I just bought this sweet 92 2 door Accord from my neighbor for $800 as a commuter car as I drive 80 miles daily. This one has all the bells and whistles,cruise, PW,PL,sunroof,automatic. It has 180,000 miles but sounds/drives solid.....what a great driving car.... Has a little hail damage and the ABS light stays on but is just what I need. Bets the heck out of 15mpg F150...

I talked to a friend today that runs an import repair shop and his advice is to mark the rear shaft (i.e center punch index mark) yourself when @ 0 deg TDC before belt removal. That's kinda what I thought but wanted to be sure. The whole pin thing comes into play if the belt broke in operation. If you attempt to insert a screwdriver,drill bit,etc in hole (once bolt is removed) and it will not go in you are 180 out. Correctly timed there is a drilled hole in the rear balance shaft that lines up with a screwdriver,drill bit,whatever inserted in the access hole.

I am a mechanic in the marine propulsion/railroad/electrical power generation field and routinely set up/repair/maintain up to 1200-1600 hp diesel engines and generator sets. I have a pretty good knowledge of Nissan cars/trucks...VG's, KA24's and the old L20 but new to Honda. Looks like a top quality product that should not be too different....bought a service pub on ebay yesterday...

Thanks again gents for your input and efforts

ike