Originally Posted by houstonrx8er
(Post 4240489)
so cool story.............
I was removing my coolant overflow tank to clean it (dreaded coolant light) and while trying to get to the underneath hose clamp for the "over fill drain" the nipple on the radiator broke off. did I just screw myself into a new radiator? HAH!.....Same thing happened to me on my build. :wallbash: Yeah time to put a new radiator in there. After 3 months of my rebuild , I am still fooling with the coolant light. I am ready to take it to Mazda and let them bleed the air out the system. Everything I followed, read, and watched on this site is not working. On the plus side my car hasn't overheated. |
I think the light is from sensor failure, you can run a resister on it it looks like (10omh resister I think) but I was looking for a more permanate temporary fix :)
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Originally Posted by houstonrx8er
(Post 4240535)
I think the light is from sensor failure, you can run a resister on it it looks like (10omh resister I think) but I was looking for a more permanate temporary fix :)
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unplug the sensor... mission accomplished.
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mmmmm, thanks, could have skipped that fubar
would it be wrong to drill it and atap a fitting into it what the PSI of the cooling system...more than a diy repair like that would hold I am sure.......ugh |
Originally Posted by houstonrx8er
(Post 4240489)
so cool story.............
I was removing my coolant overflow tank to clean it (dreaded coolant light) and while trying to get to the underneath hose clamp for the "over fill drain" the nipple on the radiator broke off. did I just screw myself into a new radiator? Yep, I have an extra aftermarket radiator if want it. |
Originally Posted by 9krpmrx8
(Post 4240590)
Yep, I have an extra aftermarket radiator if want it.
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I made my own secondary radiator set up.
Bout the radiator--you CAN drill it and put a fitting in there--but you will always wonder .....and it would be my luck it would start leaking when i am in the middle of no where. |
Originally Posted by olddragger
(Post 4240602)
I made my own secondary radiator set up.
Bout the radiator--you CAN drill it and put a fitting in there--but you will always wonder .....and it would be my luck it would start leaking when i am in the middle of no where. I dont like the idea of a half ass fix.....to risky on something to crucial:wallbash: |
Originally Posted by 9krpmrx8
(Post 4238734)
Holy grammar, that was painful to read.
Originally Posted by bse50
(Post 4238743)
Please stop spreading misinformation.
Originally Posted by olddragger
(Post 4238880)
dude I think your intentions are good and all--but you have been posting here a little while and you should know by now that the rx8 engine is a different animal. When it come to building them, there are things that you have to do differently. So by saying how great other engines are doing --it really doesnt
relate to us. I dont understand why some folks think that no balancing is required? Can someone explain that to me?
Originally Posted by houstonrx8er
(Post 4238934)
It looks like he does balancing at least looking at his website.
If it is so important why don't more ppl offer it (equipment $ I assume) |
Coolent sensor
Originally Posted by houstonrx8er
(Post 4240535)
I think the light is from sensor failure, you can run a resister on it it looks like (10omh resister I think) but I was looking for a more permanate temporary fix :)
Question do you have a battery saver or something to save your memory while you have engine out , they have a solar battery back up they sell at lowes I was thinking of getting it since my car runs good and I didn't want to reset memory or hit the stop 20 times like Ive read. |
I dont think that matters, the ECU will rebuild itself if it looses its memory....which it shouldnt if its flashbased like ours is
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hey chino, if you just added a signature photo resize it please.
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Ooo I'm trying to resize its not letting me lol
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Originally Posted by houstonrx8er
(Post 4241779)
hey chino, if you just added a signature photo resize it please.
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Its giant and hurting my eyeballs.
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Size is 160x68 why is it still large shhhht
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Order any new stuffs yet?
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no but I am throwing around 2 carts at the moment :)
tell me more about this radiator you have. I am still having issues deciding what to do with the flywheel (do I or do I not):Drooling_ I know if I do it will only be because it was one of the first mods I wanted but never got aroung to it.....not sure if there is really a gain |
Awesome. I say do the flywheel if you have always wanted too. Many say it's their favorite mod.
Here are some detailed pics of the Mizu, you can compare it to the Ron Davis in the garage. As for fit and finish they are both nice units but the Mizu is half the price. As for performance, it has done fine so far in the limited time my car has been running since the new engine/turbo kit. https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...79#post4241879 |
I did work on this (please note this is completly a prototype and by no means a final representation of the final product) and determined that plastic fittings are go bueno, the brass ones do not fit to my liking (nor do I like their color) and I happen to have the schrader valve from my propane powered potato cannon = :D:
so I need to find more fitting of that type anyone have any direction (screw in with grommet) http://i1139.photobucket.com/albums/...4-17203003.jpg |
Originally Posted by 9krpmrx8
(Post 4241886)
Awesome. I say do the flywheel if you have always wanted too. Many say it's their favorite mod.
Here are some detailed pics of the Mizu, you can compare it to the Ron Davis in the garage. As for fit and finish they are both nice units but the Mizu is half the price. As for performance, it has done fine so far in the limited time my car has been running since the new engine/turbo kit. https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...79#post4241879 |
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Originally Posted by shadycrew31
(Post 4242025)
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lolz
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