Sunday, January 19, 2014
How to Replace a Starter on a 1987 Honda Prelude
The 1987 Honda Prelude might have a direct-drive starter or a gear reduction starter mounted to the engine. Regardless of the starter mounted on your Prelude, the differences are internal and the process for removing and replacing the starter remains the same. A starter turns the flywheel when you turn the cars key, and this helps your engine to start. When the starter fails, your Prelude will not start.
Instructions
- 1
Disconnect both battery terminals, starting with the negative terminal. Use a wrench to loosen the nut on the clamp, and pull the terminal off the battery.
2Disconnect the large black and white cable form the starter motor by pulling it off the connector.
3Remove the nut that holds the starter wire onto the starter solenoid. On the Honda Prelude, the solenoid bolts to the right side of the starter. The wire bolts to the top right of the solenoid on the gear reduction starters and on the bottom right on the direct drive starters. Use a wrench to remove the nut, then pull the wire off the solenoid.
4Remove the engine wiring harness from the starter. Certain engine and transmission combinations have a clip that holds the engines harness onto the starter. If equipped, remove the harness from the clip.
5Remove the two bolts that hold the starter onto the engine with a wrench, and remove the starter from the engine.
6Place the new starter against the engine, and tighten both bolts to 32 foot-pounds with a torque wrench.
7Reconnect the engine wire harness to the clip on the starter, if equipped. Plug the black and white wire into the starter motor, and secure the starter wire to the solenoid with the nut and wrench.
8Reconnect the battery terminals, starting with the positive terminal.
Saturday, October 12, 2013
How to Tow a 1987 Jeep CJ6
If your 1987 Jeep CJ6 wont start unexpectedly and you cant push it to a shop, you must tow it to have it fixed. You can tow the truck to any repair shop as long as you have a tow truck or a vehicle strong enough and equipped to tow a car the size of your CJ6. Since the car wont start on its own, having it pulled while in neutral is the safest way to get it out of the roadway and to a safe location for repair.
Instructions
- 1
Drive your tow vehicle to the front of the CJ6. Align the two vehicles so you can attach the tow cable to the Jeeps undercarriage.
2Pull enough cable from the back of the truck to create a short distance between the two vehicles during a tow.
3Reach underneath the Jeep with cable in hand, and create a double loop around both sides of the front axle with your towing cable. Clamp the loop shut by using the hook at the end of the cable.
4Enter the Jeep, and shift it into neutral.
5Turn on the hazard lights during the tow.
6Close the doors of the Jeep securely.
7Enter the tow truck. Drive to the repair shop where youd like to have the Jeep serviced. Take the safest route possible, and stay away from any sharp turns or sudden stops.
