed the choke back a little more
I was finally able to pick up the Hondamatic on Sunday and it started great! I drove around for a little and was actually going to go to my sister's house to get my bicycle. Except the Hondamatic kept stalling and dying at every stop light, stop sign and even just slowing down. I had to get off the roads! Not only that, but the no-power-off-the-line problem was back again. Basically it takes f-o-r-e-v-e-r to get up to speed from a stop. Flooding the engine. I think that's what the choke is for.
I had the Itsy with me so I ran some errands. I was okay on the side streets where no one would be behind me getting annoyed every time I restarted the Hondamatic. Which was every block. Thank goodness the starter was fixed. I made it to Goodwill and the Hondamatic got a bath and I finally cleaned off the finally remnants of the Wedding Vandals paint job.
I did finally figure out that if I could get the Hondamtic into neutral before the RPMs got below 1000 then I could stave off the stall.
I told Cory about this on Monday and he made sure it wasn't just because the Hondamatic was cold, since that'll affect the choke and cause some stalling. No. I was driving around for hours on Sunday trying to make that be true. I now need to bring the Hondamatic back so Cory can adjust the idle speed so this won't happen. I'm nervous to drive anymore though.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)