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grinning like an idiot and and scratching my head by
zenmartini
I've been driving between Tampa and New Jersey every 2 weeks for the
past 2 months and as you can imagine
my life has been a bit scattered.
I love the drive because I love the car. I owned a mint condition 85
RX7 for a few years before it became a casualty of my divorce and I
never thought another...
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March 28th 07 09:32 PM
by Iva
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Rotary 1972 RX2 by
zenmartini
Here is a link to some pictures I took of my neighbors new 1972 RX2.
It's got 20k on the second engine..he got 180k from the first. Check
out the wheels. I miss my RX7!
http://www.jkf194.com/rx2.htm
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1972 RX2 by
zenmartini
Next door neighbor just picked up a 1972 RX2. 180k on the first
engine. The second engine he's got 20k on. I heard it the other
morning... there is no mistaking the sound of
that rotary (I had an RX7) and I had to go look. It's in very nice
condition.
Pictures of it...
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Fog lights again.. 2 quick question. by
zenmartini
I know from being a pilot that there are no stupid questions and the
obvious ain't necessarily so... I am a newbie as far as working on my
2000 goes..
Looking at page 18 of the 2000 MX5 wiring schematic, it looks to me
that the fog lights are connected to the headlight relay.. Is it
possible the...
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grinning like an idiot and and scratching my head by
zenmartini
I've been driving between Tampa and New Jersey every 2 weeks for the
past 2 months and as you can imagine
my life has been a bit scattered.
I love the drive because I love the car. I owned a mint condition 85
RX7 for a few years before it became a casualty of my divorce and I
never thought another...
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On first oil change by
zenmartini[_2_]
What sadist decided to put the Miata oil filter where it is? I could
barely get my hand under and through..much less any kind of an oil
filter wrench. I finally got a pair of dish washing gloves which gave
me the leverage but I couldn't pull my hand and filter back out the
way I put my hand in.....
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Again frozen door weatherstriip. by
Zing
We've had some icy misty foggy nights here in NJ.
My door weatherstripping on my 2002 Protege had some minor problems
with being frozen to the door frame.
In the fall I used a rag and sprayed it liberally with Permatex
silicone and wiped several times the weatherstripping and door frame
where it...
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January 31st 06 10:01 PM
by Chuck
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Block drain plug location ?????? by
Zing
I want to drain the antifreeze on my 2002 Mazda Protege with the 2.0
litre engine. Yes, I know it is a Miata group, but many have Proteges
also.
I had a 1997 Protege and the owner's manual showed a block drain under
the exhaust manifold. Never did find it. My daughter has the car now.
I looked...
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October 4th 05 06:36 AM
by alex
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Ticking noise from RH wheel arch on NA solved by
Zog The Undeniable
Driver's side in the UK/Japan/Australia, so it's easier to hear. At
first it sounds like an HLA or a stone caught in the tyre tread, but it
doesn't vary with road speed or engine rpm. Far more noticeable with
the top down.
Only does it when the car is under power and on a light throttle...
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Ride height by
Zog The Undeniable
Here's a bit of weirdness.
My 1997 car sat a bit higher at the front than at the rear, so I assumed
the springs had sagged. I was given some springs from an earlier (1990)
car which measured exactly the specified free lengths and therefore
couldn't have sagged. On fitting these the F/R...
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1991 miata- ONLY ONE HEADLIGHT WILL OPEN by
Zog The Undeniable
gordon wrote:
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May 23rd 06 04:08 PM
by Iva
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Changing inlet manifold coolant hose on an NA by
Zog The Undeniable
There's one small bore hose which runs under the inlet manifold. It's
the only hose I haven't changed yet, because I can't even see the end of it.
Any tips? Do you have to go in through the wheel arch?
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Heater core by
Zog The Undeniable
Mac wrote:
> Just checking to see if anyone has replaced a heater core out of a
> 1990 Miata or one around that year?? Mine is leaking and could use
> any pointers that I can get before I tear into it.
> Thanks in advance.
Horrible job because the dash has to come out. That's about all I can...
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September 24th 05 08:05 PM
by KWS
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Alignment recommendations for non-PAS NA? by
Zog The Undeniable
I'm having replacement shocks and springs (not lowered; they're original
1990-spec) fitted next week and will need to get the car set up again
afterwards. I don't want to alter the normal understeer/oversteer
characteristics of the standard Mazda geometry (I'm no Schumacher and as
it is, I can...
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what's involved in putting an air bag back in a '92? by
~ Avery Anderson~
Hi,
I just bought a 92 Miata that had been in an accident that caused the airbag
to deploy. The car was repaired and sold sans the airbag to the guy I
bought it from who has been driving it for 4 years without an airbag.
Is this something a back yard mechanic can do, or is it better left to...
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'92 Miata, surging problem, 85,000 miles. by
~AlicGinnis~
Hi,
I bought this car used 2 years ago. It had been left out under a tree, and
the drain line from the fuel filler well was clogged. Rain overflowed the
well and went into the gas tank. The seller drained the tank, and got it
going. I put some alcohol fuel treatment in it a couple of times...
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update on '92 stuck mirrors by
~AlicGinnis~
Hi,
A long time ago I posted here asking about how to fix my mirrors that
wouldn't budge. I was given advice on how to proceed and here's what
happened.
I started with the passenger side. By sticking a screwdriver in a small
slot at the base of the housing the housing popped off its...
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flashing airbag light, how make it stop? by
~hpXH535~
Hi,
I bought a '92 that was crashed. The repair shop didn't replace the airbag.
It deployed in the crash. So now the airbag light flashes continuously.
How can I make it stop flashing?
Thanks,
Mike
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driving question, re oversteering by
~Mike Hollywood
Hi,
Suppose you're driving on asphalt.
In a rear wheel drive car like the miata, if you go into a turn too fast,
and
the back starts to slide, what's the safest way to correct? I'm pretty sure
you want to stay off the brakes because that would throw more weight
forward and lighted rear traction...
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