[Miata] New Mazda owner....

[Larry Alster]

Junk the Haynes and get an Enthusiasts manual

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1845840836/miatanet






Larry
 
White Knight      1991 Crystal White   #99 CSP
Silver Bullet        1992 Silverstone     #17 SM2  FM I+ Turbo
Honey B             1992 Sunburst Yellow #99 SM2L  JR Supercharger
Whooosh           2004 Titanium Mazdaspeed MX-5
 
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Jeani Jessen 
  To: miata ; miata at realbig.com 
  Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2007 5:21 PM
  Subject: Re: [Miata] New Mazda owner....


  Yeah, my wonderful mechanic in C'ton decided it was the guage, and we devided it was not worth messing with.  However, you should have seen me creeping down the expressway to work one AM, guage on ZERO, funny noise from motor, Haynes manual in  my lap, frantically trying to figure out how much a new oil pump would cost, and how do I get HOME?  Turns out it was a minor something ratteling, and the guage had died.
  But I got some odd looks--nothing new!

  I do have funky wiring--for a while, the radio went off when I turned on the lights.  Thats stopped.  But being an old MG/Triumph Motorcycle person, I am used to electrics that just decide to work oddly--Lucas, Prince of Darkness,you know.

  jeani, who has been sanding for 2 hours to get the rust off the wiper assemblies, and quit when it got to be about 100 degrees

  miata <miata at jefflane.org> wrote:
    Oh, yeah, one addition to my reply to Jeani... What he said. The 
    problem with the guage could be the guage itself, the sender, or the 
    wiring, BUT it could also be a problem in the motor (do you have enough 
    oil in it? Does it burn / leak any? Is the oil pump good? That kinda 
    stuff). 





  Jeani Jessen
  Owner, 1991 A Package Silverstone
  Restoration in progress--driven DAILY
  Miata Club of Daytona Beach
  Membership - 1

  http://www.myspace.com/majicjeani



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