I stand ready and willing to replace the ashtray, if needed. :)

The ashtray is now my phone holder. It does a decent job of it.

Well that's the problem - nobody bought the fuel injectors!

How's my back seat doing?

See, even in a car that's up on concrete blocks, the back-seat can serve a function. You can sleep in it, you can read in it, you can...

It's getting beat up from hauling bass amps!

Good and hearty back seat, then. :)

Goddammit! My check engine light came back on!

and the car is still doing the same sheet (running ragged, engine hesitating)

NOW what do I do?

arrggh!

Take it back, say you want a refund on the new computer system since that obviously wasn't the problem, and tell them to figure out what the problem really is.

Oh...ugh.

Cars can be such a pain in the ass. :(

Go back and read what I posted. Very first thing to do (from that post): take off that cap (as described with the noted precaution) and inspect coolant level.

Meanwhile, yes, they need to discuss your refund.

Who did this analysis? A Honda dealer?

both a Honda dealer and an independent auto shop made the diagnosis. I'm not going to fool around with the engine myself, trust me--bad idea.

Then you also never do anything more dangerous such as put air into tires or fill the car with gas. Viewing a coolant level is about as complicated as filling the wiper fluid and safer than driving.

Otherwise just keep throwing money at it a few $hundreds at a time. It is a job most often given to the shop's temporary kid because it is that trivial and easy. They do not even trust the kid to drive a car. But checking fluid levels - even the kid can do it.

Not even that, I think i remember (full service gas only?)...

eta: http://www.cellar.org/showthread.php...hlight=service

(nods) and why I can't deal well with car shit.

Does your user manual give you any hints?

On my 98 Explorer the check engine light came on and the engine was not doing anything wrong. I drove 100,000 more miles with a smiley face sticker over that check engine light. :p: