just picked it up today. used to own a light blue 88 crx dx and sold it like a moron. ive been kicking myself ever since but i promised myself id find a rust free, stock crx. well i finally found one and picked it up today.
i do have one question though. when shifting from 1st gear to 2nd it will only go into gear if the rpms are below 3k or so. i also have a hard time down shifting into 2nd. im hoping its just something to do with the gear oil and not a major problem with the transmission. the car is a 1991 dx with 1.5 engine. heres a couple of pics of my new baby:

 

looks clean so far.

 

"uuuuhhh..... DROPANDALIP!!!"


/H-Ttourettes

 

congrats...looks good. just slightly molested though, with the painted wheels. body paint looks newer to me, but i could be wrong. nice find!

 

yeah im excited to put on my 12 piece body kit..... nah j/k its not completely perfect. its got some dings here and there and the paint isnt anything to be desired but its got no rust and the interior is in great condition. anyone know what my shifting issue may be?

 

damn you never see that anymore ,great find
and the tranny question it sounds like the 2 gear syncros are shot
and the first gear syncros aren't far behind

 

heres a pic. of my old 88 that i foolishly sold 3 years ago.

 

check your trans oil, adding synthetic or gm synchromesh may help. probably the 2nd gear synchros are going bad. parts and rebuild is the only real fix

 

Tranny issue sounds like the 2nd gear synro's are trashed. Not a big super big deal... used tranny's are pretty cheap.

 

Looks good!

Yay for another Mainer on here!

On the tranny.....I'd say 2nd gear synchros too.

 

Looks very good, very clean.

 

How much did you buy it for?

 

Car looks real good. While they are still available, get a new oem front lip and a pair of belt moldings. Also, grab a can of flat black paint and give those wiper arms a quick shot, they will look like new in 5 mins.

 

Oh, and about the tranny, before ripping it out, maybe try some GM syncromesh in the gearbox, sometimes it works wonders on an old set of gears!

 

i have the same problem with my crx. i was told by a guy who builds d-series transmissions that it is the csb going bad. my shift linkage is really sloppy also. wheni installed a short shifter second gear was alot easier to go into though but i would start with some honda gear oil and go from there

 

thats a nice CRx man. Yeah it definetly sounds like the synchronizers are going bad. good chance to get an si tranny! but if you dont have the money to do that now, try double clutching into 2nd. that will synchronize the tranny before you switch gears and stop the grinding. I have done this before, it works great for a while, but when it stops working, then youll need a rebuild. oh and STOP down shifting to 2nd. it will only make it worse

 

Great find m8.

Please do me a favour and get a decent alarm system with a top notch stealth installation ASAP.

 

funny you say that because that was among one of the first thigs i was gonna do with the car. i dont live in an area wheres there a high crime rate but im a mobile electronics installer so i always install alarms in all my vehicles.

 

I love your new car it looks great! I used to have a flint black 91 dx and I loved it. No sunroof is the way to go...I want to see the progress on this thing...

 

nice find

 

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+1

 

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and the first gear syncros aren't far behind</TD></TR></TABLE>


no such thing.

 

Maine? Rust Free?

Congrats!

 

Bump for the Mainers doin' it! Bump for the clean lil rex too. It's time for some clean fat 5's or Si's and a nice 00 Si CD player.

 

damnnnnn . Goood score