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Old 05-25-2005 | 01:18 PM
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Damn. I shifted from the bottom of third(7200 rpm's) into second instead of 4th. Now major power loss. Idle is fine and I 'm not misfiring. I took the valve cover off and snaped all the springs they all popped back fine. checked valve clearances and they are ok too. But when I nail it from a standing start it feels like there is no VTEC. I can rev all the way to 7200 rpm's but when I shift i fall back to 4000 rpm's. Same thing happens in 2nd gear. Shift and fall to 4000 rpm's. In 3rd gear all is slightly norma.l Car pulls and when I shift I fall to around 5200 but still not as much pull as before. What do y'all think. Tranny??(hopefully) Open to any other tests I should perform I have full shop access
Old 05-25-2005 | 01:19 PM
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do a compression test

i bet you bent valves, sorry to hear it man!
Old 05-25-2005 | 01:23 PM
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You didn't misshift, you MONEYshifted.

Good luck with the rebuild.
Old 05-25-2005 | 06:06 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by AndyD &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">You didn't misshift, you MONEYshifted.

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Hahahah. Yea most definitly bent valves.
Old 05-25-2005 | 06:58 PM
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bent valves my friend..
Old 05-25-2005 | 07:00 PM
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bent valves
Old 05-25-2005 | 08:16 PM
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hrmm, i wonder how many bent valves he has.
Old 05-25-2005 | 08:34 PM
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gl
Old 05-26-2005 | 07:15 AM
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damn.
Old 05-26-2005 | 07:35 AM
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What's your setup? Stock H22? If you had stage 2 cams or less and a nice VT upgrade then I might think something other than bent valves...
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Old 05-26-2005 | 08:48 AM
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Awww, sucks to be you gl
Old 05-26-2005 | 05:07 PM
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sorry to hear...dat sucks
Old 05-27-2005 | 05:44 AM
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ill be the 80th person to say bent valves as well so i can get my post count up 1 too
Old 05-27-2005 | 07:39 AM
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do a compression and/or leakdown test. that will help you determine if valves are bent without taking the head off. It could have been a lot worse though...
Old 05-27-2005 | 08:01 AM
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damn i got lucky i did that TWICE and got away with it.
Old 05-27-2005 | 08:05 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by eMpAtHy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">hrmm, i wonder how many bent valves he has.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I would say all 8 exhaust valves.

I know of at least 2 other Prelude owners and myself who mis-shifted the same way. And all of us had bent all of the exhaust valves. Intake valves were fine though.
Old 05-27-2005 | 11:57 AM
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I wouldn't drive until you know. If the valve is bent, it might break off. Then you'll get to rebuild your bottom end also.
Old 05-27-2005 | 12:06 PM
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i've done this twice, lucky I caught it in time before i screwed it up. Good luck with the rebuild
Old 05-28-2005 | 04:57 PM
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WTF is that add in your post?? thats bullshit i hope nobody falls for that supercharge your car in 5 min ROFL
Old 05-28-2005 | 05:02 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by vwong &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I would say all 8 exhaust valves.

I know of at least 2 other Prelude owners and myself who mis-shifted the same way. And all of us had bent all of the exhaust valves. Intake valves were fine though.</TD></TR></TABLE>

lol, there have been pictures of worse than 8 valves..i remember someone on here had 15 valves that bent. :\
Old 05-28-2005 | 08:42 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by flyrod &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">do a compression and/or leakdown test. that will help you determine if valves are bent without taking the head off. It could have been a lot worse though...
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What am I looking for with a compression test??(it's easiest and the quickest so I'll do that first)
Old 05-28-2005 | 09:49 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by eMpAtHy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

lol, there have been pictures of worse than 8 valves..i remember someone on here had 15 valves that bent. :\</TD></TR></TABLE>

Since I don't frequent this board, I haven't seen the pic. But 15 bent valves? That gotta sucks.
Old 06-06-2005 | 08:51 PM
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So I finally got around to compression test. Readings are: 200,190,185,210.
Look ok to me. Does it indicate any problems to any of you. By the way the car IDLES fine and I have no backfiring or missing occuring. Y'all still think it's the valves??
Old 06-06-2005 | 09:38 PM
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Damn bro it does sound as if you bet valves,

A compression test will tell you in what or how many cylinders..

ive done that once, got away with a blown Vtec pressure switch!!!

Good luck
Old 06-06-2005 | 09:39 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by cb7-R &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">So I finally got around to compression test. Readings are: 200,190,185,210.
Look ok to me. Does it indicate any problems to any of you. By the way the car IDLES fine and I have no backfiring or missing occuring. Y'all still think it's the valves??
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185 Is a little low, but now too bad, may have a slightly bent valve,

is your check engine light on?

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