More driving around!

After pressing the small nipples of the spark plugs on the bench and using a wrench on the plugs, the nipples came off. 5 minutes for 4 sparks. Fit them on the car and went for a ride. Actually, lapped around the garage for a bit over one hour. The wife drove a bit too. Took her around, drove the kid and also the mother-in-law. Great afternoon.

On this photo it is clearly visible that the full lock on the steering makes the tires hit the headlights that, fortunately, are not fully tightened.

Another photo and a video.

Used 2nd gear for the first time. By the end of the hour, the brake peddle was sticking midway and would brake a lot further down. Wonder if it was tired from braking a lot or some other problem.
Water temp rose to 99º. Turned the fan on (minimum) and it went down to a stable 84º. Couldn't use max speed because the rectifier is really broken. With dip beam the battery does not charge. Running lights and fan at max speed and the battery warning light would light up!
When I stopped the car, no liquids dripping on the floor! Great!

Next I have to replace the oil and the oil filter... And take care of the wobbly front wheel!

Servicing The Engine (Part I)

After a month, I'm back at the car. The idea was to service the engine and maybe take care of the issue with the front left wheel.

Spent loads of time removing the spark plugs, setting the spacing on the new ones and trying to fit them. In the end had to remove the new ones from the engine because they have a "fat thing" where the leads connect to and the leads don't fit. Probably those things can be removed but I applied some strength with pliers and failed. Before applying more force, decided to look online, so left the car with no spark plugs.

The old plugs are NGK CR9EH and the new ones are the upgraded NGK CR9EIX Iridium ones. The old plugs all had the dark colour from the photo. From the guide on the Haynes manual, it means probably too rich, idle screw problems or blocked air filter. Probably all... Otherwise it can be oil on the chambers and that is more problematic. But since the engine does not seem to lose oil, I guess it is not that.

Then swapped the air filter. Removed an original Honda and placed a HiFlo equivalent. Quick and easy job.

Next time I hope to fit the spark plugs so that I can start the engine to heat up the oil a bit. Then get the car on stands to remove the oil and replace the filter. Being realistic, the front wheel will be another session.