Miata Mailing List: September 1998, Message #8

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On 31 Aug 98, at 21:38, Skip Cannon wrote:

> >  At we neared the
> >>highest parts ( roughtly 10,000 - 11,500 ft.) a very strong gas (we
> >
> >>
> >>The only unusual behavior was that my son was driving and he insists on
> >>lugging the car, keeping revs aroung 2K . . . uphill.
> 
> First thing you should do is ban that kid from ever driving the Miata
> again.  That is probably the worst possible thing you could do to your
> engine (other than run it without its vital fluids), especially if it is
> not yet broken in.
> 
> Second thing you should do is consider beating the kid severly about the
> head and shoulders for being such a dummy.  I think his behavior falls
> under the definition of cruel and unusual abuse of a fine piece of
> machinery.
> 
> Skip Cannon
.....
Fully agreed.

Maybe the smell was unburnt fuel? I think the combination of WOT, 2k RPM, 
and high altitude might make it impossible for the engine to really burn the fuel 
offered.

Just a wild guess ....

Werner