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jeff denton · 11-23-2004

I'm hardly a Miata expert but I do have to deal with electronic sensors on diesels a lot, along with some experience with the GM system on boats.
And I did once stay at a Holiday Inn...
Anyway generally when you screw up a sensor, or it dies voluntarily, or even unplug it, the computer signals an alarm, stores the code, and goes to a pre set value to let the engine run in limp mode.
My best advice is to get the Miata book to explain how it all works, and expecially how to get a code out of the computer. Lots of rigs, if you click the key on and off quickly five times it will blink out codes on the check engine light. Believe it or not! The computer knows right away if a sensor is bad or is out of spec.
Next advice, if I had a Miata I'd get that fiberglass body kit that makes it look like a 68 Mustang convertible. Have you seen that? It was in Hot Rod Mag a while back. It is really neat!!

11-23-2004	#10 (permalink)
jeff denton former opel racer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: near some glaciers Posts: 2,863 Real Name: Jeff "Oh-Oh" Denton	I'm hardly a Miata expert but I do have to deal with electronic sensors on diesels a lot, along with some experience with the GM system on boats. And I did once stay at a Holiday Inn... Anyway generally when you screw up a sensor, or it dies voluntarily, or even unplug it, the computer signals an alarm, stores the code, and goes to a pre set value to let the engine run in limp mode. My best advice is to get the Miata book to explain how it all works, and expecially how to get a code out of the computer. Lots of rigs, if you click the key on and off quickly five times it will blink out codes on the check engine light. Believe it or not! The computer knows right away if a sensor is bad or is out of spec. Next advice, if I had a Miata I'd get that fiberglass body kit that makes it look like a 68 Mustang convertible. Have you seen that? It was in Hot Rod Mag a while back. It is really neat!! __________________ No Opels were harmed in the filming of this movie. However two Mustangs, a Pinto, and a Capri were hospitalized. One Mustang was euthanized the next morning.