[Shotimes] Need help from the gurus again

[James White]

My '93MTX would stall out last summer, but would always restart right away.

I was having trouble accessing the cam sensor because the bolts holding the
dampener were rusted solid.  And with it in place, the cam sensor is a real
chore!  Soaked them a while with PB Rust Blaster and then went to Sears to
buy the correct size of ratcheting box wrench. I only broke one of the three
bolts for the bracket.  Replaced the cam sensor and so far it has been OK,
though it isn't driven all that much.  It needs lower control arms, inner
tie rods, and the rear struts replaced (under Koni warranty).

Looks like I am going to have to do this stuff, because daughter #4 will
have to drive it to her part-time job next semester.  She broke her ankle in
August and is just now back to driving this SHO.

But my time to work on SHO's is rare with all of the winterizing to do on
the house and the hope of several week-end ski trips, and dance (ballroom)
contests coming up.

And I would really like to do the rod bearings on the '95MTX so I can get to
last to 300k.  At that point, I'll buy another GenII MTX and mod it with a
3.2L motor, custom chip, etc.


Jim White - greensho@crown.net
Valparaiso, Indiana
'93  5 SPEED   275k few mods
'95  5 SPEED   226k lots of mods
"double clutch"  it's good for both you and your SHO


----- Original Message -----
From: "James White" <greensho@crown.net>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>; "Rob Pittman" <rpittman@ix.netcom.com>
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 8:36 PM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Need help from the gurus again


> On each of my SHO's a CPS failed and acted exactly like this.
>
> You might try the cheaper fixes first like crank sensor or
> fuel pump (which can act very similar).
>
> Not all that hard to replace it yourself.  Go to the FAQ and then start
> asking the list questions.  Likely to cost you about as much in new tools
as
> you would pay somebody to do it, but you will still have the tools and
> better yet you will have the knowledge to rip into your SHO and do it next
> time in less than half of the time.
>
> Jim White - greensho@crown.net
> Valparaiso, Indiana
> '93  5 SPEED   275k few mods
> '95  5 SPEED   226k lots of mods
> "double clutch"  it's good for both you and your SHO
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rob Pittman" <rpittman@ix.netcom.com>
> To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 6:16 PM
> Subject: [Shotimes] Need help from the gurus again
>
>
> > This afternoon, my 90MTX, 93K, died three times on the freeway.  Each
> time,
> > it would start again after cooling its heels for about 20 - 30
> > minutes.  Then it would run fine for 10 minutes or so, and die
> > again.  Temperature was on the AL of NORMAL.  It almost acted like you
> > turned the key off.  I was thinking CPS, and ran a KOEO and KOER, and
got
> > no codes.  Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Rob
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