New toy WILL play :-D

[Grizzly]

Stu have you checked there is Power to the Relays?

You want to folow the Power trail from the Fues box to the Lights. Its not too Difficult if you have a wiring Diagram and a multi meter.

Do the rear Lights work ok?

[grinder]

we are a bit hit and miss about power being there to be honest ?!?!?

the rears are just fine aswell - so they are obviously being told to come on with the switch

good idea though about tracing it from the fuses - that would atleast tell us where it stops

Stu

[Mobilemick]

Get yourself a power probe stu,  save you loads of time,

Might have one in the boot to show u tommoz, thats if i can make it, went to crewe in me rx yesterday 100mile round trip,

Drove okay if i kept it under 70  started to shake a lot when i went too fast, also some bloody beeping noise everytime i hit 70mph, got quite anoying after a while,  cruise control worked ace, once i figured out how to work it  

Mick

[grinder]

my coupe shakes like a beast above 70 its very annoying

im hoping that the coil overs will sort this out , how are your front wheel bearings - they are adjustable on the FC and have tendancy to come loose

not sure what the beeping about 70 is - thats pretty wierd

and what the hell is a power probe

cruise is ACE - i love playing with mine - set it at about 80mph , slow all the way down to 40 and then tell it to resume its last speed - the peddle just drops from your foot

im at home all day tomorrow - so gonna give the coupe a wash , and rebuild the ECU area of the cab - thats if the weather hold out

down to 2 probs with the cab - and that headlights and exhaust - exhaust is simple to fix - thats in the loft already

do you want me to take the cover to the meet for you to have a look at

Stu

[Mobilemick]

mm interesting about the wheel bearings coming loose, if i grip the tyre and move it left/right there is a little play in there,  will check it tommoz,  if i get time,

Power Probe

I use one everyday, and fixes 90% of the cars


Depends on what u looking for roof cover

**** meself when me cruise control kicked in,  just kept accelearating, didnt think it would stop  lol

[Brett]

Stu - if you think £30 is steep, go and ask MAzda how much a new one is :rollin

 When is it going to be MOT\'d, taxed and coming to meets then?

[grinder]

yeah i know brett - it was a spur of the moment rant - to be honest - im happy with what i have paid knowing that it fixed it

MOT - dunno - i reckon Jan/Feb time to be honest - there is no real rush as its bloody cold outside

Mick - the power probe looks a neat toy to be honest , i will throw the cover in the boot so that you can have a look

the wheel bearing its about a 20 min job to fix - mine had loads of play in it - there is a write up on the web somewhere about doing it - just not sure where

cruise is ace - i use it all the time - get on the motorway - set it about 75 and leave it - very license friendly

Stu

[grinder]

hiya chaps - me again

here are some pics if you havent seen them : http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/forums/showthread.php?p=306662

i will attach some to this post aswell

anyways i digress (sp) .....

started the vert up - starts on the touch - its wonderful

so took her up and down the street to see if the box works

its a bit cramped in there - defo not designed for tall people

had to do some fancy footwork to get round the mess that we have left in the footwell ( see pic )

backed her off the drive - and crickey - how strange to drive !!! - not used to an auto at all - and kept my foot on the brake thinking it was a clutch

set off up the street and its OK - it moves at least - but the hold light flashes on the dash - not sure why or what it does

went up and down the street a few times - always fun with the clocks bouncing around

it sets off pretty quick in L - so that was cool - thats when the clocks tried to jump out and kill me !!

the brakes are SUPERB - nothing like the TII - but i suppose 12months worth of rust on them are to blame

put her back on the drive now - gonna put the ECU cover plate back on and put all the carpet back on that side - so it looks neat

here are some pics of the mess that we have made :

Stu

[grinder]

found out why the brakes are soooooooooooooo good - have you ever tried left foot braking !! LOL

took it for a spin around the block again - and it feels like its slipping

you have to take it to about 3K in reverse for it to move

gonna have a quick look at the fluid and see if there is some in it

humm more problems eh

and when does it change gear ?? - i can nearly red line it in first ( street is too small to see if it changes at high revs )

off to read the haynes manual now

Stu

[Prof]

found out why the brakes are soooooooooooooo good - have you ever tried left foot braking !! LOL

took it for a spin around the block again - and it feels like its slipping

you have to take it to about 3K in reverse for it to move

gonna have a quick look at the fluid and see if there is some in it

humm more problems eh

and when does it change gear ?? - i can nearly red line it in first ( street is too small to see if it changes at high revs )

off to read the haynes manual now

Stu

That\'ll be why the hold light is flickering - you are asking the gearbox not to change gear until high up - try knockng hold off - it should be normal again

BTW - I bet your neighbours love you :spank

[grinder]

i have no idea if the switch is actually turning it on or off though ??

just a shame i cant drive it more than 30 metres

checked the fluid and there is some in - it might just need running to be honest

still havent sussed the lights out yet - but put all the passenger side back together and it looks soooooooooo neat

Stu

[Mobilemick]

the wheel bearing its about a 20 min job to fix - mine had loads of play in it - there is a write up on the web somewhere about doing it - just not sure where

Found it Stu  
How to tighten your Wheel Bearing

[grinder]

hiya chaps

mick what happened on the motorway junction - at one point you was about 4cms behind me - then a huge gap opened up

i hit 90 in 3rd @ just over 7200 RPM

god bless the cold weather

Stu

[grinder]

Mick :

Looking at the plug,(terminal side)
1 2 3
4 5 6

1.This receives power from the light switch
2.This receives power from the light switch
3.Output from relay to both lights
4.The relay gives a live output when light switch is turned on
5. Output from relay to both lights

so where is the tab for the plug above number 2 or below number 5 ??

How come there is no number 6 ??

and which one can i apply 12 volts to to make them pop up ??

if you can let me know i will try it out later - this will tell me if the motors are working at least

or if you can tell me a wire colour ( thats if they are the same )

cheers mick

stu

[grinder]

Mick - attached is a pic of the blue relay - can you tell me which pin does what - then i can check it on the car

this should save confusion

Stu