Apparently there is an alternative relay is available, the RZ-0159
Knowing this, I went to the local junk yard and proceeded to look for this famed relay. Unfortunately, I couldn't find a single one. But I did find it's counterpart, the RZ-0132, which is quite common on early 90's civics and integras. I also found a 97 honda prelude relay, which was a rz-0088.
Both these relays look identical to the beat relay, aside from the numbers.
But I also found a larger relay from the honda accords, and late model civics (2000+) which were RZ-0158.
Taking a chance, I bought the whole collection in hopes that I could drive my beat out of the gas station where it was taking refuge for the day.
I proceeded to plug in the relays, and long behold, they ALL started the beat.
I read that the earlier models (ie. 0132 and 0088) had the same problems as the beat relays. But the later ones were built much stronger to withstand the temperatures, and less failures were a result.
So i'm going to be sticking in my RZ-0158 relay and we'll see how it drives in the next week or so.
This is good news for those of you who can gain access to honda relays easily. The lady at the junkyard only had me pay for the newer model 0158's and threw in the older models for free.
I've attached a pic i found on the net of the 0158 relay.
It's exactly the same
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