Ron, Get the shop manual. Check ebay. I used to use Haynes/Chiltons until I got the shop manual for my truck. Now I use my Haynes manuals like paper towels before consulting the real thing.
(there was a honda service manual on ebay on cd for like $2...)
I'm with you, much easier to disable the damn thing than have it go off.
Ron, imagine playing the old Operation game where you have to remove game peices with tweezers without touching the sides. Do you want to work on the dash that way? What if the damn thing goes off and snaps your neck like a twig because your head was in the wrong place at the wrong time?
Put a crowbar in your wallet and buy the damn manual.
Tony
It might be, if I had an infinite amount of spare time. It's not a matter of how much my time is worth, because it's a finite resource, and there are other things I'm more interested in learning. So, it's more of an opportunistic thing-- if I have the time I might try it, otherwise not.
(BTW there's a dealer 4 blocks from here)
That probably depends on your prior knowledge. I've been learning LaTeX, and it seems to be simpler than my car.
Maybe with some experienced help, but not just me and the manual.
For example, some years ago I had a very-worn-out Honda Civic, and I decided to try adjusting the valves, just to see if I could do it. I was "successful" in the sense that the engine still ran OK afterwards, but I really have no idea if I made things better or worse. An experenced mechanic could have checked my work in a few minutes, but a manual can't do that.
(imo) Cars require a three dementional thinking. Some are born with it, some don't. Hondas are a well organized than most other cars, it's a good car to start learning from.
I have a friend who learn 60 tmes faster than me and cannot learn mechanic, electrical skills. No matter how much Helm books I provide him or personal instructions.
Correct, I'd been there, felt the frustration, now it's a breeze.
Regarding the airbags, I watch a friend trying deploying a functional Volvo airbag pressurized unit with whatever tool he had, crow bar, rocks, etc and would not deploy. He wore a body armor suit. Later he'd rigged up a battery, but I left early. What it looks for is a specific current. I bet even static energy won't set it off. I hope the Chiltin specified grounding yourself to the unit and to the car's ground and face the deploying away from you pointing to empty space before placing a jumper wire. A deplying bag to empty space is better than a propelled housing unit towards you at
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