why not snap a picture of the part an put it up on shutterfly or
someplace...

a peek at the garage section of maita.net coughed up this page... scroll
down to the section titled 'stalling' and also read on to 'uneven
running'... and 'power loss' (since you mentioned poor compression)... i
felt that my 95 had a compression problem but it was just a lousy set of
cables. you didn't mention replacing cables in your maintenance history,
was that just too mundane to mention or was it indeed neglected?

finally, thanks for making my miata feel really young! here's to you
reaching the half million mark!

"Marty" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> Keep in mind, this is my wife's BABY. No rebuilds, trannys or
> differentials and it still has the original clutch. I have replaced the
> timing belt a couple of times, but really no major work has been done
> to it. It doesnt have much compression, lol, but it still fires right
> up and runs like a champ! The lifters have just started tapping, so it
> looks like I am going to be busy with it shortly, however. BTW, does
> anyone find it odd that the dealership couldnt even tell me what this
> part is, with me holding it in my hand at the counter?
>