JAG
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| posted on 24/5/04 at 09:51 AM |
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Mazda MX5/Eunos engine - it lives :D
After much hard graft my MX5/Eunos engine finally sprang into life on Friday at approx' 21:45 - with no exhaust fitted 
Still I'm pretty sure the neighbours didn't mind - they're still speaking to me 
It's a 1.6 DOHC engine with fuel injection and about 110bhp.
I have been having problems with the engine management system. Specifically with the lack of 5v supply to one of the sensors. It turned out to be a
'short' to earth in the 'air flow meter' that was killing the 5v signal to ALL the other sensors.
The engine sounds sssooooooo good it has given the whole project and me a real lift.
Enthusiasm has now reached an all time high and I'd like to finish the whole car NOW!
Edited to add; new pictures in my archive before the end of today!
[Edited on 24/5/04 by JAG]
Justin
Who is this super hero? Sarge? ...No.
Rosemary, the telephone operator? ...No.
Penry, the mild-mannered janitor? ...Could be!
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Peteff
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| posted on 24/5/04 at 11:58 AM |
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And it's the right colour, what more could you want .
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 24/5/04 at 02:54 PM |
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Congrats Zero to 114 to engine starting hell!!!!!!!!!! better get off the computer and get going on my car!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL
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Dick Axtell
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| posted on 24/5/04 at 07:55 PM |
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Posted @ 10:51 am!! Or perhaps your not at work?
Great news on the engine status (said thru clenched teeth - see my probs). Gotta valve compressor, by any chance?
Cheers
Dick
Work-in-Progress: Changed to Zetec + T9. Still trying!!
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JAG
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| posted on 25/5/04 at 09:08 AM |
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Sorry to hear about your issues 
Last time I used a spring compressor I hired it from Motaparts in Northfield (by the train station). It cost < £5 for the day but that was 10-15
years ago. They probably still hire it but the price may have gone up
Justin
Who is this super hero? Sarge? ...No.
Rosemary, the telephone operator? ...No.
Penry, the mild-mannered janitor? ...Could be!
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Peteff
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| posted on 25/5/04 at 09:53 AM |
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£5 for the day but that was 10-15 years ago
You can buy one for the cost of a couple of days hire on the basis of that . I got one for £12 from a local diy shop last year.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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