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+  <title>1998 Honda Accord EX</title>
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+
+<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>