No power when taking off

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Willstar
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Re: No power when taking off

Postby Willstar » Sat May 05, 2012 2:20 pm

Is your clutch slipping?

does it rev up faster than you accelerate?

***in a safe place***

cruising in 2nd gear, at about 2500rpm, put your foot on the clutch, then drop it quickly.
Does it jolt when engaging, or feel like it's slowly slipping to catch up?
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Re: No power when taking off

Postby Charlie Brown » Sat May 05, 2012 7:46 pm

What model MX5 do you have?

Sounds like a timing problem to me.
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Re: No power when taking off

Postby de Bounce » Sat May 05, 2012 8:22 pm

Charlie Brown wrote:What model MX5 do you have?

Sounds like a timing problem to me.

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Re: No power when taking off

Postby Guran » Sun May 06, 2012 6:51 am

Here you go: http://www.miata.net/garage/ignition.html :)
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Re: No power when taking off

Postby gobsmax » Mon May 07, 2012 1:32 pm

i had a similar problem. Check spark plugs, leads. If it's the same as mine, it was the thermostat with the green top behind the engine block.
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