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* 1993 Civic VX won't start - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.autos.makers.honda/t/99f10f2a11161200?hl=en
* High RPM at start up/then occilates - 2 messages, 2 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.autos.makers.honda/t/235452401a40e663?hl=en

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TOPIC: 1993 Civic VX won't start
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.autos.makers.honda/t/99f10f2a11161200?hl=en
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Date: Mon, Nov 14 2011 12:40 pm
From: "Tinkerer"

"jim beam" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
news:j9pq0g$fca$1@speranza.aioe.org...
> On 11/13/2011 10:16 AM, Tinkerer wrote:
>> "jim beam"<me@privacy.net> wrote in message
>> news:j9p0v5$e6u$1@speranza.aioe.org...
>>> On 11/13/2011 09:53 AM, Tinkerer wrote:
>>>> "jim beam"<me@privacy.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:j9ku2e$hrk$1@speranza.aioe.org...
>>>>> On 11/11/2011 03:48 PM, jim perry wrote:
>>>>>> I am curious, does the VX really get 60 mpg's ?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> <snip> continuously variable transmission<snip>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Is that the same kind of transmission that was originally (this side of
>>>> the
>>>> pond) on Daf cars and later appeared on Ford Fiestas and Volvo 340s.
>>>> It
>>>> had two drive belts that ran on self adjusting cones to change the
>>>> ratio
>>>> in
>>>> line with vehicle speed? If I remember correctly it still ran fine if
>>>> one
>>>> of the belts snapped.
>>>
>>> yes, except it only has one [linked steel] belt driving a normal diff.
>>>
>>> the daf and volvo transmission you're describing did indeed run fine on
>>> just one belt, in emergency. with two however, its performance in rain,
>>> snow and mud was superb. all the advantages of a "limited slip diff"
>>> without the complication or expense.
>>>
>>> i'm pretty sure the frod transmission uses just one belt like the honda