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- From: aas7@po.CWRU.Edu (Andrew A. Spencer)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos
- Subject: Re: EGI Controller in 93 RX-7
- Date: 19 Nov 1992 06:41:33 GMT
- Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
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- References: <218@trident.datasys.swri.edu>
- Reply-To: aas7@po.CWRU.Edu (Andrew A. Spencer)
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- In a previous article, mark@trident.datasys.swri.edu (Mark D. Collier) says:
-
- >My Mazda service rep. just ordered an Engine Gas Injection (EGI)
- >controller for my 93 RX-7. This part will hopefully correct the
- >brain-dead way that the car runs at times. I was told that part
- >has been recalled and should be replaced on most of the older
- ~~~~~
- HUH???.."older"..93..older??..did i miss something?
- DREW
- >RX-7s. Unfortunately, the part is back-ordered and I don't know
- >when it will come in.
- >
- >For those not aware of this problem, the symptoms (at least in
- >my car) are widely varying throttle response, occasional stalling
- >when cold or at idle (especially after turning on/off the AC),
- >and a synchronized "miss" which I only notice when the AC is on level
- >3 or 4. Since it is cooler now, the only problem which really bugs
- >me is the changing throttle response. Sometimes my car "goes like
- >hell" with only slight pressure on the throttle. Other times, the
- >response is really slow and there is markedly less power low in
- >the rev range. However, when the car is running "good", mileage
- >goes way down, but goes up when the car is running "bad". This
- >behavior seems consistent with fuel injection which is logically
- >or mechanically damaged.
- >
- >Anyway, if any one else has experienced this problem, let me know.
- >
- >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- >Mark D. Collier Southwest Research Institute
- >Senior Research Analyst Automation and Data Systems Division
- >Voice: (512) 522-3437 Data Systems Department
- >FAX: (512) 522-5499 Software Engineering Section
- >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- >
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