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Well, it's not too old for a RX7 mod to pm me about my comments in 2003. I said an XJ wasn't an XJ if it had an off brand engine transplant, like a Chevy 350. Apparently, he disagreed. The essence of a car is what the original designers and makers put it together with. You can disagree and...

I was working on mine today and had the computer on the floorboards. My son read the label and asked. Renix is Bendix based, and was in wide use in the late 80's, Jag, BMW, Mercedes, lots of others. It's speed density fuel injection in the bigger picture, calculating the right amount to inject...

IIRC the CCV line is the small one coming off the back of the valve cover, which runs past the TB into the manifold port. You can see it take a right turn and hook up in the upper photo. The lower vac harness is just that, the large tube is the vent relief for excess crankcase pressure. That...

Plus, don't forget the intake/exhaust manifold bolts get loose. You can check for that by spraying a carb cleaner with straw at the gasket line - if it's leaking, it revs up. No fun to tighten them up, it really stretches both the owner and his set of tools. It's common to think something...

Not to mention it might just be the aluminum spacer underneath.

Ok. Where? I also have a loud popping noise, and isolated it to the last 1/4 turn hard left. I've changed the track bar, TRE's ok, bushings fair, but when you touch the steering box, you can feel it. Can't feel it on the steering shaft or drag links, tho. Leaning over the fender, you can feel...

Would you believe - blew off replacing the CPS yesterday, no start this morning. Had to work 8 to 5, too. Oh Well. Thanks for that lead on a CPS mod to clean up the wiring. I'm heading outside to work in the 100 degree heat so it will start tomorrow. Coulda, shoulda, woulda.

Down two hours at the Laundromat. Don't ask why the Maytag isn't working - either. Plugged the CPS in when I got back, and, of course, it fired right back up again. This is the second time in four weeks. It's getting replaced. I saved the TSB link I posted, the new one is going in as low as...

A cold thermostat will not force your car run cool. It just opens enough that the pump and radiator operate at their natural temp for the RPMS the engine runs. The stat actually closes to keep temps UP to 195, which is what the EFI requires to go into closed loop. The rad hose sucking shut...

I just walked out the door an hour ago, the '90 won't start. It did the same three weeks ago, towed it home, sloshed gas in it, fired up. Won't this time. http://autorepair.about.com/library/a/1i/bl637i.htm Ran across this. I replaced the CPS a few years back and did the slot mod on one side...

Mine engine did blow. That was about ten years ago. They were throwing rods left and right. It got fixed, but a lot of guys like me had to foot an $1800 engine replacement. In the meantime, Autozone dropped them completely. I worked for one when they got back into the store. Now I work for...

I made the harness five years ago, and I would have been cheaper to buy one. Either way, you take 110 watts of draw off the headlight switch and that is important - plus the current runs from the battery to the relay to the headight, about 8 feet of wire shorter. In 12VDC systems, it's all about...

Any fixed fan will eat gas. Replace the clutch if it's bad. When warmed up - it should be stiff and not freewheel. Another cause is the e-fan not kicking on, the 87-90 thermal sensor is in the radiator, which is way to late in the cooling cycle to kick on. If it has air, kick that on - the a/c...

Wheel spacers aren't dirty words, no, not at all. But, when you go looking for longer studs to get the lug nuts on more than a thread and a half, and no parts counterman in town will guarantee you won't break them off, or even sell you 1" spacers, THEN you might have dirty words. I work at an...

Broke out a back hatch glass or side window? It happens. Is it hard to fix? Not really. Side or back, it's held in with a rubber gasket. The gasket has two slots, one for the glass on the outer side, one for the body flange inside. You probably discovered that pulling the somewhat empty gasket...

In short, use a 91 radiator, and a Comanche overflow bottle. It's a tight fit over the wire harness. Next is getting the fan to turn on. Either put a manual switch on it and always watch the heat gauge, or fix it. Either use the Speedway adjustable fan switch kit, or rig your own adapter. A 92...

That breather hole is 3/4" diameter - the same size as many PCV's. Check the Help! parts in auto parts store for a 3/4" 90 degree PCV breather fitting. Or . . . Get a PCV and cut the bottom off, remove the pill and spring (mandatory.) Add hose to fit. Not allowing the crankcase to vent through...

When it's extremely cold the dry bearings in an old blower motor will squeal. You can test it by jumper power and ground to the loom connector on the passenger side engine compartment. Engine off, no vacuum, you'll hear only what the motor and fan are doing. The fan is easily removable from...

Well, it's supposed to. I always resorted to the buddy system because it didn't. And she doesn't like being out in the garage at some odd hour with an old grumpygus in an environmental extreme. It's never good weather when I have to work on something. Beer? Maybe that explains all the...

When you change out the thermostat, make sure that it stay properly located in the head recess and doesn't slip down. The burp toggle will be in the up position. It's a tiny hole with a bit of brass clinched in it loose. When you fill it, don't assume that when the radiator is full that it...