Dot

Hello everyone...im intereted in buying a CRX (preferrably older than a 95)..

IN my town someone is selling a 89 CRX for 15 hundred...it has a 95 acura engine + transmission already installed...minor dints n dents on the outside but overall a good loooking vechicle...

should i buy it?

* if your selling one in that range plz PM me..i live in NJ*

Exempt

Well, it'd be impossible to find any "CRX" newer than 91... (in the states anyways)

But yea, id say its worth it for that price... Main thing to worry about, specially where you are, would be rust... Check it thoughly for rust! Underneath the car, specially near the rear wheel wells (under that small rubber peice in the fenders)... You may also wanna make sure which engine is in there and that is wasnt installed by a moron... I hear far too often someone buying someone elses project and the project's engine wasnt installed right so it they just gave up on it... If the person who swapped it couldnt get all the 'gremlins' out of it, itd be very hard for someone to come behind them and try and figure out WTF they did wrong... Even someone whos done a swap before and knows their way around a Honda engine...

Dot

wow thanks alot...i will do that..i should be going to look at it tommarow

any other suggestions?

Exempt

If at all possible, take a compression tester with you and do a quick compression test... Make sure the results are all pretty close to on another... But as long as the frame, body and engine are in good shape, id say its worth it...

zekezank

One other thing to do is check all the hoses and make sure you don't find any lose ones like I did AFTER I bought mine.

Dot

^^^sorry to hear mand....and how would i get a compresison tester?

Dot

my correction its a 91 CRX not 89

Exempt

You can pick up compression testers in just about any auto parts stores for about $20...

To use it:
Run the engine for a bit to warm it up...
Once warm, turn it off...
Go in the under hood fuse box and pull the ECU fuse (so it dosnt try to add spark and fuel)...
Pull out the number one cylinder spark plug and wire...
Carefully (they can get stuck!) screw in the compression tester hand tight...
Have someone turn the engine over afew times...
Pressure will build up, something like 180 PSI... Write the PSIs down...
Release the pressure (theres a little nipple on the compression tester kinda like the thing to let air of the tires)...
Pull it out, and repeat for each cylinder...

Compare the results, generally if the results are close the engine should be fine... But if the results are way off, like lets say 3 cylinders are about 180, and one is like 130 or so, that cylinder has a problem!

Dot

sounds complicated.....i'll try

Kai

It sounds more complicated then it really is.