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1988 Other Mazda Models my truck smells

Tiny
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  • 1988 MAZDA
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 200,000 MILES
Thanks in advance! Well, I mostly need help changing an alternator. Maybe not I'll go look again, but, my exhaust is a str8 up James Bond smokescreen and its toxic. It leaves uber-skids of gaseous sludge and makes the neighborhood a purple haze.
Yes, also, do you have a diagram of any sort to show the whereabouts of my alternator? I'm sure I'll figure out what to do; I've changed one before. Just don't know where them crazy japanese put the damned thing. Oh and if your japanese, don't read the last two sentences.
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Wednesday, April 9th, 2008 AT 6:13 PM

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Tiny
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IS the smoke worse when it sets overnight. May be oil leaking past the rings.

Locate your belts and look at each pulley, one of them is the alternater.
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Wednesday, April 9th, 2008 AT 7:52 PM
Tiny
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Yes, in fact it tends to smell worse from sitting for a couple of days. The smell isn't near the engine at all though, just a purpleish blue haze rocketing from the exhaust pipe. So much for buying from an old family friend, eh. It's spent more time down than up lately what with the alternator/power issues. My front 'tweeter' speaker fell out leaving the pos and neg 'wires' unterminated. Could that be draining my power? Thx btw 4 the info.
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Wednesday, April 9th, 2008 AT 9:03 PM
Tiny
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Check for oil leakage onto the exhaust manifold/front pipe area, robably seaping onto it. Potential fire hazard if so.

You'll need a DVOM to check the parasitic draw on the battery. IT should be less than 30 milliamps. IF it's over, pull a fuse one at a time until the draw drops into spec, then start checking that circuit.
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Thursday, April 10th, 2008 AT 5:57 AM

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