Variable resistance
04-15-2002, 06:51 AM
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I'm in the process of trouble shooting and I'm wondering what do fluff does the variable resistor do????
It's a little **** near the air box and has an L and an R on it...
what the fluff does it do and how do I test it.
It's a little **** near the air box and has an L and an R on it...
what the fluff does it do and how do I test it.
04-15-2002, 07:45 AM
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Thats the idle mixture screw, L = lean R = rich. Don't mess with it, thats why its filled in w/ black crap from the factory. If u screw with it you can get horrible gas mileage and u would need another one to set it back to be sure. I don't know how to test it.
04-15-2002, 09:06 AM
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HOLY SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIAAAAAATTT!!!!!!
my car has been on the fritz and my air fuel meter has been reading lean ever since I got it back from the body shop....and I never noticed the variable resisitor till I got it back...and the only reason it stood out is because it didn't have any kind of cap on it.
well I gotta go see it that was the trouble (after work)and if it is the problem............I will head over to the body shop with my goons, bats, and a chainsaw...
thanx
my car has been on the fritz and my air fuel meter has been reading lean ever since I got it back from the body shop....and I never noticed the variable resisitor till I got it back...and the only reason it stood out is because it didn't have any kind of cap on it.
well I gotta go see it that was the trouble (after work)and if it is the problem............I will head over to the body shop with my goons, bats, and a chainsaw...
thanx
04-15-2002, 11:36 AM
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Well I've adjusted it once because when bought my car I went to a Mazda dealer shop to get the idle speed adjusted. When I got back home, I ended up with the 1988RedT2's problem in his post on April 4 ("Idle problem"). I was watching when the mechanic worked on it, and he messed up with this variable resistor.
I used two 12-volt lamps that you connect in a test connector under the hood (I don't remember which one) and it gives you indication of which direction to turn the crew if ever. I don't remember exactly, it's 12 years ago. But I could track down the info if you really need to test it.
I used two 12-volt lamps that you connect in a test connector under the hood (I don't remember which one) and it gives you indication of which direction to turn the crew if ever. I don't remember exactly, it's 12 years ago. But I could track down the info if you really need to test it.
04-17-2002, 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Powerpack' date='April 15 2002,09:36
I used two 12-volt lamps that you connect in a test connector under the hood (I don't remember which one) and it gives you indication of which direction to turn the crew if ever.
04-17-2002, 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Powerpack' date='April 17 2002,11:27
[quote name='Powerpack' date='April 15 2002,09:36']I used two 12-volt lamps that you connect in a test connector under the hood (I don't remember which one) and it gives you indication of which direction to turn the crew if ever.
You can check out the factory manuals at both http://www.fc3s.org and http://www.iluvmyrx7.com .
04-17-2002, 03:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Powerpack' date='April 17 2002,16:43
Thanks alot 13BAce, this is great. :sigh:
Now I remember, that was in the factory manual that I saw the way to adjust variable resistor, a long time ago. I borrowed it from my Mazda dealer then.
Now I remember, that was in the factory manual that I saw the way to adjust variable resistor, a long time ago. I borrowed it from my Mazda dealer then.
04-18-2002, 01:23 PM
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