If we open the parts manual for the Honda N600 kids! look on page V of the October 1977 addition, and you will see that the N600 for Hawaii only is Initial chassis number 1013055 to 1018285, N600 (or the A model) is from 1019323 to 1033851, 600B is 1033852 to 1049184 and 600C 1049185 through end of production in August 1972. And, just a side note; you will have to look in the Honda 360-400-600 Sedan & Van Parts List (Honda Motor Co., LTD. issue) on page III to see that AN or American N 600 started with production number 1013055. There is also a N600G but that's another story.
As hard as I try I have found no production dates for Honda 600 Sedan or Coupe (Z) after August 1972.
Why? Because there are none. Production of the Honda 600 ended.
When did the first Honda 600 land in the continental US? As best can be figured some time in the early part of 1968 with 50 test vehicles. What did they look like? They were/are modified Honda 360's including the engine. Tim Mings has two that have heads and cylinders that are modified 360 units, even the head gasket is for a 360, just a larger bore. The test vehicle I have is documented by Honda and I have a written offer for assistance if I need it to document it more. The original engine in my car #36 is long gone. Testing does just that, it tests the hell out of them. To read the history of these cars read the parts manuals, look at the shop manuals (both) the Sedan and Coupe supplement manual. Yes, the Z Coupe manual is a supplement to the Sedan shop manual. Where the Sedan shop manual stops with several variants of the brake systems and carb's. The Z Coupe manual picks up with the new booster, seat belts and carb. So if you are restoring a Sedan built after April 1971 then you need the Z Coupe manual to find out how to work on the carb and transmission built after that production date.
Happy Thanks Giving!
That said, who can give three things they are thankful for?
For me:
1 Great family and friends .
2 Youth and strength to keep behind the wheel.
3 The freedom to believe the way I want to.
Bill
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> 2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com [mailto:2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com] > On > Behalf Of > feltonminicycle > Sent:
> Wednesday, November 25, 2009
> 10:01 PM
> To:
> 2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com
> Subject:
> [2cylinderhondas] Re: Rectifier on a 73 Sedan
> Actually the Honda 600 sedan came in to Hawaii in 1969, it was the Euro > model with 45HP. I also had a 1973 600 sedan. The VIN was > AN600B-100-- -----. With an emphasis on the "B".
> The wires from the
> rectifier do not go through the headlight or anywhere near it. There are 3 > solid whites with male connectors that go to the 3 solid whites coming from > the engine stator, along with the 3 from the engine is one white with black > stripe. Make sure the rectifier is grounded and the center of the part is not > touching any metal objects. The rectifier is bolted to a metal bracket with a > slight kink in it which mounts on with one of the bumper bracket bolts.
> Miles
> --- In
> 2cylinderhondas@ yahoogroups. com
> ,
> Hugh Gerald wrote:
> > The 73 was not a
> 600 but the first year Honda introduced the Civic, which was a 4cyl. I think > the 69 2 cyl� was brought into the US by our servicemen coming back from > overseas duty. The 70 hit the West Coast around Longbeach, CA and east coast > in VA or NJ and the Dealerships were started. Then we got our > first� Civics from� the port in Baton Rouge, LA. I think a motorcyle > dealership, maybe Gonzales Motors, was the port of entry and handled the > shipping to� Honda Car Dealerships. .I worked for one of the first > Honda Car dealerships in MS and am very proud of the progress American > Honda� has made� in the US.
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> > --- On Wed,
> 11/25/09, Steven Michelsen wrote:
> > From: Steven Michelsen
> > Subject: Re:
> [2cylinderhondas] Re: Rectifier on a 73 Sedan
> > To:
> 2cylinderhondas@ yahoogroups. com
> Date: Wednesday, November 25, 2009, 11:03 AM
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> > This page may illustrate
> things a bit.
> http://www.honda600
> coupe.com/ fused_wiring_ cleanup.html
> > �
> > Steve
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> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: TOM THIES
> > To: 2cylinderhondas@ yahoogroups. com
> > Sent: Wednesday,
> November 25, 2009 11:18 AM
> > Subject: Re: [2cylinderhondas] Re:
> Rectifier on a 73 Sedan
> > �
> >
> > Tom
> > I believe the rectifier mounts under the battery
> mount.� I bolts on to the bottom of it.� I may be wrong but it > seems to me that is where it goes.� � The wires for the headlight > on the pass. side go through the back of the headlight mounting area,� > but I don’t think that is what you are asking,� Right?
> > Hope
> this helps
> > Tom T
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Tom Feick
> > To: 2cylinderhondas@ yahoogroups. com
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 7:22 AM
> > Subject: Re:
> [2cylinderhondas] Re: Rectifier on a 73 Sedan
> > �
> > Thanks but what I am
> looking for is how and where the rectifier mounts to the body and also where > the electrical wires go through the body to power the passenger > headlight.
> > --- On Tue, 11/24/09, jpro8071 com> wrote:
> > From: jpro8071 com>
> > Subject: [2cylinderhondas] Re: Rectifier on a 73 Sedan
> To: 2cylinderhondas@ yahoogroups. com
> > Date: Tuesday, November 24,
> 2009, 11:18 PM
> > �
> > Sorry - no
> photo, but 3 of the wires (spade connectors) are interchangeable. . They > all do the same thing - use a diode to allow only the positive voltage to > flow. Hopefully this will help a bit!
> > --- In 2cylinderhondas@
> yahoogroups. com, "franknfike" wrote:
> > > Does anybody have a photo showing the rectifier in place > along with the wires going through for the passenger side headlight? I had to > remove them to do some welding in that area and now I don't remember exactly > how they were in the first place.
> > > Thanks,
> > Tom