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- April 2nd, 2007, 3:59 pm
- Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
- Topic: not quite sure whats going on
- Replies: 8
- Views: 640
well, the main reason i am willing to spend the money to rebuild this engine and get it in nice working order is the fact that ill be more familiar with engines, right now its mostly a learning experience with the k8, and then once i think ive had enough experience repairing the older engine, replac...
- April 2nd, 2007, 1:27 pm
- Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
- Topic: not quite sure whats going on
- Replies: 8
- Views: 640
about how much would new headers and piston rings cost? i know that my back 3 pistons aren't firing (1, 3, and 5) im going to replace those and the o-rings (i think thats right) so i can rule them out, and fix the burning oil problem how much work would this be, and would i have to pull the engine t...
- March 20th, 2007, 12:50 am
- Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
- Topic: not quite sure whats going on
- Replies: 8
- Views: 640
its fine, its help, and thats what i need, lol, but yeah, ill try and get my hands on a disty for testing, ill check timing, and would it be wise for me to change the timing belt on my own (no experience with it), cause i know someone who would probably help me with that, but yeah, first is to get m...
- March 19th, 2007, 6:03 pm
- Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
- Topic: not quite sure whats going on
- Replies: 8
- Views: 640
Here are some common first steps - - Perform normal maintenance (Plugs, wires, rotor, cap) - Check for vaccum leaks - Check timing - Reset ECU i replaced the sparkplugs, wires all spark, need to check cap and rotors, where do i check for vaccum leaks (could be a compression problem), and i know my ...
- March 18th, 2007, 8:50 pm
- Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
- Topic: not quite sure whats going on
- Replies: 8
- Views: 640
not quite sure whats going on
ive started making a habit of searching for this, but im a bit confused when i checked a few things out.... when i get it up and running, which it usually can by turn of the key, or if that doesnt work, i pop started it once, and it ran, it runs really bad. when i push on the acceleration, it bairly...
- March 17th, 2007, 8:14 am
- Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
- Topic: prices
- Replies: 2
- Views: 264
- March 16th, 2007, 11:04 pm
- Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
- Topic: prices
- Replies: 2
- Views: 264
prices
im not sure what to buy, im pretty sure my disty went out, and i think i should get a new one, and then figure out how to do a hei mod, but i dont really know what to look for (still a newb at cars), could anyone help me?
- January 22nd, 2007, 7:34 pm
- Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
- Topic: Need Help!
- Replies: 11
- Views: 775
- January 22nd, 2007, 8:59 am
- Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
- Topic: Possible alternator issue?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 254
when my alt went out, the ac was not working right, the lights were extremely dim, if on at all, the dials dipped and went back up, to test this, you run your car, get a volt meter, and check the volts out (from the battery), if its (im not 100% sure) below 14, then your alts goin, mine was at about...
- January 13th, 2007, 6:43 pm
- Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
- Topic: Coolant bubbling out from underneath rad cap...
- Replies: 9
- Views: 740
- January 12th, 2007, 1:39 pm
- Forum: General Mazda MX-3
- Topic: do 93 Mx-3 have cupholders???
- Replies: 25
- Views: 2922
- January 12th, 2007, 1:27 pm
- Forum: General Mazda MX-3
- Topic: do 93 Mx-3 have cupholders???
- Replies: 25
- Views: 2922
- January 12th, 2007, 12:39 pm
- Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
- Topic: Rough Idle
- Replies: 7
- Views: 782
- January 12th, 2007, 12:56 am
- Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
- Topic: overheating / radiator
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2156
- January 11th, 2007, 4:08 pm
- Forum: Mid-West USA MX-3 Club
- Topic: omaha nebraska
- Replies: 23
- Views: 10893
haha, i was actually using omaha as a reference (most people dont know about bellevue), gotta love planes at all times of the night (airforce base), but yeah, im just now getting into the mechanical side of cars, and learning about them, mostly through the mx-3 i bought, which wasnt well taken care ...