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01-03-2007, 02:01 PM
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Hondaman posted a link to that thread. It seems like no one wants to bother reading the stickies or search for anything. And I was in the mood to be a sarcastic prick.
01-03-2007, 03:01 PM
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01-03-2007, 09:06 PM
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I only made it to 60% last time I tried downloading a manual, this comp. has dial up(56k:boink: ) :chuckles:
I apologize for this is a little off topic but where is a good place to buy a cheap torque wrench? The cheapest I've found doesn't torque to low enough specs(I may be confused) to use on spark plugs, maybe not even for lug nuts. The $30 one I found would work but that's a bit pricey for me and it's HUGE!
I apologize for this is a little off topic but where is a good place to buy a cheap torque wrench? The cheapest I've found doesn't torque to low enough specs(I may be confused) to use on spark plugs, maybe not even for lug nuts. The $30 one I found would work but that's a bit pricey for me and it's HUGE!
01-04-2007, 06:08 AM
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I only made it to 60% last time I tried downloading a manual, this comp. has dial up(56k:boink: ) :chuckles:
I apologize for this is a little off topic but where is a good place to buy a cheap torque wrench? The cheapest I've found doesn't torque to low enough specs(I may be confused) to use on spark plugs, maybe not even for lug nuts. The $30 one I found would work but that's a bit pricey for me and it's HUGE!
I apologize for this is a little off topic but where is a good place to buy a cheap torque wrench? The cheapest I've found doesn't torque to low enough specs(I may be confused) to use on spark plugs, maybe not even for lug nuts. The $30 one I found would work but that's a bit pricey for me and it's HUGE!
actually you technically should torque spark plugs. Especially with aluminum heads as they have a higher rate of stripping out threads. But yes if you are familiar with thresholds than it is easier and more practical to tighten them without the use of a torque wrench.
01-04-2007, 08:04 AM
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I noticed the "free" Civic manuals on the UK website (linked to from this civic forum) were down the last few times I looked. You can buy CD versions from E-bay as low as $5-$6 bucks. That's what I did and they were fantastic.
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01-04-2007, 09:14 AM
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Yep, it's called searching the net, and some of these members definitely need a lesson...
01-04-2007, 11:09 PM
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When I changed the plugs in my '92 EX I went by what the manual said, thread in by hand and then 1/4 turn. It also gave the torque specs for those so equipped of course.
The manual for the '90 Prelude Si I used to drive, and still miss, said to do 1/2turn.
01-05-2007, 07:49 AM
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I'm fairly confident that if I did that on my car I'd mess up the threads in the head. If not the first time, the 2nd.
When I changed the plugs in my '92 EX I went by what the manual said, thread in by hand and then 1/4 turn. It also gave the torque specs for those so equipped of course.
The manual for the '90 Prelude Si I used to drive, and still miss, said to do 1/2turn.
When I changed the plugs in my '92 EX I went by what the manual said, thread in by hand and then 1/4 turn. It also gave the torque specs for those so equipped of course.
The manual for the '90 Prelude Si I used to drive, and still miss, said to do 1/2turn.
But you would rather be safe than sorry, cause aluminum is soft, and the threads are easily stripped... I mean EASILY...
Get an online manual, I posted the link? :dunno: