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| author | Blaise Thompson <blaise@untzag.com> | 2020-12-27 17:45:15 -0600 |
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| committer | Blaise Thompson <blaise@untzag.com> | 2020-12-27 17:45:15 -0600 |
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diff --git a/public/1998-honda-accord-ex/\ b/public/1998-honda-accord-ex/\ new file mode 100644 index 0000000..83bd1ad --- /dev/null +++ b/public/1998-honda-accord-ex/\ @@ -0,0 +1,181 @@ +<!DOCTYPE html> +<html> +<head> + <meta charset="utf-8" name="viewport" content="width=80ch"> + <title>1998 Honda Accord EX</title> + <link rel="stylesheet" href="../style.css"> +</head> +<body> + +<h1><a href="http://blaise.zone">blaise</a>-<a href="../">memories</a>/1998-honda-accord-ex</h1> +<hr> + +<p> +This memory is about Blaise Thompson's first car: a 1998 Honda Accord EX. +</p> + +<table style="width:100%"> + +<tr> + <th colspan=2>identification</th> +</tr> +<tr> + <td>year</td> + <td>1998</td> +</tr> +<tr> + <td>make</td> + <td>Honda</td> +</tr> +<tr> + <td>model</td> + <td>Accord</td> +</tr> +<tr> + <td>body</td> + <td>4 door sedan</td> +</tr> +<tr> + <td>option</td> + <td>EX</td> +</tr> +<tr> + <td>WI license plate</td> + <td>279 WDM</td> +</tr> +<tr> + <td>WI title number</td> + <td>14097A5002-6</td> +</tr> +<tr> + <td>VIN</td> + <td>1HGCG565XWA069663</td> +</tr> +<tr> + <th colspan=2>motor</th> +</tr> +<tr> + <td>cylinders</td> + <td>4</td> +</tr> + +<tr> + <th colspan=2>tires</th> +</tr> +<tr> + <td>width</td> + <td>195"</td> +</tr> +<tr> + <td>aspect ratio</td> + <td>65%</td> +</tr> +<tr> + <td>diameter</td> + <td>15"</td> +</tr> +<tr> + <td>code</td> + <td>195/65R15</td> +</tr> + +</table> + +<p> +Blaise and his dad bought this car off of craigslist summer 2011. +Nancy nicknamed the car "black beauty". +</p> + +<hr> +<h2>2004-01-24 sold</h2> + +<p> +Vehicle purchased by Lesly M. Hellerud. +57229 miles. +</p> + +<hr> +<h2>2004-04-30 transmission problems</h2> + +<p> +Comment at Honda Dealer: transmission hesitates when shifting from first to second. +60675 miles. +</p> + +<hr> +<h2>2011-06-18 sold</h2> + +<p> +Vehicle was sold by Ben and Lesley Taylor (of Grapevine, Texas) to David Thompson for $2,800. +Condition: "as is". +</p> + +<hr> +<h2>2019-03-14 battery replaced</h2> + +<p> +Replaced battery, Walmart. +</p> + +<hr> +<h2>2020 blown out tire</h2> + +<p> +On Monday 2020-10-26 I blew out the front drivers-side tire on a pothole on Fish Hatchery road. +I was driving to the Gym very early, between 4 and 5. +I put on the spare tire and limped back home. +</p> + +<figure> + <img src="PXL_20201101_174837385.jpg"> +</figure> + +<figure> + <img src="PXL_20201101_174918548.jpg"> +</figure> + +<figure> + <img src="PXL_20201101_174929054.jpg"> +</figure> + +<p> +On Saturday 2020-11-01 I purchased a new tire. +The pictures above helped me purchase the new tire. +I purchased one General Altimax RT43 195/65R15 91 H Tire from Walmart for $85.99. +</p> + +<hr> +<h2>2020-12-26 electrical problems</h2> + +On Saturday the 26th Blaise observed three problems with my car: + +<ul> + <li>shifter did not release from park when starting (worked with override)</li> + <li>cruse control did not work</li> + <li>brake lights did not work</li> +</ul> + +<p> +The common denominator is the brake switch, which we investigated. +Eventually we found that the 20 A "stop" fuse which fuses the brake lights was being burnt out every time the brake was depressed. +</p> + +<p> +Some splicing work for the brake light in the roof of the trunk was found to be shorting out. +After fixing this problem, the car seems to work fine. +However cruse control is still broken. +</p> + +<p> +In the process of fixing this problem David reset the car computer by disconnecting the battery for several seconds. +We also discovered that the rear passenger-side brake light was broken, which could be coincidental. +The brake light was replaced the next day, working fine. +</p> + +<hr> +<p> +<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/">CC0</a>: no copyright +</p> + +</body> +</html> |