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Post by dadbif on Apr 25, 2021 20:57:21 GMT
Mine used to stumble at low revs, just as I pulled away from a standstill. Cured it by increasing the ignition timing by 2 or 3 degrees in the first couple of columns after idle.
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Post by Zed. on Apr 25, 2021 22:09:19 GMT
today I started making / modifying another waterpump pulley using an aftermarket Ford crank pulley as basis... find it. bodge it. fit it. (or fling it in the scrap? whatever suits  ) Rich. |
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Post by lowender on Apr 26, 2021 17:25:22 GMT
Rebuilt the gear shifter with new bushes etc and turret oil. Snickety snick.
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Post by dickie on Apr 26, 2021 21:02:03 GMT
It appears that I have intermitent oil pressure readings, The engine is not making an horrid noises so the oil is doing its job. I have checked the connector to the sender which seems fine.
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Post by dadbif on Apr 27, 2021 7:40:17 GMT
The printed circuit on the instrument panel is on a plastic film, this can become brittle and crack.
Do you get full deflection if you ground the sender wire?
ISTR you have changed your gauge, Is there a possibility of a poor connection on the gauge?
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Post by suggs84 on Apr 27, 2021 13:05:10 GMT
Rebuilt the gear shifter with new bushes etc and turret oil. Snickety snick. What parts did you use to do this and was it easy? (for someone who isn't a mechanic?) Is there a kit you can buy for this? My gear change isn't perfect in first and second as in it can be can be hard to get in when cold, i'd bet this has almost certainly never been done on my car and its now on 198k km - wouldn't mind doing the turret oil if nothing else but no idea where to start lol! |
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Post by lowender on Apr 27, 2021 22:41:32 GMT
Rebuilt the gear shifter with new bushes etc and turret oil. Snickety snick. What parts did you use to do this and was it easy? (for someone who isn't a mechanic?) Is there a kit you can buy for this? My gear change isn't perfect in first and second as in it can be can be hard to get in when cold, i'd bet this has almost certainly never been done on my car and its now on 198k km - wouldn't mind doing the turret oil if nothing else but no idea where to start lol! Easy quick job. There's a few vids on youtube, this one seems to be the best: As for parts, Autolink do all the bits, give them a call. You'll definitely need a new inner boot, and maybe upper too if it's never been done. |
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Post by wannabe on Apr 27, 2021 22:59:37 GMT
What parts did you use to do this and was it easy? (for someone who isn't a mechanic?) Is there a kit you can buy for this? My gear change isn't perfect in first and second as in it can be can be hard to get in when cold, i'd bet this has almost certainly never been done on my car and its now on 198k km - wouldn't mind doing the turret oil if nothing else but no idea where to start lol! Easy quick job. There's a few vids on youtube, this one seems to be the best: As for parts, Autolink do all the bits, give them a call. You'll definitely need a new inner boot, and maybe upper too if it's never been done. Ooh, useful video, thank you - I have a complete rebuild kit to do when I have a chance! Should have the house to myself in a few weeks so can actually crack on and get some tasks done, hopefully... |
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Post by suggs84 on Apr 28, 2021 8:16:32 GMT
What parts did you use to do this and was it easy? (for someone who isn't a mechanic?) Is there a kit you can buy for this? My gear change isn't perfect in first and second as in it can be can be hard to get in when cold, i'd bet this has almost certainly never been done on my car and its now on 198k km - wouldn't mind doing the turret oil if nothing else but no idea where to start lol! Easy quick job. There's a few vids on youtube, this one seems to be the best: As for parts, Autolink do all the bits, give them a call. You'll definitely need a new inner boot, and maybe upper too if it's never been done. Thanks very much for that, does seem pretty easy! I've just ordered the genuine Mazda shift boot package from MX5 Parts as that can be my starting point, especially as they have 10% off for the bank holiday weekend, and we'll see the state of the rest when i have a look in there! |
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Post by boggissimo on Apr 28, 2021 12:28:57 GMT
Easy quick job. There's a few vids on youtube, this one seems to be the best: As for parts, Autolink do all the bits, give them a call. You'll definitely need a new inner boot, and maybe upper too if it's never been done. Thanks very much for that, does seem pretty easy! I've just ordered the genuine Mazda shift boot package from MX5 Parts as that can be my starting point, especially as they have 10% off for the bank holiday weekend, and we'll see the state of the rest when i have a look in there! MX5parts have a video on it too, First half is changing the gearstick gaiters etc, second half is changing the gearbox oil.
I did mine in the autumn, it's dead easy.
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Post by scottydugg on Apr 29, 2021 9:16:33 GMT
Dropped it off for an MOT this morning, this could go either way....  I would comment on the door bars but I was too overwhelmed with watching the gauges and trying to break in the BOFI clutch. |
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Post by dadbif on Apr 29, 2021 21:21:09 GMT
Easy quick job. There's a few vids on youtube, this one seems to be the best: As for parts, Autolink do all the bits, give them a call. You'll definitely need a new inner boot, and maybe upper too if it's never been done. Ooh, useful video, thank you - I have a complete rebuild kit to do when I have a chance! Should have the house to myself in a few weeks so can actually crack on and get some tasks done, hopefully... I sense another “war and peace” event... |
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Post by Zed. on Apr 29, 2021 22:19:52 GMT
Ooh, useful video, thank you - I have a complete rebuild kit to do when I have a chance! Should have the house to myself in a few weeks so can actually crack on and get some tasks done, hopefully... I sense another “war and peace” event... I was resisting temptation.... but you've broken the spell........ so, it's undo.. gearknob. consul. gearstick gaiter (4 bolts) gearstick (3 bolts) drop bolts - never to be seen again  (done that......)  Rich. |
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Post by Zed. on Apr 29, 2021 22:22:29 GMT
Usual... walked past the white 1990 Eunos (muttering about starting work on it someday) & cursed the silver '91 heap....  Rich. |
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Post by dickie on Apr 30, 2021 18:49:47 GMT
live.staticflickr.com/31337/51148863791_2a106ae7ca_c.jpgOil change + Filter and pressure sender change. Its really easy to change the filter with ITBs just remove the air filter and reach down to unscrew the oil filter. The sender was a pig though, I have the Mk2.5 block so the knock sensor was a pain to get round. ( I did disconect the battery before waving spanners near the starter motor terminals ) I switched off the fuel and ignition in the ecu to crank until the oil pressure came up then switche both back on and ran the engine until it was warm then stopped it checked the oil level then restarted the engine before doing the following vid.
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le sigh
Jul 15, 2023 20:03:52 GMT
le sigh
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