I plan to try starting my teg after being dormant for over 2 years now. Tips for getting her started back up safely? All new fluids, been on a battery tender forever, while sitting i rotated the crankshaft manually here and there to keep that moving, and i also sprayed a chemical down the spark plug tubes prior to sitting. I can't recall the name of the product off the top of my head, but it wasnt just wd-40 or something like that.

 

Did you put anything in the gas tank to preserve the gas? If not, it won't be good after two years. I doubt the engine will run. The fuel pump may be bad and the tank may need to be removed and cleaned out.

I'd also unplug the main relay and crank it over for about 5 seconds (repeat that several times, waiting a minute or so between crankings to avoid overheating the starter) to make sure everything is covered in oil before it fires. Look closely at the tires too, they may not be safe after sitting for 2 years. The brakes will probably sound terrible the first few times you hit them until the corrosion is cleaned off. Other than all that, just drive it gently for at least a few miles before pushing it.

 

thanks for the tips. The tank was out during the restoration, all new fuel lines, pump, meter, etc... New tires, all new suspension, and all that fun stuff. I'm going to check for fuel leaks one more time and then try the method you described to get oil on everything.

 

Front suspension complete, rack and pinion installed, swaybar endlinks and bushings replaced, new ball joints, new wheel bearings, also had all of the bolts zinc plated.

Front suspension passenger side
Front suspension driver side

 

looks good, how much did you have taken out to access the rack? i may need to re-access mine again. the first time i did it, there was nothing bolted on the car so it was quite easy lol

 

I didn't have to remove anything. FSM shows you how to remove it w/o removing the subframe. Not that hard but it will be a mess though

 

cool, i'll take a look at the manual tonight. messes i'm not worried about, i'm used to them at this point in the rebuild lol

 

Time consuming though, The only hard struggle I had was with the link between the rack and the steering column. Try not to strip the screws.

 

Solid work

 

I gotta finish up on the hoses on the power steering return, flush it, and schedule a delivery to the alignment shop. Hopefully those hoses come in tomorrow. I button up the rear with new brakes last night. Exhaust got all new gaskets as well and an o2 sensor. what else....OH...alarm is on the way.


Maybe I'll do the alarm today..

 

Working on the alarm tonight, after catching up on some tv shows.

 

what alarm did you go with?

 

compustar,

 

Alarm done :thumbsup:
remote start works :thumbsup:
power steering doesn't have bubbles in the reservoir :thumbsup:
checking automatic transmission fluid in a bit after the warm up.

 

- Got an alignment
- roadforce balance
- LED setup to pass inspection

 

what setup is this? that looks like a real nice cut off line.

 

The integra had tsx projector installed. In order to pass inspection I had to remove the HID setup and install d2s LED's. I bought it off of Amazon just to swap in to past inspection in Tx. I'll be re-installing the s2k ballast and osram bulbs today since I'm leaving tonight or early AM.

 

ah the tsx projectors will do it lol. did you do the install or was it that way when you got your hands on it? a retrofit is a "someday" mod i'd like to do.

 

I had retrofit them in there ..........10 yrs ago.

 

so, i performed a cold compression test and leak down test on my car tonight to hopefully try to point out where i have messed things up along the rebuild. the bastard adapter piece for the leakdown test threaded into the spark plug chamber tighter than the rest of the tester, so it's still in there. how the hell do i get that thing out?

 

pb blaster or some kroil. Don't drench it though cuz I'm unsure if it can be burnt off.

 

db7 will be handed off, went got another alignment today. side mirrors coming in this weekend hopefully.

 

i'm hoping to get the cams, cam caps, etc.. back in the car tomorrow night so i can do another valve adjustment. Then HOPEFULLY saturday the car will start up again and not have the same issues as before. If it runs as it should, its all easy stuff to finish up this car. If it runs like it did before, i got some more trouble shooting to do...

 

You swapping heads?

 

nah, i tore back into the head to "retrace" my steps when i replaced the lost motion assemblies to see if i did something stupid or missed a step. I got my car to fire up a couple weeks ago and it ran terribly and then went to a no start condition. When it ran, it sounded very odd. Replacing those LMAs was the most major maintenance thing i did in my rebuild so i went back through but didnt notice anything that looked out of place or wrong. I guess i'll see what happens this weekend.