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by Bishop
May 27th, 2003, 4:19 am
Forum: General Mazda MX-3
Topic: Hatch back hard to lift
Replies: 6
Views: 100

Re: Hatch back hard to lift

yup stays up just great. Just hard getting there. So, can I buy better struts that raise the hatch on their own? And how hard are they to remove?
by Bishop
May 27th, 2003, 4:01 am
Forum: General Mazda MX-3
Topic: Hatch back hard to lift
Replies: 6
Views: 100

Hatch back hard to lift

Hey folks. When I pull the hatchback release lever, it unlocks, but the hatch doesn't raise on its own at all. When I go back there to pull the hatch up, it takes both hands, and the might of He-Man. Luckily I have the strength of 10 men. So, is there an easy fix for this or do I need to replace stu...
by Bishop
March 12th, 2003, 2:37 am
Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
Topic: So, oil by my plugs is no big deal???
Replies: 7
Views: 129

Re: So, oil by my plugs is no big deal???

Thanks for the advice, guys. But, should I be worried enough to fix this now, or can i just keep cleaning out the spark plug wells every month, and save money towards a new engine? Mine has about 150 K miles on it. Will I screw up my distributor if I keep driving it as is?
by Bishop
March 11th, 2003, 4:21 am
Forum: V6 Technical/Performance
Topic: So, oil by my plugs is no big deal???
Replies: 7
Views: 129

So, oil by my plugs is no big deal???

My car had been hesitating and hard to start for a month or so. Finally, it shut off completely while I was doing 60 on the freeway. When I took in it for servicing, the mechanics told me that the oil was causing the distributor to work extra hard to spark the plugs until it just went out. I paid $6...

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