What did you do to your BG today??

[Suzuka323]

the 323 has been towed. GTR bumper, hood vents.. all gone. the power windows on the 323... gone. i dont think i can get it back either since transfer of title was never completed. registration and the title was never transferred to me becuase i could'nt get it smogged.. when they towed it, they listed an owner that owned it way back in the day. and since i have no ****ing clue who that is, i dont think they'll authorize me to come pick it up. i turned all that stuff into DMV when i was applying for the transfer. sucky, but now i am offically mazda-less.

WTF happened? I just talked to you and you stated that you were driving it, why'd they tow it? When you say that stuff is gone, do you mean that you sold it or took it off the car, or do you mean it was still on the car when they took it? That sucks man.

[Bill]

BIll it sounds like you have wiring issues. Something is blowing your fuses simple as that.

Nope, not blowing any fuses. Something is losing a connection somewhere, or there's corrosion at a connection. It's a big PITA that's for sure.

[EricM]

WTF happened? I just talked to you and you stated that you were driving it, why'd they tow it? When you say that stuff is gone, do you mean that you sold it or took it off the car, or do you mean it was still on the car when they took it? That sucks man.

he means the parts were on the car, but he can't get it because its not titled to him

[Suzuka323]

he means the parts were on the car, but he can't get it because its not titled to him

Thanks, that really sucks, I'd be tracking that **** down and getting my car back.

[13b_demon]

put my other wheels on because the tires where shot, of course these arent much better but atleast i can go a few hundred more miles before having to buy new ones

[purewhitemp5]

Got my power mirrors and locks back , clock also. Must have shorted out a circuit and blew 2 fuses. To dang hot to do anything else. 104 degrees out today.

[Jho]

Wicked hot out today. I'm thinking of bringing the poor Protege in the house to cool down for a bit.

[1967cutlass]

Got the 323 running today, a bit of white smoke so I dunno wtf is up with that yet, maybe it'll go away.

[therieldeal]

today in the hot sun i accomplished:

fresh oil (10w40 valvoline) and filter (probe 2.5 v6 size purolator)

fresh sparkplugs (NKG vpower, replacing autolite platinums). the old plugs were very pale... looked like i was running very lean. which leads me to...

found a big crack in my intake hose... which was causing the horrible bucking in 1st gear, and also the lean condition indicated by the plugs. i thought the bucking was due entirely to my engine mounts being garbage, but it was due to the crack opening and closing as the engine moved, basically making it bog and rev all on its own. hooray for tape!

also did a comp test, 91 escort gt with 172k, warm with no oil added to the cyls came up at 175-180 across the board. pretty darn good. i have oil blowing out the valvecover vent though... i was told my oil rings may be shot.

then... decided to do a comp test on the BPT project car... 102k 95 EGT, pleasantly suprised @ 190-195 across the board, COLD, with no oil added!

also found a pair of 2nd gen RX7 seats for a STEAL. faded grey, but i'll re-dye them black for the project car :-D

-jon

[Mazda_Powered]

replaced the rear sway bar endlinks for 2 reasons, shot bushings, and the escort S/W rear sway bar swap, make things a lot easier to deal with none seized bolts.

then i drove it like i stole it handles great now, the bushing kit i got from crappy tire are really stiff, which was nice to see.

JACK

[ScOrTGtC]

got my t3/t4 kekkekekekekeke

[teknotexan]

I'll be snatching up a rear hatch with window wiper and a gas filler door with no key hole!!

[FE3-323]

i gather you don't need my door teknotexan?

[teknotexan]

no, bpt323, I found my hatch! it's white and will need repainting.
Tomorrow I'll test it, see if the rear wiper works. NO rust though, galss is in great repair.

[Jho]

today in the hot sun i accomplished:

fresh oil (10w40 valvoline) and filter (probe 2.5 v6 size purolator)

fresh sparkplugs (NKG vpower, replacing autolite platinums). the old plugs were very pale... looked like i was running very lean. which leads me to...

found a big crack in my intake hose... which was causing the horrible bucking in 1st gear, and also the lean condition indicated by the plugs. i thought the bucking was due entirely to my engine mounts being garbage, but it was due to the crack opening and closing as the engine moved, basically making it bog and rev all on its own. hooray for tape!

also did a comp test, 91 escort gt with 172k, warm with no oil added to the cyls came up at 175-180 across the board. pretty darn good. i have oil blowing out the valvecover vent though... i was told my oil rings may be shot.

then... decided to do a comp test on the BPT project car... 102k 95 EGT, pleasantly suprised @ 190-195 across the board, COLD, with no oil added!

also found a pair of 2nd gen RX7 seats for a STEAL. faded grey, but i'll re-dye them black for the project car :-D

-jon

Sounds like a good day Jon.

I too use a V6 oil filter.

Your broken intake hose was probably the result of your worn lower engine mounts, before you filled them.