Thanks guys, I've got a mate who reckons he's able to help me out with this one. I've been quoted a couple of different things:
Supercheap $285 for pair of shock absorbers (brand monroe)
Other...
when I last got my 1979 civic serviced, they told me that i should consider replacing the "strut inserts". this was quoted (with wheel alignment) at around $550.
g'day guys, now that i have my fan working properly, it seems that I am not losing any coolant at all. but...my dash board temp guage seems still not to be an accurate reflection of the real temp.
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G'day mate. just letting you know that you're not the only one from tassie!! ive got a 79 civic which i'm learning to fix. look forward to some helpful posts!
marco, that's a cool first gen civvi. mine's nowhere near as polished looking. but hopefully, once i am assured that everything is good under the bonnet etc, a repaint could be on the cards. it was...
thanks mate, i will do as much of this as i can myself. i am very new, but keen to learn. i have the haynes manual, so should be able to tackle some of the stuff around the distributor pretty easy....
It used to belong to my grandmother, then sister, now me. So I'm guessing that it is at the lower end of the 100's of 1000's. But not really sure. It runs pretty well anyway, just a few things that...
Thanks Mate, I will check the plugs and leads. I don't think that the leads are the original though, they are blue and yellow, and i have a sneaking suspicion that in '79 things were still in black...
Bennjamin, any idea where I can get a walkthrough for the SOHC? Preferably on a model similar to mine? I am quite noob, but am very keen to learn and save a bit of cash. Therefore, I think the pics...
I have a 1979 Civic, which needs new rear brakes. I understand that a lot of mechanics wont replace the shoes without doing the cylinders too. I have had a search of the technical forums...
As requested, here's a couple of pics of the old girl. As you can see there is a fair bit of oil under the bonnet, and also some splashed of coolant (not sure why!!). Not sure if you can tell from...
I recently changed the distributor cap and rotor. But the problem has been happening both before and after I did that. The spark plugs should be ok, I am pretty sure that they were changed about...
Not sure if this problem is timing related or something else. When my car is idling, it seems to skip a beat every now and then. I never have a problem at high speed, or even any speed,...
G'day everyone, I am the owner of a blue two door 79 civic. It runs pretty well, and just needs a few things fixed on it. Got a few oil leaks, and bits and pieces not working, but I'm slowly learning...
Thanks mate, I definately will. I have no doubt that I will require help all along the way, until my civvy is all fixed. Thank goodness for forums like this that let an amateur like me work on my own...
I did exactly what Mr Will suggested. Take the car for a long drive, then pull up and let it idle until the fan either comes on or the car overheats. Luckily, the fan did come on!!! Which means I...
I have not yet seen the fan come on, but the car has not yet over heated either. I will take if for a 20 minute drive today and test it as Mr Will said.
Well today I replaced both the thermostat and the temp sensor and gave the radiator some new coolant. The car seems to be running ok. i've topped the coolant up a few times.
Thank you to every one who has offered their help. looks like my best bet is to test the thermo and the switch. my manual has fairly detailed instructions on how to do both these. are these the type...
