That sounds like a strange problem. I have forwarded this to the Miata list
where you might get some help. Check out the Miata web site at:
www.miata.net
There is a wealth of info there.
One thought does come to mind, the computer is situated on the floor in the
passenger compartment: Did any water get in the car? Also there are some drain
holes at the sides of the soft top that sometimes get plugged up and let water
into the car.
And, of course, there is always the famous spark plug wires that tend to go even
if they are not too old (maybe sitting at a dealer for a long time?). Try a
replacement set (NGK) or else borrow a set known to be good from someone to see
what happens.
Regards,
Reijo
Dan Timko wrote:
> Was she driving in that hard rain storm? Hopefully the car didn't breathe in
> some water. I know of a few people with aftermarket intake tubes who have
> hydrolocked their engines by ingesting water. Your case doesn't seem as
> drastic but the symptions are similiar. Maybe she went through a very deep
> puddle? Just throwing out an idea...
>
> Dan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-autox@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-autox@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of Buddy Ahlers
> Sent: Monday, July 09, 2001 11:26 PM
> To: autox@autox.team.net
> Subject: Miata help...
>
> Please, can someone give me some direction...
> My girlfriend has a 94 miata, completely stock, with
> like 80,000 miles on it.
> It ran fine until one day after a hard rain storm, it
> began to have idle troubles upon initial startup. It
> ran, but struggled, and it didn't have enough power to
> engage the clutch in first gear. Once it ran a
> little, it was fine, but if it is cold, or even if you
> turn it off and let it sit for more than 30 minutes,
> it has problems.
> Can it be the plug wires? I had new ones put on in
> January, and it has only gone MAYBE 9500 miles since
> then. My other thought was that there was maybe water
> in the gas, but It seems to me that that would have
> sorted itself out after a little while.
> Anyone have any other ideas?
> Thanks in advance,
> Buddy
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Reijo Silvennoinen,
Calgary, Alberta
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