Around here that means "Read the Ferber Manual" ;-)
Bill Cardell TurboDog's Dad www.flyinmiata.com www.fmwestfield.com Sales 1-800-359-6957 Tech 970-464-5600 Come to our Open House! August 14-17 -----Original Message----- From: Matt Yates [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 1:42 PM To: Chad J. Douglas Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Miata Power List; Bill Cardell Subject: RE: '02 Bucking Without CEL - Update As they say: RTFM. I've attached the 3 pages for the crank sensor. :) Matt > OK, Bryan's coming over to my place tonight. What's the proper air > gap for that sensor on an NB? > > I've got feelers and I'll check it out when he's here. If it's wrong, > I'll reset it. If it's right, he can buy it and we'll replace it > after he gets it. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Bryan Wyatt > Sent: Thu 5/29/2008 3:17 PM > To: Miata Power List > Subject: RE: '02 Bucking Without CEL - Update > > Yeah...I priced out a new CPS from Finishline at about $80--nothing > too bad (I wanted to call Tommy for some other parts, anyway). > I've set air gap on my old Miata, so I'm confident I can do it > here. As for wires, I can do that, too. I had suspected > that they would need replacing as well. > > -Bryan > > No signature...the choice of a New Generation > > --- On Thu, 5/29/08, Matt Yates <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Matt Yates <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: '02 Bucking Without CEL - Update > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: "Miata Power List" <[email protected]>, "Miata > Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thursday, May 29, 2008, 3:13 PM > > not always a magnet, but they're pretty reliable. > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hall_effect_sensor > > they sense changes in electromagnetic field when ferrous materials > come close. > > And they do occasionally fail. New ones aren't terribly expensive or > hard to replace with your standard garage tool set. Setting the gap > is the most critical part. Getting the wire in the right place is is > the hardest part. > > Plug wires are pretty darned easy. Factory or Magnecore--whichever is > cheapest. > > Matt > > > No, they didn't.&nbsp; Guess I'll just do it myself once I > get the car > back today.&nbsp; It'd possibly save me having to > replace it (I mean, the > CPS is just a magnet with a wire coming > out of it, right?). > > > > -Bryan > > > > --- On Thu, 5/29/08, Bill Cardell > &lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]&gt; > wrote: > > From: Bill Cardell &lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]&gt; > > Subject: RE: '02 Bucking Without CEL - Update > To: > [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Miata Power List" > > &lt;[email protected]&gt;, "Miata Mailing List" > > &lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]&gt; > Date: Thursday, May 29, > 2008, 2:48 PM > > > > > So, going back to my first > response, did anybody ever check > the gap on the crank sensor? > > &nbsp; > > Bill Cardell > > TurboDog's Dad > > www.flyinmiata.com > > www.fmwestfield.com > > Sales 1-800-359-6957 > > Tech 970-464-5600 > > Come to our Open House! August > > 14-17 > > &nbsp; > > > > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bryan > > Wyatt > Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 12:41 PM > To: Miata Power > > List; Miata Mailing List > Subject: '02 Bucking Without CEL - > > Update > > > > > > > > Update from the dealer: the car had a fault code for the > > Crank Position Sensor (not Cam).&nbsp; I politely said > "no" when > > they > > quoted me $325 to change it out.&nbsp; They also found an > arc > mark > > on the > > plug wire going into the #3 cylinder and suggested changing the > > wires and > > plugs (or at least the #3 plug).&nbsp; > > > > Does this sound > > reasonable? > > > > -Bryan > > > > ps - The recall that the car was under > > that requires a PCM change/modification is > > 3505H: > > > > http://www.miata.net/garage/tsb/emissions_recall.html > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Miatapower mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Miatapower mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower > _______________________________________________ Miatapower mailing list [email protected] http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower
