ok Motu my man, its not hard..i talked to a guy at work....dont worry about ANYTHING except your radiator. I was told that there is SOOO little fluid in the engine block and hoses that it wont matter much.
I just did it last night. I went to wal-mart(dont use a milk jug)and bought one of those REALLY big but shallow rubbermaid plastic things....its SOO much better and catches all the splashing(well..most of it)
I DID find the drain bolt for the block..that thing is SOO far up there i said FORGET IT!! All that new coolant you put in the engine will dilute that little bit of nasty fluid and make a mostly good mix. Or you could do like someone else said. Drain the radiator and refil it..then run the engine for a second(you MUST let it come to operating temperature because the thermostat wont open up flow of water through the radiator until then, which is what you want to dilute the fluid in the block and hoses)and then drain and refil it again.
Also make sure you drain the "overflow tank" and refill that with fresh fluid as well.
You asked about the mixture of antifreeze and water...ALWAYS do a 50/50 for standard use. If you wanna be a little safer in winter, do a 60/40..but not much more than that. Of coiurse the 60 is the antifreeze, cuz that will better protect your engine if temps get below -30F around where you life(thats usually the freezing point for antifreeze).
I mixed it right in the tub that i drained everything out in. I flushed the radiator till it was clear, then i emtied the tub, then rinsed it out..then added measured amount of antifreeze then the SAME amount of water....pour that into your radiator, any leftover's....put in your RINSED OUT overflow tank. This rinsing of the overflow tank ensures that there is no sediment in your overflow tank that will get sucked back into the radiator because fluid is constantly flushed in and out of that tank when the car heats up and cools down(law of physics).
I did that and changed my oil in aboiut 1.5 hours. I also had the help of my sister...she mostly complained and thats about it. Helped a little
You have your manual tranny oil to change still, get to it my man. If you need me to scan a pic or two in of that, let me know.
About your spark plugs. Did you apply "anti-seize" compound to the THREADS of the plugs before screwing them into your head? This helps the next time you remove the plugs so they wont stick and cause damage to the head(this is what i heard, never happened to me..but i use the compound to be safe.
Lets see...tell us what else you are having problems with.
Just focus on what you have to to...plan in advance..and do it. Dont feel pressured or you might screw somethin up(lol..you dropped the spark plug? broke the ceramic glass huh?).
Hope everything works out on the car...let us know how its going..lata!
Dave
Oh...accords are awesome vehicles...it'll make the trip. Mine just recently did a 2200 mile trip with nothing wrong.