Mazda_Powered's 91 Protege LX

[Mazda_Powered]

ok, pump is out, not sure what is wrong...any takers? fuel gauge no worky

[Mazda_Powered]

ok fixed the fuel gauge issue had to take off the metal cover for where the floater arm goes into. There's a spool of wire, and it was broken near the top, so I just twisted the wires together and pinched them to connect the circuit...and BAM! fairly accurate fuel gauge haha.

Also robbed the HID ballasts from my 626, so now I have my 4300K HIDs installed

Also brought the toe out a smidge on the left front, and it seems to drive pretty straight and not wander easily when turning!

[bogaut]

Hids in stock reflector? Oncoming drivers are gonna love you

[wgnths]

Hids in stock reflector? Oncoming drivers are gonna love you

I know just what you mean I was in that spot till you inspired me to do a retrofit


Good work on getting that pump fixed! have you experienced fuel starvation on right turns yet when your about 1/4 tank? lol

[Mazda_Powered]

Hids in stock reflector? Oncoming drivers are gonna love you

believe it or not these aren't that bad. They have less of a glare than my 626 headlights, I was kind of suprised on the cut off beam they were emitting.

Good work on getting that pump fixed! have you experienced fuel starvation on right turns yet when your about 1/4 tank? lol

No nothing yet, it's still over 1/4 tank lol, but time will tell. I haven't been taking corners to fast/hard tho since it still needs the toe set on it...i've got it close tho.

[DeeAOne]

Nice work! Good to see it on the road.

[MazdaNoob]

glad you got her goin dude !

[wgnths]

HAHAHA! I just got water on the screen!


Ya take turns a little easy at first then.... wooooahhh I just took that right turn at 35MPH! haha

[labeo]

ok fixed the fuel gauge issue had to take off the metal cover for where the floater arm goes into. There's a spool of wire, and it was broken near the top, so I just twisted the wires together and pinched them to connect the circuit...and BAM! fairly accurate fuel gauge haha.

Congratulations, man! Quick fix is the best fix, lol

[Mazda_Powered]

ya it's working out pretty well, but I'll still have to replace it down the road. I'll be throwing in a Supra Turbo pump (same as the rx7 FD pumps) and replacing the sending unit from one of an mx-3...hopefully it all works out haha.

Clutch system is losing pressure again tho, so I'm going to rebuild my clutch master and see how that goes, probably do that later today.

[89BG 323]

awe man, that sucks about the clutch! didn't you just get done rebuilding that?

[Mazda_Powered]

ya, rebuilt the slave cylinder a few days ago lol.

should only take me about 20-30mins to pull and rebuild the master tho.

luckily I can get at the bleeder without raising the vehicle, I can reach from underneath lol.

[labeo]

luckily I can get at the bleeder without raising the vehicle, I can reach from underneath lol.

Almighty man, haha
Slave was trouble for me too - I've rebuilt it with mazda replacement kit (seals, springs etc)

[Mazda_Powered]

Well rebuilt the clutch master, there a decent amount of build up on the back of the piston seal...so cleaned the bore out real well and lubed up the new parts, and she's holding pressure! No more 5 second clutch window lol, held it in gear running for around 3 mins and it was solid, even after a nice spirited drive lol.

Also shampooed my front seats and carpet today, man does that make a difference...no more brown tone to the center parts of the seats lol, it's all blue baby! I'll take some pictures tomorrow since there's not much sun now.

[89BG 323]

did ya get any pics of the master cylinder rebuild? ive always been curious as to how they work, but never ballsy enough to rip one apart.