Thats the Battery Warrnaty. Other than that the Insight is prety much bullet proof except for the cats. ... -- Jim Isbell "If you are not living on the edge,...
... Alas, that has not been my experience. Not that it has cost me much of anything, since it was under warranty, but I've had the instrument cluster...
usually it is when shifting down from 3rd to 2nd. The 2nd gear synchro has worn out. It was a common problem on the first batch on Insights - they went at...
... My car is a 2000 and it has 175,000 on it. The tranny is as smooth as glass. Does that mean the gear in mine is not the one that causes problems?? Was it...
Ted, thanks a lot for the info. Really appreciate it. jack ... From: ted johnson <johnson@...> Subject: Re: [honda-hybrid] Manual trans grinding when...
To My knowledge it was just the first batch and then was quickly redesigned and implemented in the later 2000's Ted ... [Non-text portions of this message have...
Jack- I've got an '06 with 36k. I just got it about a month ago, but I think I may know what you are talking about. Sometimes (maybe 5-10% of the time) when I...
My grinding is when I downshift to 2nd or from 2nd to 1st. It is definately the gears grinding. I try double clutching and easing the shifter into place,...
Yes this was a common 2 nd gear synchro - needs replacement with the redesigned synchro. Ted ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Insight, right? There is no 1st gear synchronesh, so you should never shift back into 1st. 1st gear should only be engaged at 0 mph. 1st gear is ONLY for...
on this subject, anyone know how many times I can hit reverse when down shifting to 4th and not do any harm??? I am, finaly after three weeks of ownership,...
... Now that is interesting..... being a newby and as they say, "fools tread where angels fear to go", I have been down shifting to 1st in my late year 2000...
That sends a chill down my spine like nails on a blackboard... Laboriously tapped out on a phone keypad. On Jul 17, 2008, at 10:22 AM, "Jim Isbell, W5JAI"...
Well my 01 doesn't mesh above about 2mph. Perhaps they changed it from 00 to 01? Its not uncommon for the 2:1 shift to be locked out in cars. With the wide...
... Yep, me too. And its me doing it. Its not as easy a tranny to manage as my XKE. But I think I have it now,.... I think. -- Jim Isbell "If you are not...
... Egads. Never happened to me, and I've never heard of it. I've driven Subarus for years, and a Raider and Toyota cars before that. Perhaps the mechanics...
Kevin - Are you upshifting or down shifting into second? Explain" electric wheel motors". Where are they, what do they do? With trany warm, and shift not...
Ron Insight has first gear synchromesh(pages 13.45-50) shop manual, mine works well , 2d to first at 10 to 15 mph at the bottom of steep hill. Quiet and...
I thought as much because just 10 minutes ago I down shifted into 1st at 12 mph....I forgot I wasn't going to do that anymore...... But right after I did it I...
There's a 2003 Civic Hybrid for sale near me for $7500. It has 150,000 miles. Would it be crazy to buy one with this kind of mileage? What should I look for...
