No power, no clues

[red85]

Have you checked the wear on your timing belt? If the the engine lacks power under various conditions it could be that the belt has jumped a tooth. I have seen it happen a couple times. The vehicle would run just fine, but it had no power. One time, a customer had put a timing belt in and the timing marks were out by 1 tooth. I lined up the marks and it ran like a top. Just check it if you can. A tune up with new plugs wires and fuel and air filters is a good idea anyway. Just check a few things out before you go throwing parts at it. It's your money; you earned it; only spend on what is necessary to keep your truck running properly.

 

[silicon_ghost]

if i could find a junkyard around here that actually has any hondas i would take a walk because i could use some hard to find interior pieces for my car but since the only one close to me is in another state i cant make it and plus they don't have any of my make. and you say you speak from experience but you cant speak from personal experience. the cars you have worked on were probably abused by the customer. you keep saying my brother this my brother in-law that but you don't have the personal experience like i do. i have also talked to mechanics and they rarely see imports in their shops. i don't take my car to a dealership because they rape you in prices and try to fix stuff that isn't wrong with it. i go to a race shop that specializes in imports. that is the first i have heard about honda transmissions being junk. the only thing i have heard that can go out on the tranny is the synchros. and that isnt very common. either your friend is full of it or you are full of it. and actually oem honda parts most of the time are better than after market parts. i'm sorry but i think i struck a nerve with you and if i prefer to buy a honda instead of buying an american car that is my choice as it is your choice to buy your american car. i just prefer reliability that is all!

 

[red85]

No need to get into the import vs domestic argument, guys. Relax. Take a deep breath. It's the internet.

 

[forq2]

Thanks red. I will have to check to the belt. Would a clogged fuel filter cause bad gas mileage? I am thinking of replacing anyway but I would think it would cause lack of power but still not destroy gas mileage.

I am trying to keep the cost down since I dont have a lot of money to throw at it so I am gathering research first. It used to seem like when I first got the truck it wouldnt have full power for the first 2 miles or so but after that it ran great.

 

[zamos]

Ghost , you must not be able to read as I have 30+ yrs of HANDS ON EXPERIENCE not to mention the fact that 3 of my brothers plus my now retired Father all work on cars - Alittle background on me - 4 brothers and 5 sisters , my Father built a 3 bay door garage in our back yard in 1963 and I have seen everything from Model T Fords to 350Z's- your the one who has little hands on experience and talks to a import tuner mechanic for advice - I talked to many import street racers who are on their 2nd and 3rd motors - Meanwhile my 95' 5.0 Cobra with now 150k is still on the original motor and its had a 9psi supercharger on it ( that I installed and tune ! ) since 25k - So don't tell me about experience - When all is said and done I'd rather put food in a UAW mouth ! I'am now done - Oh and did you say you interior is falling apart - I thought you said it was MINT !

 

[zamos]

Forq2,
Check those brakes and I would also check your ignition coils - see if you can get one ( or two ) from a junkyard and try switching them out - its worth a try.

 

[silicon_ghost]

i could really care less about hands on experience. i am talking about actually owning a honda or import for that matter. and you talk to street racers who are on their 2nd or 3rd motor??? they are street racers!! they are probably pushing 300 shots of nitrous into a stock motor which nothing would last long under that torture! and i never said the it was mint, i said the body was mint. don't even get me started about 5.0's!!

 

[forq2]

I finally have a break from school to check the brakes this weekend so I will post my findings... now for my rant

I have first hand experience with a Honda. My girlfriend had one and It was the biggest piece of crap. The body was crap and the motor had its days. Now she has a Hyundai...and wishes she had an Escape (she is S Korean btw).

BTW zamos. I have a 95 GT with 155k on the clock, love it. I have been in school and this summer is the last before I graduate so I planning on breaking her out of her 2 year sleep. Love the thing and hope to have somesort of forced induction to see what it can do. I have recent inherited 3 chevy motors. One is a 350hp and I am not a chevy guy but I am thinking to get something to put it in just because I love American.

 

[zamos]

Hey Forq2, Turns out that after all the ranting that silicon ghost was doing about his "bulletproof Honda" he is actually on his 2nd Honda motor - Imagine that !

 

[silicon_ghost]

give it up already dude!! and about the 2nd motor, i was driving in a torrential downpour and didn't see the 3ft of water covering the road and hydro locked the motor. either way i am done. we could go back and forth all day.

 

[jarz21]

This is where I'd probably say, "Forget American and Japanese. Buy German!" That would probably just fuel the fire!

Seriously though, my favorite vehicle is the one that gets me from A to B and that I enjoy owning/working on/ etc.

I do miss my '88 VW Scirocco 16v and my '64 Plymouth Valiant though...

 

[silicon_ghost]

This is where I'd probably say, "Forget American and Japanese. Buy German!" That would probably just fuel the fire!

Seriously though, my favorite vehicle is the one that gets me from A to B and that I enjoy owning/working on/ etc.

I do miss my '88 VW Scirocco 16v and my '64 Plymouth Valiant though...

totally agree. whatever is reliable, i like. and it just so happens to be the honda.

 

[zamos]

Cant a guy have any fun - you have to remember this is a Ranger forum - Not honda or any other make for that matter - Im sorry if I offended anyone

 

[silicon_ghost]

i know its a ranger forum. i own a ranger and was having problems with it and i seen the comment about the honda motor. truce?

 

[zamos]

I've aready apolagized - and next time at CRAZY RAY'S ( junkyard ) I'll look for your door handles - are the the ones you use to open the door or just to pull it closed