James Matteu Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 If you recongnize the picture, you know what time it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delsol209 Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 dunno lol wat time is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch92 Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 i hate doing tune-ups in my ranger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delsol209 Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 ouch, i hate doing tune ups on v6 intrepids ever do one of those lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch92 Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 i used to have a 94 intrepid with the sport-tuned 3.5L i know what you mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delsol209 Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 yea and it sucked ass, i think all v6's that are "tranversal" i think thats wat its called suck to do a tune up on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_agu28 Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 Its hammer time. lol you have fun with that tune up of yours, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch92 Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 same with the FWD lincoln towncar's with the v8 i think it's a 5.4l Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delsol209 Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 i did a thermostat hose on one of those lincoln town car's holy crap do people but things in the most difficult places to fix or replace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Matteu Posted February 16, 2008 Author Share Posted February 16, 2008 I took the strut brace out to make it easier. I find myself removing the strut brace for everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delsol209 Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 i never did a tune up on an accord v6 but imagine that it's hard as hell and i feel ur pain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Matteu Posted February 17, 2008 Author Share Posted February 17, 2008 You know, come to think of it, it really isn't that hard anymore. It used to be difficult, I have developed some tricks to make everything go smoothly. Perhaps I should share since these are things I have learned over time and a newbie may be unaware. 1. Go one wire at a time!! 2. Use a telescopic magnet to fish the plugs out of the block. 3. Remove the strut brace before removing plugs 1-3 (yeah, start with 4-6). 4. Use the 19mm bolt on the crankcase pulley to get the rotor button in the right position to be removed. 5. Use only an 8mm socket, don't even bother with a phillips head screw driver (I am not sure what Honda was thinking). 6. Hang your new wires off the front of the hood to keep them clean while you work. 7. Gap your plugs at the breakfast table, but don't let your kids help (if they're young like mine). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delsol209 Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 well i hope i dont have to go through that but thanks for the tips i usually drop things so i always got a magnetic pen to help out, how about cap and rotor do you go one by one on that too and then just pull the old cap off and install the rotor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Matteu Posted February 17, 2008 Author Share Posted February 17, 2008 ...how about cap and rotor do you go one by one on that too and then just pull the old cap off and install the rotor Actually, that tip was for the newbies. I learned long ago that Honda labels everything (wires, cap, etc.), they even label the vaccum lines. So as long as I buy Honda, no worries. The newbie might be rockin the Napa special, hence the tip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delsol209 Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 rite i got you, well hope you are having fun! the sad thing is i wish i could be doing a accord v6 rite now instead of being here in iraq Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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