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Re: Reliable Mazda Engine: a spectral fleet thread
(If the Mazda grenades I'm buying a Jag).
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Re: Reliable Mazda Engine: a spectral fleet thread
What made you do a compression test?
Bad running and suspected something wrong? Or just being inquisitive?
Bad running and suspected something wrong? Or just being inquisitive?
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Re: Reliable Mazda Engine: a spectral fleet thread
If the car wasn't expensive I'd just run it until the engine fails, then lob another (compression-tested) engine from a breakers into it. As has already been said, they are cheap & plentiful as rust usually kills MX-5s.
I certainly wouldn't bother tearing the engine down to re-lap a valve or two. Not unless I really had to.
I certainly wouldn't bother tearing the engine down to re-lap a valve or two. Not unless I really had to.
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Re: Reliable Mazda Engine: a spectral fleet thread
WHY DID YOU DO A COMPRESSION TEST AND MENTION VALVE STEM SEALS?
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Re: Reliable Mazda Engine: a spectral fleet thread
Probably because he was misinformed by somebody, and doesn't yet have the experience to know better?fried onions wrote: ↑Thu Jul 11, 2019 1:32 pm WHY DID YOU DO A COMPRESSION TEST AND MENTION VALVE STEM SEALS?
One way or the other, it doesn't really matter.
On the road:
1998 Disco 4.0 V8 (manual)
1994 Vauxhall Calibra 3.0 V6
Running but need fettling:
1986 Honda CBX750F
1991 Maserati 222 SE
1990 Yamaha XJ900F
Tax & MOT-exempt, woohoo!
1982 Suzuki GSX1100SZ Katana
1998 Disco 4.0 V8 (manual)
1994 Vauxhall Calibra 3.0 V6
Running but need fettling:
1986 Honda CBX750F
1991 Maserati 222 SE
1990 Yamaha XJ900F
Tax & MOT-exempt, woohoo!
1982 Suzuki GSX1100SZ Katana
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Re: Reliable Mazda Engine: a spectral fleet thread
You're confused? think of the poor youngster who buys a sportscar but gets it with a junkman gearbox.
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Re: Reliable Mazda Engine: a spectral fleet thread
Possibly not half as confused as the lady in the passenger seat who discovers young ghosty has a free hand whilst changing gears!
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Re: Reliable Mazda Engine: a spectral fleet thread
And that Mr rover is why autos are great fun. Don't have to move her head out the way to change gear.