Miata Mailing List: April 1996, Message #57
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   From: russotto@pond.com (Matthew T. Russotto)
Subject: Re:  Yet Another Wendy Update
   Date: Mon, 1 Apr 1996 17:31:30 -0500

}      The hood ding was fixed...beautifully, and they didn't have to 
}      repaint.  The noise actually was HLA's, and Oak Tree replaced them 
}      free of charge (they wrote it off to 'advertising' - ha ha)

As in "advertising, negative, suppression of" :-)

}    Now there is no bottom-end power.  Power was fine before, even with 
}     the HLA noise, but after they did the HLA replacement I could barely 
}     get up the hill home last Wednesday.  This morning Wendy suffered the 
}     ultimate humiliation:  I had to pull over for a TRUCK on Highway 9.  
}     Not only that, but Wendy had a difficult time getting herself out of 
}     the turnout and back on the road without getting run over by another 
}     car.  Power is reasonably OK above 4000 rpm, but below that, forget 
}     it.  No hesitating or sputtering, so I doubt it's plug wires or a 
}     clogged fuel line; she just feels like she has the flu.

Perhaps the infamous "timing belt off one notch" problem?