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by JCS
July 15th, 2010, 6:21 pm
Forum: 4-Cyl. Technical/Performance
Topic: a/c kills car
Replies: 8
Views: 822

Re: a/c kills car

Ok, thanks for the info and suggestion.
by JCS
July 13th, 2010, 8:25 pm
Forum: 4-Cyl. Technical/Performance
Topic: blowing 30amp fan fuse
Replies: 4
Views: 352

blowing 30amp fan fuse

Car overheated, checked fans function. Primary wasn't working. Fuse was blown. Replaced fuse. Week later, happens again. Ideas?
by JCS
July 13th, 2010, 7:28 pm
Forum: 4-Cyl. Technical/Performance
Topic: a/c kills car
Replies: 8
Views: 822

a/c kills car

'93 1.6, 5spd, 195k. When I'm sitting at idle with a/c running, the car often dies when the a/c cycles. Rpm's just drop and it dies. Any ideas where to start?
by JCS
April 3rd, 2010, 11:17 pm
Forum: 4-Cyl. Technical/Performance
Topic: Head Gasket maybe?
Replies: 8
Views: 274

Re: Head Gasket maybe?

Just used Seafoam last month. I need to figure out the problem as a whole...especially the compression issue and everything else I described.
by JCS
April 3rd, 2010, 1:55 am
Forum: 4-Cyl. Technical/Performance
Topic: CEL code 3 and crank angle sensor?
Replies: 6
Views: 528

Re: CEL code 3 and crank angle sensor?

Main relay on my '93 is next to the ECU. Take the passenger side kick panel off and you should be staring at it.
by JCS
April 3rd, 2010, 1:50 am
Forum: 4-Cyl. Technical/Performance
Topic: Head Gasket maybe?
Replies: 8
Views: 274

Head Gasket maybe?

Started to notice a little bit of a decrease in fuel economy, bout 3mpg less. Car overheats if kept in 1st gear in tight traffic, 5-10mph with lots of coasting. Losing coolant somewhere. Car has felt as if there's a slight miss when I take off sometimes. I did a compresion test today. Noticed the pl...
by JCS
November 4th, 2009, 11:08 am
Forum: 4-Cyl. Technical/Performance
Topic: Common Problem for me, rare for the internet?
Replies: 13
Views: 636

Re: Common Problem for me, rare for the internet?

I was having a similar problem on my '93 1.6 I would experience the same jerking issue as if I were burping the throttle, and the car would die. Sometimes it would start back up immediately, other times it wouldn't. After a couple months of that, I went out to start the car and it would crank like c...
by JCS
April 2nd, 2009, 10:18 pm
Forum: 4-Cyl. Technical/Performance
Topic: '99 Protege engine?
Replies: 5
Views: 191

Re: '99 Protege engine?

I had heard something about them not being the same also but I wasn't sure.

Thanks
by JCS
April 2nd, 2009, 5:07 pm
Forum: 4-Cyl. Technical/Performance
Topic: '99 Protege engine?
Replies: 5
Views: 191

'99 Protege engine?

Found a '99 protege close by that's wrecked. I was wondering if I could use the 1.8 out of it to swap into my '93 mx3 with the 1.6

Thanks
by JCS
April 2nd, 2009, 5:00 pm
Forum: 4-Cyl. Technical/Performance
Topic: Distributor Problems
Replies: 8
Views: 238

Re: Distributor Problems

I have a '93 mx-3 with the 1.6 that I recently had the same problem with. The module on mine is external so I tested that and the coil and everything checked out fine. I could turn the car over as long as I wanted but it just wouldn't produce a spark. I got to thinking and wondered if it may be the ...
by JCS
March 13th, 2009, 11:44 pm
Forum: General Mazda MX-3
Topic: Front seat swap
Replies: 1
Views: 150

Front seat swap

Hey folks. The bolster on my seat is pretty torn up (bad knee so I slide into and out of the car). I don't have any tools to fab any rails and what not so I need to know what seats will be a direct fit. Somebody said seats from an escort and a protege or 323 will fit but I wanted to double check. Wh...
by JCS
March 2nd, 2009, 10:06 pm
Forum: 4-Cyl. Technical/Performance
Topic: No spark from coil
Replies: 11
Views: 334

Re: No spark from coil

$328 dollar distributor was the fix.
by JCS
February 19th, 2009, 7:02 pm
Forum: 4-Cyl. Technical/Performance
Topic: No spark from coil
Replies: 11
Views: 334

Re: No spark from coil

I guess this is the extent of the help. If I figure it out on my own then I suppose i'll post back.
by JCS
February 14th, 2009, 8:42 pm
Forum: 4-Cyl. Technical/Performance
Topic: No spark from coil
Replies: 11
Views: 334

Re: No spark from coil

Doesn't somebody have any info that could help me out?
by JCS
February 13th, 2009, 3:05 am
Forum: 4-Cyl. Technical/Performance
Topic: No spark from coil
Replies: 11
Views: 334

Re: No spark from coil

Aside from blowing my HEI module twice, I jumped TEN and GND and got code 2...

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