Chuck wrote:
> Good luck with the new sensor!
Thank you! It looks like all is well. I was taking the new sensor out to
the car and it got near the metal filing cabinet and starting swinging
that direction before I pulled it back.
Once I had the faulty sensor off, the old one would not even hold its
own weight up when used as a magnet against the same filing cabinet.
> Duct (Quack) tape aside, I had to bite the bullet and go back to stock
> ignition, (no parts for the "spitfire coil over", the supplier didn't
bother
> to call me back). Either one coil over is intermittent, or the control
unit
> has a problem. The symptom is one that generally points to a failing
power
> VFET or a poor connection inside the coil. Naturally, one of the
original
> reasons for going to the "Spitfire" was that the stock ignition was
acting
> like the coils had the dreaded Miata coil pack disease.
> Frabjous Joy! Replacing the stock coil pack is no fun. Since I forgot
to
> order the rubber bu****ng at the bottom of the assembly, I had to mount
the
> new coils on the old bracket. Besides that the behind engine clearance
was
> such that none of my socket wrenches fit, so I ended up getting a new
socket
> and adapter to use a smaller ratchet with the correct length and size
> socket.
If you had trouble with it, I don't ever want to mess with such a thing.
The coils on my '91 are located on the firewall where the wind****eld
wiper reservoir used to be. They are about as easy to get to as possible
with a 3/8" ratchet.
Had to wear gloves to keep from cutting up my hands as I'm very
> adept at finding all the sharp edges the hard way.
I am sure that a crime lab could find many traces of my blood inside the
engine compartment of any car I have owned. Really should wear the
gloves more often.
The injuries have decreased overall as my auto tools have gotten better.
I recently showed a person how ratchet extensions and breaker bars can
be your friends and save your knuckles.
Pat
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