Project Civic 1981 - restoration

[Xulfiqar]

your shifter assembly is bad, its linkage bushings are shot and your cable is going slack when being asked to push forward.

The krr krr sound is bad, if it goes away after revving - then the flex plate to which the torque converter bolts to is cracked.

btw - this gearbox is called semi automatic, you have to move the shifter from L to D to make it shift, it only has 2 gears.

[nnabeel]

issue mentioend in third point happens only when the gear is taken out back from gear 'L'.

Whats is brake band, how can i check it works fine or not?

[nnabeel]

the krrr krrr sound doesnt go awya infact it increases upon reving and when car is left idling it subsides......howere this krrr krrr is ocassional, some times it happen and sometimes it doesnt

[nnabeel]

xulfi bhai
is it not a three gear auto?
It gears are P R N OD star(*) and L

[Xulfiqar]

You need to check if its the Honda H2 or H3, if it can shift itself from 1-2 then its a H3 but with overdrive that you shift manually. Usually the imports of this civic in Pakistan had the H2 gearbox which was a giant PITA to own.

sorry about the band - I got it mixed up with the 2 spd daimatic of the G11 charades.

in normal drive in H3 box, you shift to star and drive and then shift to O/D above 60 km/h - in the H2 you started from L

In H2 you could start driving in D star but it was slow as mud.

[nnabeel]

hahhaha, its my first auto car, and as per your description, i never tried it from shifting from L to OD during drive.
Another funny thing is i always put it OD and drive

i have posted its speedo meter pics which reflects marking L from O to 50, then * on from 50 to 100 but doesnt show reflects OD mark?

[Xulfiqar]

the two lines are the maximum usable speeds for the specified gears, the L is good to 80 km/h and star is good till 130 km/h.

Meaning the engine will redline at 80 km/h if the lever is in L and redline at 130 km/h when the lever is in star.

[nnabeel]

the two lines are the maximum usable speeds for the specified gears, the L is good to 80 km/h and star is good till 130 km/h.

Meaning the engine will redline at 80 km/h if the lever is in L and redline at 130 km/h when the lever is in star.

I very surfed thru net for the gears, found interesting that it's a clutchless manual gear where u have to start from zero by gear L, then star and then OD manually

Check the comments in link
History - The Hondamatic Transmission (1968)

[Xulfiqar]

the H2 is not a clutchless manual gear, it actually has multiplate wet clutches like regular automatics but lacks any shift system the later H3 can shift on its own and is hydraulic control.

[nnabeel]

front show getting settled

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bumper lip has to be fabricated with iron as original shaped plastic not available anywhere,,,,

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base coat

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final checking before paint application

[nnabeel]

Dash board latch and civic steering logo required.....can anybody suggest any place or alternate

[nnabeel]

xulfi bhai,

as we discussing gears issue, found a brochure ......