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Old January 10th 08, 11:12 AM posted to rec.autos.makers.mazda.miata
Chuck
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Default A little long before firing up - family trademark or is my car a little sick?

Out of just plain curiosity, have you ever replaced the fuel filter? They
seem to accumulate a very large amount of crud in a short period of time.
Enough crud may slow down the pressure buildup, and make the starting time
just a bit longer.

"Bruno" > wrote in message
k...
> Chris D'Agnolo wrote:
> > Joaquin, Thanks for the info. I hadn't seen that. What do you think

Bruno?
>
> My VIN is higher than the number list or to be more precise some letters
> are later in the alphabet while the digits are below, so I assume my
> number is higher.
>
>
> > Do you have the ability to check this yourself or are you willing to pay
> > somebody to check it out?
> >

>
> I think it's manageable to do the work but it might just be easier to
> replace the pressure regulator than doing the whole procedure. Depends
> on what the parts cost of course :-)
>
> Anyway it will not be until at least spring before I'll do any work on
> the car that requires getting near fuel lines as I'd much prefer to do
> it outside.
>
> Alternatively it may be something I speak with our MX-5 specialist
> about. There is this one garage located at a farm half a country away
> (which is not to bad - this is a small country when not counting
> Greenland) where I had my big service done and they know their stuff.
>
> Kind regards
> Bruno



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