1989 Mazda B2200 from North America - Comments

Windshield cracked,

alternator (very expensive)

battery,

spark plugs,

cap and rotor,

plug wires,

plugs

gas tank

grill.

Would be a very nice truck if it was not bad on gas and didn't have a rough idle. Alternator and stuff like that is expected to wear out over the years. I get about 44km to 1/4 tank and have a very rough idle. IF ANYONE KNOWS HOW TO TUNE MAZDA CARBS EMAIL ME PLEASE!!! STEVIERIBOTTO@YAHOO.COM.

Steve,

Have you looked for a vacuum leak around the carburetor and/or the intake manifold (don't forget all those little rubber hoses, too!).

That's what you problem sounds like, to me.

Dean

gundorps@yahoo.com

My 88 b2200 no power anything ran real rough when I got it in Feb of 2003. It has 174K on it, but I was told it was "rebuilt" 50K earlier. When I looked into the problem, I found the Cat was hollowed out, and most of the vacuum lines were plugged or bypassed. The timing was also way off. This was probably done to cheat emissions.

Anyway I replaced the exhaust from the cat back. Managed to repair the vacuum system, reset the timing and set the throttle and now it runs great once it is warms up. Whether it will pass emissions next fall is a different story.

The only issue I have now is that when I first start it, it idles very rough until the engine heats up a bit. Even in the summer. Anyone have any suggestions for that?

Run good except when I have to stop fast the engine die or turn too fast it die out, but it start back up.No problem with starting. Is this a vacuum problems or what, HELP?

Plugs, wire, caps and rotors are all part of wear and tear. It doesn't matter what you drive you'll have to replace them eventually. The truck's cab doesn't have enough flex in it to just "crack the windshield", so I think it may have been an object of some kind? Or maybe a stone chip that turned into a crack??? But I don't know. Some people call me crazy.

Hi to the comment two above this one... the possible reason it has a "rough" idle (when you are stopped) is because when you start it up the engine automatically raises the RPM (rotations per minute) to heat your engine up quickly and to "disengage" you firmly and quickly lay down the gas pedal and it SHOULD go back to normal running conditions (quieter and lower rpm). It's like what some big semi trucks or the Mitsubishi Fuso have in them except they have a switch to adjust it manually. I hope that's the case..