ok so i popped my hood today to find that the hood is rubbing on my valve cover. the subframe of the hood has rubbed a line in the blue paint on my cover. has anyone else had any problems with any other b-series motors in a del sol. i know the b16 came in them so i dont see why im having this problem unless the b18b block is taller.

any input would be greatly apretiated(sp)

 

anyone got any suggestions

 

I was under the impression that del sol's came with the same d-blocks the civics did, since they are essentially the same car.

I could be wrong.

 

they came with d15, d16, and a b16 depending on the model you got.

 

Seems odd... I know the b18's are a bit taller, but hardly noticeable.

Has the car been wrecked before? Maybe something is out of whack.

Brad

 

no but i was just informed that the gsr head is also taller to that on top of the block being bigger would expain a bit but i still need sugestions on how to fix it.

 

thats odd. my b18c1 clears my hood just find.

 

yes but the ls block is taller than the gsr block. from what i hear.

 

You could go out and get a new hood with a slight cowl to ensure the clearance.. or you could bang the hood frame with a hammer, or try and raise the hood stops at the corners of your radiator supports for a few extra centimeters of clearance.

 

Usually people experience this problem when they have a mis-allignment of either the motor mounts or the hood. Check these things over, but if all else fails you can cut the sub-frame of the hood around where it's rubbing or you can try denting it with a hammer. Do a search, this has been covered many times. Good luck

 

I had a friend who had a Civic SI hatch (87-91). His valve cover hit the hood when he shifted hard. He had a broken Motor mount and it jumped into the hood when he shifted.

 

Put some washers on the hood hinges? to raise it up a lil bit. I think Ive seen a few people do that

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by tcr03 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yes but the ls block is taller than the gsr block. from what i hear.</TD></TR></TABLE> actually all bseries blocks come from the same casting.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by MassScene &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> actually all bseries blocks come from the same casting. </TD></TR></TABLE>

sorry but i think your wrong on this one.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by MassScene &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> actually all bseries blocks come from the same casting. </TD></TR></TABLE>

b18b, b18c, b18c-r, b20, b16b all have the same block height. the b16a is a bit shorter (by a few mm).

 

i have this problem with my B18C in my EH2. it was hitting in 2 differnt places(i hammerd up one of the hood supports in one of the spots which solved one of them)
but my front right corner of the valve cover smacks against the hood when slamming gears and there is a big nasty paint crack/dent of where the corner of my valve cover smacks.


ive noticed other people having this problem too