Mazda B-Series (B2200/B2500)

[binder_clips]

Nice meeting you guys..

nadala ko din ang pick-up ko...

MORE POWER..

[duskylim]

Mga Sir:

Bagong buwan, bagong EB.

Hello again sa lahat na lumahok sa latest EB natin.

For those who could not attend - you were all sadly missed, sana maka-punta kayo next-time.

And you missed a lot at the open house ng 199 OFF ROAD house, ASTEEG yung mga sasakyan and the owner/proprietor was professional and a gentleman to boot!

Wala rin kayong na-iskor na T-SHIRT na bigay nila!

We should go back there again.

Keep on trucking!!!

Dusky Lim

[gerivic]

Guys! happy to see you kanina, sayang di kami nakasama dyan kay 199 off road house, but when I will be visit the area soon,i'll try to drop by the shop,Sir Martin sana may kapatid pa yun t-shirt ha para ma promote ko din sa mga iba frends ko din.hehe. Share ko lang kuha ko kanina sa atin mga trucks.

[chinesecarebear]

* binder

nice nice nice at nakarating ka..

[John_Acha]

Wow, it's great to know that we have B-series enthusiasts here. I have been searching for you guys for the longest time. Andito lang pala kayo. I'm new here. I have a B2500, which I got from my brother in law and I love it to pieces. Great to know marami pala tayo. And now, I have a place I can go to if I need help. Bobo ako sa makina eh.

Samantalahin ko na ang pagakakataon and let me please ask some ideas from you.

1. Glow plugs - I have had to replace my glow plugs for a number of times because they go out every now and then. I thought it was an electrical problem, had it checked and it was not, a mechaic told me that it was probably because of a leaky cylider head gasket or whatever, had it replaced, then gaun pa rin. Nasusunog pa rin glow plugs ko. Any ideas why?

2. When I replaced my glow plugs, I do it myself kasi no-brainer naman magpalit nun eh, masikip yung isa ung tatagalin ko. Nakapagpalit na ako more than 7 times in the last 2 years so I basically know what I'm doing. Because it didn't come off that easily, I applied more force to twist it and the thing broke in half and I couldn't remove teh other half stuck in my engine. May nakalabas na about 2-3mm dun sa kalahati ng glow plug ad di ko sya matanggal. No leaks naman so I just kept it stuck there in the meantime till I or someone figure out a way to remove it. Hehehe. So, patay yung isa kong glow plug. Is that bad for my engine? Any idea kug paao ko matatanggal yung kalahati nung glow plug ko? Stupid question, I know.

3. Can any of you guys point me in the right direction kung saan ako pwede bumili ng front bumper ng b2500?

4. How much kaya ag magagastos ko if I'll have my engine calibrated?

Thank you very much. I hope I can join your club/group. I could definitely learn a lot from you guys.

[duskylim]

Dear John:

(Wow! I'm writing a Dear John letter).

Welcome to our humble thread.

Great to have more Mazda pickup owners on board.

We covered most of your questions in much earlier posts, look at this one from page 2 and 3,

http://tsikot.yehey.com/forums/showp...2&postcount=33

Please review our old posts and discussions and I think most of your questions will be answered.

As to your broken glow-plug issue, Dieseldude (aka Jake Arellano "the man from Central Diesel Clinic" and author of the Diesel Injection Help desk thread) has the solution:

Have someone drill a hole in a strong flat bar of steel (about 1 and 1/2 inch wide by 1/4 th inch thick) and weld it to the remaining stub of the glowplug.

Blow the area clean with compressed air and wipe it off with a damp cloth.

Heat the area with a propane (NOT an acetylene) torch a little.

When things have cooled down, spray a good quality penetrating oil (or WD-40) on to the stub.

Then gently try to turn the bar and get the plug loose.

This procedure will save you from having to remove the cylinder head.

Also, this happens when you do NOT clean the threads of your glow plugs thoroughly enough.

You have to take the trouble of brushing them sparkling clean with a wire brush - its hard and tedious work but as you can see, well worth it.

As for myself, I have been using KHT Kitahara PZ-30 glowplugs for almost 9 years now and have no problems with them so far, knock on wood.

Hope this helps,

Best Regards,

Dusky Lim

[azzkkr2600]

last sunday's EB...

[azzkkr2600]

Nice meeting you guys..

nadala ko din ang pick-up ko...

MORE POWER..

sir ganda pla ng nka 16-inch mags lalo na kung i-lift mo pa ng konti! sa susunod na EB dapat magbutingting na tayo ng mga pickup trucks natin! hehe! san ba magandang venue? sabi ni sir gerivic eh magpunta tayo sa batangas. beach party! hehe.

by the way, nabanggit mo pala sakin na gusto mong magpacleaning ng a/c mo. may suki ako sa may broadway centrum, actually sa n. domingo st. txt ko sayo yun number. jojo mandia a/c shop. pwede pa kita samahan basta weekend.

[binder_clips]

sir ganda pla ng nka 16-inch mags lalo na kung i-lift mo pa ng konti! sa susunod na EB dapat magbutingting na tayo ng mga pickup trucks natin! hehe! san ba magandang venue? sabi ni sir gerivic eh magpunta tayo sa batangas. beach party! hehe.

by the way, nabanggit mo pala sakin na gusto mong magpacleaning ng a/c mo. may suki ako sa may broadway centrum, actually sa n. domingo st. txt ko sayo yun number. jojo mandia a/c shop. pwede pa kita samahan basta weekend.

Thanks... try ko i-check 'yung a/c shop .. btw.. di ko masagad ang torsion bar to lift the front... bouncy na masyado..kaya di sya nakasagad..

yung rear.. sagad na rin yung hanger .. axle over leaf spring kasi ang 4x2 ko...

tia

[John_Acha]

*duskilim - Thank you. I am halfway through reading the posts. I am just using cheap glow plugs till I find out what's wrong with my engine. I guess it also boils down to the quality of the glow plugs. What can yuo expect from P100 plugs anyway, right? I'll try those Kitahara ones.

I am one of those, if it ain't broken, don't fix it guys. Maybe I need to do a little researching here and there about how to fix minor problems.

Thanks again.