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Title: i think its dead
Post by: tomrex on April 24, 2004, 07:19:00 PM

i was gutted that i couldn\'t go bolney today as i had to work, but seens its a nice day i thought i\'d go for a blast with some mates, i\'d just pulled on to the a13 , with my engine well up to temp, i give its some stick then the car just kind of pulled back sharpley, started throwing out puffs of grey smoke and was going flub, flub, flub! then if you tried to accelerate it just dont pick up at all and spits and backfires! the idle is now all over the place. any ideas?
just before rotorstock too, gutted!
cheers
tom:confused:

Title: i think its dead
Post by: maximtaylor on April 24, 2004, 08:30:52 PM

No!!!

That\'s really bad news Tom, as if you needed me to say that, right?

Get it to someone to check it over, I\'m hoping you\'re not right in your diagnosis, but it doesn\'t sound promising :(

Regards

Max

Title: i think its dead
Post by: Paul-Tll on April 24, 2004, 08:52:06 PM

Uh ohh, hope its not the worst, was looking out for you at Bolney
gone and got me self sun burnt aswell.
Hope things get sorted for Rotorstock you never no, it but might
just one of them secret litle solenoid valves or tiny hoses deep
in the engine bay, touching wood for you
Paul..

Title: i think its dead
Post by: gsb876 on April 24, 2004, 09:35:30 PM

Sounds like you might have thrown a tip? i\'m no expert though, so probably shouldn\'t av said ought:confused: DOH!!

Paul-til, which car was yours mate i was a bolney too but didn\'t stay very long, mine was the purple Dragon performance one.

Title: i think its dead
Post by: 20B_boy on April 24, 2004, 10:38:01 PM

Check the hose to MAP sensor has not popped off - a little black box on the firewall just to the right of the plenum - the symptons sound about right. Of course they do sniff of some thing more expensive too :(

Good luck mate...

Title: i think its dead
Post by: clive on April 24, 2004, 10:44:42 PM

Hi Tom, real choked for you, we need cars like yours at Rotorstock!

If you go to the post below it will help you establish if your fears are founded.

http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=3813:(

Title: i think its dead
Post by: tomrex on April 25, 2004, 06:19:57 PM

hi
thanks for all the support!i think i can safely say that i\'m one lcky son of a b**ch! after being miserable all day i thought i\'d check out this thread for words of wisdom!
i was 100% that i done tip or something major because it was so drastic when it went. i thought i\'d take a look at the boost sensor that rich mentioned and to my delight the hose had detached itself, plugged it back in and job done, rich your a legend mate!
i was all prepared to get it ported and the works, but its not my time yet!
thanks again!
tom:)
ps, paul you can let go of the coffee table now mate!:)

Title: i think its dead
Post by: Andyp on April 25, 2004, 10:11:46 PM

haha that happened to me once, thought it was as dead as tank tops :(

Put a small cable tie on it matey so it never happens again :)

glad its ok! :D

Title: i think its dead
Post by: 20B_boy on April 25, 2004, 10:51:20 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by tomrex
i was all prepared to get it ported and the works, but its not my time yet!
thanks again!
tom:)

Gives you a bit longer to save at least mate :) You can keep on cleaning and polishing a happy boy in the mean time... ;)

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General => General Technical => Anything Engine/Performance/Tuning related => Topic started by: tomrex on April 24, 2004, 07:19:00 PM