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by agreatguy
May 22nd, 2008, 4:13 pm
Forum: 4-Cyl. Technical/Performance
Topic: blown gasket?
Replies: 2
Views: 323

blown gasket?

I was driving down the highway yesterday when my AC stopped working then, my engine temp needle maxed out. I pulled over, one bottle of radiator repair and jug of water later I'm back on the road, no problem. Here is the issue, when the radiator was leaking water, it was black. It was also on the ...
by agreatguy
January 16th, 2008, 12:15 am
Forum: 4-Cyl. Technical/Performance
Topic: radiator fan kicks on and car will not start
Replies: 10
Views: 509

Re: radiator fan kicks on and car will not start

FIXED IT!!

It was indeed a bad ground wire, yanked out the old one and stuck in a new and it works like a champ! Now to get rid of the burning oil smell...

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by agreatguy
January 14th, 2008, 1:27 am
Forum: 4-Cyl. Technical/Performance
Topic: radiator fan kicks on and car will not start
Replies: 10
Views: 509

Re: radiator fan kicks on and car will not start

I am not sure how to jump my starter directly, you mean connecting jumper cables to the starter and my battery?
I have had it for about 7 years. The starter had been working perfectly, they only thing that has been acting up lately is she leaks a little oil and the hand break light comes on and off ...
by agreatguy
January 13th, 2008, 11:15 pm
Forum: 4-Cyl. Technical/Performance
Topic: radiator fan kicks on and car will not start
Replies: 10
Views: 509

Re: radiator fan kicks on and car will not start

I reached down and physically held in the clutch button in and nothing changed. I checked the grounds but I'm not sure what to do beyond wiggling them to make sure they are snug and connected. I was playing around with the wires to the fan and unplugged these two small black boxes at the top left ...
by agreatguy
January 13th, 2008, 9:17 pm
Forum: 4-Cyl. Technical/Performance
Topic: radiator fan kicks on and car will not start
Replies: 10
Views: 509

Re: radiator fan kicks on and car will not start

Yes I have AC but the button to it is off, I actually tried both on and off and does not seem to make a difference.
by agreatguy
January 13th, 2008, 2:23 pm
Forum: 4-Cyl. Technical/Performance
Topic: radiator fan kicks on and car will not start
Replies: 10
Views: 509

radiator fan kicks on and car will not start

I went to start my car today and everything was normal except when i turned my keys to the last position (on) before start my radiator fan kicked on... I paused for a moment think that was rather odd because it had never done that before, and when I went to crank it on... nothing. no attempt to turn ...
by agreatguy
April 19th, 2002, 4:43 am
Forum: 4-Cyl. Technical/Performance
Topic: New kind of engine for a swap
Replies: 2
Views: 134

New kind of engine for a swap

I was reading at the sportcompact car website and i found an article about the 2003 mazda protege. They said it will come with a 2.0L Turbo! and i was thinking to myself, Arn't the mx-3 and protege build on the same base or whatever? could this be a possability for a engine swap, a brand new mazda ...
by agreatguy
February 12th, 2002, 9:17 pm
Forum: 4-Cyl. Technical/Performance
Topic: air filters
Replies: 3
Views: 177

air filters

Which is better K&N or HKS?
by agreatguy
February 12th, 2002, 9:08 pm
Forum: 4-Cyl. Technical/Performance
Topic: 6 speed
Replies: 5
Views: 187

Re: 6 speed

Its gota be possible, you can buy a miata with a 6-speed. Isn’t there someone out there that could make a custom gearbox? I mean common you can do it in Gran Truismo 3 than surely you can do it in real life! ;)<P>Anyway, I figured a 6speed would help if I had an engine upgrade and also I wouldn’t ...
by agreatguy
February 12th, 2002, 3:09 am
Forum: 4-Cyl. Technical/Performance
Topic: 4 wheel disc
Replies: 2
Views: 109

4 wheel disc

Has anyone ever converted the rear drum brakes into disc? What would be involved in that?
by agreatguy
February 12th, 2002, 2:24 am
Forum: 4-Cyl. Technical/Performance
Topic: 6 speed
Replies: 5
Views: 187

6 speed

I want to make my manual 5 into a 6. How do I do that? Web links are always smiled upon.
by agreatguy
September 29th, 2001, 10:47 pm
Forum: 4-Cyl. Technical/Performance
Topic: funny engine noises
Replies: 0
Views: 158

funny engine noises

Ok, when my engine goes above 3500RPM it makes a straining rattling noise, it does it worst if its under full throttle. My dads Toyota truck made the same noise when it was accelerating hard but it is 11 years old. My car is only a 95 with about 37,000 miles on it. I just changed my oil, and it ...
by agreatguy
September 29th, 2001, 10:34 pm
Forum: 4-Cyl. Technical/Performance
Topic: Will you swap my engine?
Replies: 0
Views: 141

Will you swap my engine?

anybody know of companys in midwest Texas (waco, austin, dallas, etc) that will do a preformance engine swap? Web addressed will help me a lot.
by agreatguy
September 28th, 2001, 2:19 am
Forum: 4-Cyl. Technical/Performance
Topic: Engine Swap
Replies: 6
Views: 440

Re: Engine Swap

I believe you can get just as much power out of a good 4cyl as with any v6, I've herd that the BPT 4cyl from a 323-GTR (I have also herd it called the BPD) is VERY upgradeable easily reaching 300hp and well beyond, that engine has a lot of goodies (hallow exhaust valve stems, less restrictive intake ...
by agreatguy
September 21st, 2001, 11:21 pm
Forum: 4-Cyl. Technical/Performance
Topic: Engine swap besides a B6t
Replies: 7
Views: 484

Re: Engine swap besides a B6t

oh, well now im confused i found a webpage: <A HREF="http://www.fordfestiva.com/Performance/mazdaengguide.html" TARGET=_blank>http://www.fordfestiva.com/Performance/mazdaengguide.html</A> <BR>and it said that the BPD was the badass of all the B series engines and That there isnt much difference ...

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