Crank(y) Case Pulley

Tim in NC left me a comment regarding the Miata's wobbly crank case pulley. He said "Don't ignore it" so I looked into the matter and it appears the Miata needs a new engine. I kinda wish I didn't kn0w that. According to the Miata specialist mechanic here in Vancouver the only way to fix the problem is to either rebuild the engine or swap in a new one. Since spending $2000 on a new engine is not an option for an out of work actor I have to try something else. I could sell the car but I don't want to saddle someone else with this problem and if I did declare it I wouldn't be able to sell it for as much as I bought it for so I'd be loosing as much as a new engine and the whole Miata itself. For now the Miata runs and it will continue running until the worn out crankcase pulley messes up the timing so bad that it can't pull away from an intersection or the pulley comes off and it's end of story. The only option I'm left with is to attempt the Loctite fix. This basically involves gluing the pulley into the right position. Hopefully it works. Stay tuned.

How many cars out there have an internet community like this one? Or specialist mechanic shops? Not many. The Miata is special.

Bowen Island

Well the Miata had it's brakes done; new pads all around, new rotors on the front, and a new caliper at the right rear, and a new battery, so it was time for a short road trip to Bowen Island where my good friend was having his birthday celebration. I insured the car just for the two day excursion. It ended up costing a lot more than I expected because I had to pay some old traffic violation tickets, (see the busted post a while back). The new brakes worked great. And a good thing because a deer jumped out in front of me twice. I think it was the same deer trying to commit suicide. It would have done more damage to the Miata than to itself tho. It really explained why Bowen has a 40 kilometers per hour speed limit; suicidal deer.


I went by myself because my girlfriend had to work and no one wanted to carpool with me; some crazy rumour that I drive too aggressively (hey I spun out only once on this trip). It's a good thing because I realized just how small the Miata's trunk is. That's a sleeping bag, a pillow, a back pack, a foamy, a camping chair, and some beer and hot dogs in there and the trunk is totally full. If another person came with me they would have to carry their stuff on their lap.

It was really great to have the Miata back in action again. Bowen Island is really beautiful. Life should be lived with a convertible sports car. I hope the Infiniti sells soon so I can drive the Miata more and more.