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Re: Hesitation, Stutter [ateixeira] by ctx
May 08, 2006 (6:27 pm)

Replying to: ateixeira (May 08, 2006 7:34 am)

Juice,
 
This may or may not be the issue but I had something similar happen to my '93. At the time it happened I had already eaten through several spark plug wires so was befuddled. I believe what you described were my symptoms also.
 
It turned out to be the airflow meter. Dealership wanted an arm and a leg to replace but I ended up getting a refurbished one from a local mechanic.
 
Anyhow, just something to check if the problem doesn't go away.
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Re: Hesitation, Stutter [ctx] by ateixeira
May 09, 2006 (6:05 am)

Replying to: ctx (May 08, 2006 6:27 pm)

Duly noted, thanks. These wires I put on when I had about 28k miles, so they lasted more than the normal 30k interval. I know that Miatas basically eat wires, you gotta feed them once in a while.
 
As long as I get 30k, I'm happy, but if they start to act up again before 90k miles I'll replace the airflow meter.
 
Thanks for the tip.
 
-juice
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Miata Silver Series? by dave213
May 09, 2006 (10:08 am)
Not really a tech problem per se, but I recently bought a 2001 Miata from Carmax with "Silver Series" emblems on the front side panels and stitched into the seatbacks. I have throughly scoured the internet and cannot find a single reference or available car anywhere with this trim.
 
Just wondering what the significance of it was if anyone has ever heard of it. Thanks.
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Re: Miata Silver Series? [dave213] by ateixeira
May 09, 2006 (11:29 am)

Replying to: dave213 (May 09, 2006 10:08 am)

I bet it was a dealership's special package. All it takes is one call to an upholstery shop and maybe another to a sign shop.
 
-juice
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Re: Miata engine failure [erics6] by jccwalpole
May 15, 2006 (12:11 pm)

Replying to: erics6 (Apr 19, 2006 2:37 pm)

I just replaced the engine with a new one. After taking apart the old engine I found that there was a LARGE HOLE in the oil pickup screen. The screen looks like it had been punctured with a screwdriver since some of the screen wires were pushed inward and some faced outward as if it had been thrust into the screen and ripped out. All the ends of the screen wires were worn smooth from contact with the bottom of the pan. The oil pump had picked up a piece of steel and had shattered in the process. The piece of chewed up steel looks like a jaw from a pop rivet tool. This engine was a time bomb waiting to fail at the time the metal scrap was picked up by the sump pickup. Has anyone ever heard of something like this happening?
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Re: Miata engine failure [jccwalpole] by ateixeira
May 16, 2006 (8:40 am)

Replying to: jccwalpole (May 15, 2006 12:11 pm)

Sounds like the old engine was not unmolested. Were you the original owner?
 
-juice
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Front License Plate Holder by lwirth
May 17, 2006 (9:47 am)
I just bought a 2002 Miata SE and the car is great except for the way the front license plate is attached to the front end. This is a terrible oversight by Mazda in my opinion. Since I live in NYS and need to install a front license plate, has anyone out there come up with a good solution. The rubber grommets have come off and I have two ugly holes in which the screws rattle around in. Thanks.
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Re: Front License Plate Holder [lwirth] by ateixeira
May 17, 2006 (10:14 am)

Replying to: lwirth (May 17, 2006 9:47 am)

I have a '93 but was just as unhappy as you are now.
 
Mine was mounted on an elaborate Z-shaped bracket, and stuck out in front of the bumper. If any thing even tapped it, it would bump up against the bumper and create two dimples.
 
Oddly enough, I reversed it, hammered one section flat, and now I mounted it pointing down instead of pointing up. I flipped the plate upside down, of course, but now if it gets pushed in, it goes down and under the bumper instead of up and against it. It works as a curb feeler, too.
 
Doesn't help you much, I guess, but I just wanted to share. Some times a crafty and creative solution is the way to go.
 
-juice
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Re: Front License Plate Holder [lwirth] by erics6
May 17, 2006 (3:42 pm)

Replying to: lwirth (May 17, 2006 9:47 am)

Here's one option.
 
http://www.miata.net/garage/swingplate.html
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Re: Front License Plate Holder [erics6] by lwirth
May 18, 2006 (8:12 am)

Replying to: erics6 (May 17, 2006 3:42 pm)

erics6, You got one hell of a deal on your new 2005 MSM Grand Touring. I've already done the deal on the 2002 SE at $14,000, including an extended warranty with 4 years to go. Not as good a deal as you got, but I think it is OK, all things considered.

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