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Old 02-28-2009, 09:21 PM
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Originally Posted by patsmx5
Tell-tale signs of a leaky coil. They go open when they get hot, usually right after shutdown, and they usually go back to working at some point when they're cooling down. Always works when cold though. Will test fine when cold because the problem only happens when it's hot. Anyways, try brain's settings but if it's still fucked, find out if MS sees RPM when this happens. If it does, coilpack.
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I've seen that on other cars, but not my trusty Miata yet.

If you blow into the little tube and it doesn't crank, it means you are drunk and shouldn't be driving.
Didn't the judge explain that to you?

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Originally Posted by sixshooter
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I've seen that on other cars, but not my trusty Miata yet.

If you blow into the little tube and it doesn't crank, it means you are drunk and shouldn't be driving.
Didn't the judge explain that to you?

Oh damn! That explains everything! Well I wasn't welllll over the limit. It was 4pm and 3 dollar pitchers and no cover are hard to argue with.
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Old 03-01-2009, 10:59 AM
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maybe if you blew into the intake, your drunkbreath would have started the car?
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Old 03-01-2009, 01:41 PM
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Hmmph, new problem; plausibly related, why is my manifold air temp stuck at 43 degrees?
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here is a datalog I took.
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