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    Need help diagnosing a bad starting/electrical issue.

    Which harness are you referring to? I know it's tight, but is it possible to send me a picture? When looking under my dash, I see the central alarm unit with 3 plugs in it (2-pin, 4-pin, and one that's bigger.) Then there's a plate mounted up-top with 3 connectors attached to it. 1 is black...
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    Need help diagnosing a bad starting/electrical issue.

    Try to follow me here, because it's rather complicated and has a few scenarios. So I've got my 2001 MP3 which is having trouble starting. I'm going to point out right off the bat that I've got a failing alternator and I have a replacement just waiting to be installed by a friend (can't afford a...
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    Loud clattering from engine?

    I had something similar happen to me about a month and a half ago... Bought the car last April and was burning oil out the exhaust... Turns out the clattering was because I spun a bearing from low oil. Turns out I bought the car with some leaking rings and a stuck valve or two (as my mechanic...
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    MP3 Production Numbers...Who Is Left?

    Call Mazda @ 800-222-5500 BoostedMP3 #04 (Middletown,N.Y.) Blue 60,000 Miles-Born Feb.14,2001 julius77 #11 (Vancouver, WA) Blue 51,000 Miles Callasports, #51, (Raleigh, NC) Blue, 75,500 BigB #60 (Atlanta, GA) Blue 56,000 miles YOUNGMP3 # 62 (Quincy, IL) Blue 52,000 phatnlowmp3 #76 (Cheyenne...
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