20 Most Recent 1988 Mazda B2200 - Page 7 Questions & Answers

inspect ignition system, ensure all components are in good shape(cap rotor/coil packs, wires plugs) check fuel system and insure the pump is putting out good pressure and fuel filter is flowing good. the point of all this is mearly the process of elimination. once you know fuel and spark are good, check for a bad ground wire, check all connections, ensure a trouble code is not stored in the obd2 system (intermittant codes dont always throw a check engine light, only "hard" codes will). all of this can be done for free and will help narrow down your problem. on the note of alternator testing when voltage regulators start to fault they can come and go... you may need to let the car run for a while and continue to check it for the desired 14v. anyways shake the car down as i outlined and im willing to bet youll either find the problem or have it narrowed down, and the best part is, no out of pocket cost! ive noticed alot of guy will just recommend people to start throwing parts, or guess it could be this or could be that... this is just w waste of time and money. good luck and hope this helps!

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The oil rings on the pistons may be stuck, gummed up. I would remove the spark plugs and and see if you can find some Combustion Chamber Cleaner or some other type of cleaner that will cut carbon and oil sludge. Put about .5 oz in each cylinder over night and in the morning spin the enigne over a few timers and then replace the plugs and go drive it a few miles. That may get the rings unstuck.

I would have replaced the ignition control module not the coil.

if the shaft won't move and the wheel does, tighten the center steering wheel nut, if its tight the splines on the shaft or wheel are rooted

few things could be wrong, master cylinder (mounted on firewall) could be dead might be slave (gearbox) check both, get someone to push clutch while looking at the fluid in the master if it drops it's still good. do same gain and watch the slave if it extends and moves the lever it's still good, last one should mean your thrust bearing is rooted and needs replacing, drop the gearbox and replace the bearing. hope this helped

they are not a repairable item anymore ,a short sharp knock with a hammer whilst someoine holds it on can help but normally its a new one

The keyway and or the dot on the crank should be line at 12 oclock. You will see a point on the oil pump housing to go by. On the camshaft the pointer will be at 12 oclock also. Use the O on the camshaft to the top at mark. Be sure to look at the dist. roter to make sure that it is pointing at the #1 spark plug wire. I could get 180 out of time. If you do it right it should start up right away. then you can use a timing light to finish it.

I have the same truck. Mine only worked on high. I replaced the blower motor resistor and it worked for a few seconds and then the resistor started to overheat and fry. I then removed the blower motor and found it to be pretty seized up so I replaced it along with another resistor and it works great. At any rate, be careful not to ruin a new resistor. If it shows any signs of getting hot when you first fire it up then turn off the blower motor immediately and replace it too. In my case, the worn out blower motor is probably what caused the original resistor and the replacement to fail in the first place.

check tail & park light circuits for short to ground. best place to start is at trailer wiring harness. (if equiped) i might want to purchase a "short finder" tool. (fairly cheap at harbor freight.) to help locate area of short. good luck.