Eric R wrote:
> On Sat, 27 Aug 2005 22:03:26 -0700, "chris" <fieroman@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
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>>What yr and which model do you have?
>>
>>You may want to check into JDM engine importers.
>>I know sohc ZC engines are fairly cheap and a stock drop in. $500ish
>>
>>chris
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>>"Eric R" <epic@odyssy.net> wrote in message
>>news:9i52h1p4dhtlmjtdn0esc6k637v2qic681@4ax.com. ..
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>>>I can't get this done now but I'm trying to make plans and want to run
>>>a few things buy y'all.
>>>
>>>I'm fairly certain that the blue smoke I'm spewing is from worn rings.
>>>By waiting to fix this problem am I doing significant damage to the
>>>vehicle?
>>>
>>>Also, if I go to have the rings replaced should/can the valve seals
>>>get inspected along the way? Should they automatically be replaced?
>>>Can they be inspected and if found to be in bad shape replaced without
>>>doing nearly all the work required to replace the rings?
>>>
>>>How much does it cost to have both things done? I live in Vancouver
>>>BC.
>>>
>>>Some might suggest that buying a new (second hand) engine would be
>>>cheaper but then I wouldn't know what condition the rings were in on
>>>that engine so to be safe I should just have the rings on the original
>>>engine replaced, yes?
>>>
>>>The odometers was reading about 170K KM when the smoke started.
>>>
>>>thanks
>>>Eric
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> oops, major omission, sorry, 88 Civic pgmfi 5spd manual.
>
> 500 with drop in? wow, that does sound cheap. I'll have a look.
>
> thanks
> Eric

if by "pgmgi" you mean the dual point injection d15b2 engine, it's not
quite so easy to drop in the zc. you'll need to convert to 4-point
injection, re-wire accordingly, and get the relevent ecu, etc.

if you just replace the d15 engine with another, they're dirt cheap.
definitely cheaper than rebuilding your old one.