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apoorboy
Posts: 49
Joined: Fri Jun 06, 2003 3:02 pm
Car: old school bugs

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Well a few weeks ago I picked up a new toy for a steel and the people that I got it from couldn’t get it to run and it’s a piece of crap so what I got was a "1994 Mazda Miata". Well I have been working on the car for about a week new timing belt and, and gaskets but of course for me the car wouldn’t start so I bought a manuel and found out the car has a 1.8L instead of a 1.6L The 1.8L was supposed to come in the 1995 miatas. So switched the spark plug wires around and whippee the car starts up and idles great. I put the timing light on it and adjusted the timing but other than that the car runs great. I took it out for a spin tonight but I made it a short trip because the car hasn’t been tagged for two years. I was thinking of making it a track car but my wife wants to drive it for a while. O well it was a cheap car either way.


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krazy skwerel
Posts: 4488
Joined: Fri Mar 14, 2003 7:48 pm
Car: 1989 240SX Coupe down for the count
2005 Honda Accord
1974 Ford Mustang II
Location: Middle Tennessee
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Nice man. The 1.8 is a better engine anyways.

apoorboy
Posts: 49
Joined: Fri Jun 06, 2003 3:02 pm
Car: old school bugs

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Thanks I dont know any thing about mazda's. I do feel bad though the next time I see the guy I bought the car from Ill have to tell him how I got the car to start. He spent over two years trying to get this car to run.

Zydeco
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Joined: Tue Sep 17, 2002 4:34 pm
Car: The poster formerly know as -]sTm[-HeavyHips
Location: left coast. USA.
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msn sux to be him huh. well good score.

nametakennow
Posts: 10024
Joined: Sat Aug 24, 2002 4:14 pm
Car: '06 MINI Cooper S

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I hate to sound mean, but if he didn't know he had the 1.8 then it's his own fault. Nice steal! I'm sure we're all jealous of your luck.

apoorboy
Posts: 49
Joined: Fri Jun 06, 2003 3:02 pm
Car: old school bugs

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Well hers an update i changed out all of the fluid and all i have to do is bleed the brakes and tag the car and it ready to drive. I bought an intake off ebay but the sent me the wrong one. O well the car seems pretty peppy so once its tagged ill take it to okc for a long drive to make sure every thing works correctly.

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