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    Can't Shift Into 1st or 2nd when stopped - after half hour or so of driving

    Had this same issue on my 2001 P5. Shifted great when cold, when hot it was a pain. Even worse in summer. Changed all shift bushings, smoother shifting when cold, but when hot same issue. Don't know when clutch was done (or if ever done, I bought car about 2 years ago with 148,000mi on it)...
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    Jdm323j48's build

    Wow, you do sweet work! That car looks show quality! Very nice ride you've built.
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    How do you replace the alternator?

    You can take it out from the top without going under it at all....Remove the cruise control servo (three nuts, disconnect harness, swing out of the way, no need to disconnect throttle cables) pull vapor canister off of bracket (no need to disconnect hoses) mind the aluminum high pressure A/C...
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    Flywheel bearing seized and ground down the end of the tranns shaft. How boned am I?

    I'd take your tranny to a transmission shop and show it to them. I'm sure they deal with stuff like this all the time. Maybe they could supply you an oversized bearing or sleeve the shaft for you. That's what I would do anyway.
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    Protege fog light

    Is it just me, or do these lights have an affinity for catching stones? I've replaced two already from stoned cracked glass lenses. And that glass ain't fimsy....It's nice heavy glass....:(
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    Mazda Protege5 head unit and speaker upgrades! HELP

    I added a pair of three way pioneers in the front, two way pioneers in the back (new, ebay), pioneer AVIC U-310BT nav radio off of ebay used, Kenwood KAC 4 channel micro amp behind the dash (best buy, open box) and a bazooka amplified sub in the hatch (ebay). Didn't spend too much and now she's...
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    Bad misfire!! Need help!!!

    I'd build one of those "poor man's" smoke machines out of a paint can. Google it, lots of instructions on the net. I had an issue like yours, smoked the whole engine and found major cracking at the rubber air intake tube that I couldn't see without using the smoke. Unmetered air in = lots of...
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