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Old 07-28-2021, 04:37 PM   #377 (permalink)
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Blackfly - '98 Geo Metro
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Last 3: 70.09 mpg (US)

MPGiata - '90 Mazda Miata
90 day: 54.46 mpg (US)

Appliance car Mirage - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage ES (base)
90 day: 57.73 mpg (US)
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First mod of 2021: 3-cylinder Miata!

Well, I started it up to pull it out of the garage, and it only ran on 3-cylinders for about the first 45 seconds or so.

It was totally fine after the second start.

I was able to ID the problem cyl by touching the head near the exhaust ports looking for residual combustion heat, so I know which spark plug/wire/coil to investigate.

In previous years there was sometimes a brief miss on one cyl on cold starts, but never this bad. That one cyl wasn't firing at all!
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