Richie117

Hahaha, Thanks Dan. My mind pushes the idea of tap water away with horror  > If you could please look into the seals, I'll be very grateful. Rich.

Thanks Dan. I think I only have a small sample of an old seal. Now folks, an update on the hoses. I fitted the new ones this afternoon and I can confirm that they fit beautifully! So well infact, they could have grew there. It was simply a case of transferring the shrouds from the old upper hose to the new one. I also fitted the replacement Honda clips. Some pictures below: Refilled with 50/50 G30 and de-ionised water. Bled and is running a dream 🙂

I don't need any at the moment, but sure count me in as I consider having some in stock useful.

I Paid less than £60 including shipping for the two sets. In fact, I was so delighted with the price quoted for 1 set, I ordered 2. This on the premise that I could potentially buy another Acclaim in the future. Interestingly, I've only just noticed that the company do other product lines in rubber, so it is possible they could do the windscreen seals. Might be worth asking the question

Hoses have arrived peeps. All looking good! Will fit next week and give another update 😉

Thank you Barry. I am very pleased with it 🙂 I know yours was featured in a magazine. Can you give me the publication date so I can search for a copy? Thanks.

Just to show you, this is my disappointing after market silicone hose effort......

Hi All, I shared the pictures of my re-sprayed Acclaim last year on Facebook. As I'm no longer on Facebook, I thought I would share them here: I am very much pleased with the car, but now I need to get the internal leather sorted 🙂

Hi All, After replacing my radiator hose with an aftermarket silicone hose and being disappointed with small leaks, I finally managed to track down the company that claims to have the original tooling to manufacture this hose. This is: Nufox Rubber Limited Unit 1, Bentley Avenue Middleton, MANCHESTER, M24 2GP Tel: +44 (0) 161 655 8800 Fax: +44 (0) 161 655 8801 Web: http://www.nufox.com I have ordered an upper and lower hose, references 1471R and 1459R respectively. Prices are fantastic. I am expecting delivery in the next two weeks so I will keep everyone updated. Also a word of advice. British Leyland (in their infinite wisdom) utilised wire and worm clips, which in my experience are undesirable. They are unable to sympathetically expand and contract and are prone to corrosion. Far better is the clip used on the 2nd generation Honda Civic, Honda part number 19511-PA6-003. Lets face it. Honda know what they're doing 😉  BL..... Mmmmmm 😀

Thank you both very much indeed. Hope to sort this out over the weekend. Will keep you all informed.

Hi Everyone, I need to service the brakes soon on my HLS. I recently opened the rear drums to inspect the inside and it looks like it needs sorting. I attach a photo. Can anyone recommend which shoes to purchase for this and give any other tips as it will be the first time I have worked on brakes. I also need to replace the brake fluid as it is black. I am tempted to use dot 3 for this although I have been told dot 4 is compatible. Is this the best choice?

After having another look at the Lings website I have noticed that the studs are still available. They are under the cylinder head section. 8mm though. http://www.hondaoriginalparts.com/honda_car_parts_selection_pfk.php?block_01=18SA801&block_02=E__1000&block_03=10242 Rich

I have just scanned all of my Acclaim Workshop Manuals and I am saddened to realise that thread sizes are not mentioned. I assume there is not enough room for everything. When I start restoring my Avon Acclaim, I can see that a purchase of a thread gauge set will need to be made. I have just also had a look on the Lings website at the 1982 civic. See the following link: http://www.hondaoriginalparts.com/honda_car_parts_selection_pfk.php?block_01=18SA801&block_02=E__0303&block_03=10242 This refers to the manifold nut as 8mm as opposed to the aforementioned 14mm. Perhaps the Guru could shed some light on this? Rich