Do I REALLY need a new engine?!

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Originally Posted by Nails

Any details Tailchaser?

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He's talking about Bean and the BUR.

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But in the grand scheme of irony, you should know that an employee of a local TV station bought a car there... Came with free tools!

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awesome.

The tools probably had oil on them.

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Originally Posted by POS Racing

Which just goes to prove not all car clubs are the same....

What all did you (supposedly) get done for $1,500??

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Drained the gas tank of bad gas and replaced fuel filter.
Replaced manifold gasket.
Replaced distributor and coil pack.
New spark plug wires.
New radiator.
New fan relay.
Something with the fuel injection.

Various other things. I would have to find the bill.

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Drained the gas tank of bad gas and replaced fuel filter.
Replaced manifold gasket.
Replaced distributor and coil pack.
New spark plug wires.
New radiator.
New fan relay.
Something with the fuel injection.

Various other things. I would have to find the bill.

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Even if he replaced all those parts (doubtful) that is extreme over kill. That's like using a machine gun to go deer hunting.

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Drained the gas tank of bad gas and replaced fuel filter.
Replaced manifold gasket.
Replaced distributor and coil pack.
New spark plug wires.
New radiator.
New fan relay.
Something with the fuel injection.

Various other things. I would have to find the bill.

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WOW!

I've never heard of a Miata getting a bad tank of gas that would require draining and replacing the filter... He could get away with that as it's grey...

BUT the Miata doesn't even HAVE a distributor!!!

i could put a motor in there 2 or 3 times for $4k!

There was also something on there about the cost of turn signal fluid increasing because of the devalued dollar. :confused:

Did he charge you for the lube?

A lot of my friends think I'm a little warped because I work on my own car. But I learned a long time ago that ignorance is expensive. For me what determines when I must have a new car is when it becomes too expensive::2Dollar: to keep my current car on the road. That happens a lot more frequently to people that depend on mechanics to keep their cars running.

My ::2Cents::

I promise to bring it to one of the next tech sessions if anybody wants to check it for missing parts.

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Now you guys tell me! I took my '92 to MT for the overheating problem I had mentioned earlier on this board. I have been working too many hours and have another broken car to deal with besides the Miata so I really needed to get something running besides my gas guzzling SUV. I was also getting tired of missing all those autocrosses with the car being broken in my garage. They were recommended to me by an officer of the Miata Club.

The car doesn't overheat anymore. He fixed the problem by replacing both the radiator and the fan relay. He also found other problems with the car that bumped the price for repairs up to $1,500. Spending half of the year living on unemployment, I really didn't need that bill right now, but I needed the car so I wrote the check.

After reading this, I am going out in the backyard to hang myself with the MT license plate frame he left on my car. ::Rant::

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You are aware that McGrath is a past presedent of the LSMC and major advertiser in their news letter .............................

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Originally Posted by MadMerv

The problem with the Miata Club of today is that no one works on their own cars, so they trust the idiot. This has been going on far too long. Something should be done!

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That's because all of my tools have disapeared via two adult (?!) children and their friends working on their cars using my now missing jack stands and, race ramps. ::Censor::::Rant:: However, I will not nor, will I rejoin LSMC :clap:

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You are aware that McGrath is a past presedent of the LSMC and major advertiser in their news letter .............................

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Yeah but that's the kicker... the ads are a free benefit of membership!

I met him at one of their gtg's last century. Wasn't impressed then nor now. Something just didn't seem right. Does the term shade tree have meaning here ?

No. Most of us are shade tree mechanics. McGrath is just a shady mechanic.

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No. Most of us are shade tree mechanics. McGrath is just a shady mechanic.

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::BaHump::;):clap:

so what ever happened with TMFShinsen's car? Anybody got an update?