Ok victor here goes... Because Honda uses a transverse mounted drive package. This means that the engine and trans mount cross-wise between what serves as frame rails. Their should also be a torque rod running from the front of the engine *the driver side* to a hard point on the fire wall. This rod has steel ends with rubber bushings that icilate it from both the motor and the fire-wall. If these bushings are worn you will get a vibration. The second test isn't something I recommend for the amiture because it involves firmly chocking the front wheels, setting the parking brake, starting the motor, putting it in drive, slowly and carefully bring up the RPM'S and see if the motor twists bward either the fire-wall or the radiator. If the motor moves more than a few degrees you are probably ready for motor mounts.
If the mounts are really shot you should get a slight thump every time she shifts from park into any of the other ranges. I realize this kind of sounds like double talk but we've got to start somewhere. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Victor Gouveia Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2007 11:10 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Engine Question Hi Car buffs on the list, my wife drives a 1986 Honda Accord LX, and when she stops at a stop light or in traffic, the car shakes on and off. I would say that it was about to stall, but it never does. It just starts to shutter periodically, almost rhythmically. I took it to a mechanic, and he says that the engine mounts have become loose with time. He also advises that it's nothing to worry about. Is there a way to tighten those engine mounts so it doesn't shutter when we stop in traffic? Since he says it's nothing to worry about, I trust him on this, but I would like to get it fixed for my own peace of mind. The car does not do this when it is in idle, only when it's in drive and reverse. The car is an automatic four cylinder. Any suggestions? Any help would be appreciated. Victor Gouveia To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions >From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ If you would like to join the Blind Computing list, then visit the following address for more information: http://jaws-users.com/mailman/listinfo/blind-computing_jaws- users.com For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links -- BEGIN-ANTISPAM-VOTING-LINKS ------------------------------------------------------ Teach Infowest Spam Trap if this mail (ID 112277641) is spam: Spam: https://spamtrap.infowest.com/canit/b.php?i=112277641&m=dd0e e0ce9898&c=s Not spam: https://spamtrap.infowest.com/canit/b.php?i=112277641&m=dd0e e0ce9898&c=n Forget vote: https://spamtrap.infowest.com/canit/b.php?i=112277641&m=dd0e e0ce9898&c=f ------------------------------------------------------ END-ANTISPAM-VOTING-LINKS
