Prelude head gasket, tackling a big project...

Discussion in 'Prelude' started by fuzzboy13, Jul 20, 2005.

  1. fuzzboy13

    fuzzboy13 Guest

    Hi, I just had the unpleasent experience of buying a car on ebay, and
    finding out it needs some work.
    I bought a 1990 honda prelude si and after noticing it overheating,
    found I need to replace the head gasket (revving the engine with the
    radiator cap off made water bubble out). I just bought a head gasket
    set along with a timing belt and will be doing my first major car
    repair myself (no real automotive experience). Do I need to buy a
    cam-lock tool, or will borrowing one from autozone be good enough?
    Should I get new head bolts? If so, What brand/where? I bought a
    manual, and was just wondering if anyone had any tips on tools I will
    need, problems I will encounter, etc. I want to tackle this project as
    a learning experience. Thanks in advance for your advice/suggestions!
    -fuzzy
     
    fuzzboy13, Jul 20, 2005
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  2. fuzzboy13

    specman1 Guest

    If you bought it off ebay it should have a 1 month/1000k powertrain
    warranty, or my Tundra I bought did with over a 100k miles. However,
    every problem I had was NOT a engine problem. No more ebay for me unless
    it still has the 3/36 warranty.
     
    specman1, Aug 5, 2005
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