Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:42:22 -0800
Reply-To: Mark Tuovinen <mst@AK.NET>
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From: Mark Tuovinen <mst@AK.NET>
Subject: Re: towing with a vanagon in an emergency.(NVC) . .
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Brendan,
At that mileage and age it was past its recommended service life. Honda calls for replacement at 84 months(7 years) or 105,000 miles under "normal" driving conditions, which ever comes first. In severe service usage they recommend to "Replace the belt at 60,000 miles (U.S.) or 100,000 km (Canada) if you regularly drive your vehicle in one or
more of these conditions: In very high temperatures (over 110°F,43°C). In very low temperatures (under — 20°F, — 29°C)." AHM 1999 CR-V Owners Manual. Here we usually replace them around 75,000 miles and that is also a recommended coolant change point, which we do in conjuntion with the timing belt and water pump.
Unfortunately you could have bent all 16 valves, we have seen this happen with this engine. A leak down test will tell you, but it is a safe bet that one or more valves have bent. If you are going to do the repair yourself and need any parts or technical advice feel free to pmail me, I have a shop full of Honda technicians, factory service manuals, and the parts catalog at my disposal. Overall the CR-V is a pretty reliable vehicle if properly maintained, other than basic tune up parts, fluid changes, timing belt at proper interval, and an occasional valve adjustment, they will run for a long time.
Mark in AK
Assistant Parts Manager
Continental Honda
----- Original Message -----
From: Brendan Slevin <totorovan@GMAIL.COM>
Date: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 8:54 am
Subject: Re: towing with a vanagon in an emergency. . .
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> It had 98k when we bought it last September and it has about 102k now, we mostly drive the Vanagon. I had, of course the intention of doing the timing belt soon. :( I guess I should've just done it when we got it, not having any history on the car. Lesson learned, severely.
>
> Brendan
>
> > On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 1:17 AM, Brendan Slevin
> <totorovan@gmail.com>wrote:>
> >> I just did. I towed our RELIABLE car, a 1999 Honda CRV about two miles to our house after the timing belt snapped while my wife was driving. Thank you *so* very much, Honda, for not jumping on any bandwagons and producing an *interference* engine; even though she was just barely driving when it happend I bet I've got a bent valve or 16. F#@$!!! Sorry to vent, I know its not friday. Seriously, that is our "reliable" and I've had to do more sh^% to it I swear. It's also our first car payment, lame when I have to write that check this month while its torn apart in the driveway. My wife said when we got home, I think when the Honda's paid off we should sell it and buy a 91 Vanagon. I agree whole-heartedly. Anyway, Totoro
> was happy to oblige me and didn't complain once, I think she was actually happy with that yellow umbilicus dragging the "nice" car into the driveway. I think>> towing with a strap is illegal in Oregon but we waited till about 8:30pm with less
> >> traffic, used our headlights and flashers on both cars and had radio>> communication the whole time. A cop passed us but didn't care.>> How can I tell if I bent a valve without taking the head off? Could I use a leak down test and if I can't get one to hold any pressure at all I know it's bent?
> >>
> >> brendan slevin
> >> 84 GL Totoro
> >> Bend, Oregon
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