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Old October 18th 05, 02:08 AM
Christopher Muto
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Default Stuttering and check engine light

could be, but assuming that is the reason then comes the question as to why
the cel is still on... could it be that all the misfires have fouled the
catalytic converter so now there is now an emissions problem?

"Leon van Dommelen" > wrote in message
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> Rick Morris > wrote:
>
>>I was driving my 2001 MX-5 (26K, Red) around with my wife looking at the
>>Fall colors. The car had been stuck in the garage for close to a month as
>>I
>>had a pallet of building supplies blocking it's egress. Anyhow, got it
>>out
>>an went for a nice drive. About 1/2 hour into our drive the car started
>>acting like it was out of fuel. Almost like the ignition was being turned
>>on
>>an off. I got to a side street and noted that the car could not rev over
>>1,500 rpm without intermittently losing power. The check engine light came
>>on about that time. The car would idle but revving it above 1,500 rpm
>>again
>>caused it to cut power on and off. After about 5 minutes of this, the
>>whole
>>ting resolved and the car again drove as it always has. However, the check
>>engine light remains on now. Again, there are no current drivability
>>issues
>>but the check engine light is on. Any ideas of what happened?? I hate to
>>go
>>to the dealer but I guess I will need to have them look at it. No problems
>>ever before with the car. I assumed it was an electronic glitch. There
>>was
>>no backfiring, but the on-off power thing was almost like turning the
>>ignition switch on and off.

>
> It cannot have been water in the fuel that collected at the bottom of the
> tank while standing?
>
> Leon
>
>>Does one have to go to a Mazda dealer to see what happened or can any
>>competent independent shop help me??
>>
>>Weird!
>>
>>Thanks for any suggestions!!
>>
>>Rick

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