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Hey guys, im looking for some advice regarding my FD 13B cutting out when i come to a stop both breaking gently or under heavy breaking. I has recently had an engine rebuild by Rotary Revs and when driving the car back it ran all fine. I then got on the boat from Liverpool to IOM and when driving the car home it started cutting out when coming to a stop, i could see the Voltage decreasing slightly more each time i broke or when the lights were no or even radio. Would this sound like an alternator issue or battery? when the rebuild was being done the original loom that was in the car was hacked up by the previous owner(s) and needed to be replaced by a second hand one when placed back into the car, could this have also been the problem?

Also on a side note when the car was initially started it leaked out alot of coolant but we couldnt find the location of the leak and when i was driving home i stopped at a service station and there wasnt any leaks or puddles under the car does anyone have any idea what could the issue as the radiator and pipes were replaced about a year before the rebuild.

any help or advice would be greatly appreciated!

Matt

Thanks for the quick answer Boosted!

Piss, from what I have read on here and the RX7Club it was the water seal 

If that is the case, do you recommend and specific garage who could do the rebuild which is good and for a decent/none extortionate price and in the north of England?

I can see that Hayward Rotary is advertised but they're down south so it'll cost a heft fee just getting it there as I don't really want to drive it.

Thanks

Matt

Here's some pics! Sorry forgot to add them!

Hi Guys,

I'm looking for some advice about coolant leaks and the sort. Recently on my 13B i have had the Radiator, hoses and thermostat changed as the pipes were getting old (replaced them about 4 years ago along with the thermostat) and the radiator had a small crack in it so it would shoot out water when ever the system was under pressure. everything was switched over fine.

About 2 weeks ago I was out having a drive around the island and i noticed that the water temperature was climbing quicker than normal even under standard driving in the town. So I parked up and left it to cool for a couple of hours. I then drove it home but saw the same issue with the water temp was climbing pretty fast again. I left it to cool down once i got home with the temp hitting about 115 before i turned it off, I thought the best action her was to turn it off but then have the ignition on again to keep the radiator fans going and opening the bonnet to get as much cool air to the engine. after about 5/10 minutes i turned the engine back on to start the water pump to move the slightly cool water around the system. this worked thankfully and the temp plummeted to about 85 degrees. i was happy with this so i then turned off and left it to cool down naturally.

I then drove it a week later and after about a 10 minutes (5 minutes warm up 5 drive time) the temperature which stayed at 30 on the apexi commander shot up to 80 degrees and kept climbing as i was on the way back the water temp shot from around the high 80's to 120 in about 2/3 minutes. i have now just been out to the car to check coolant levels and it took about 1.5L's of coolant water mix. so i started up the car which was a bit lumpy as its not been started in just over 2 weeks, and the water temp did the same. It stayed at around 30 degrees for about 5 or so minutes then climbed to 80 in about a minute or less even.

Sorry for the long read!

I hope any of you guys haven't had anything similar happen to you but if you have, could you please let me know of what the issue is and what any possible solutions would be?

Thanks in advance.

Matt!

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I have owned my FD3s for about 4 years now but due to the MOT test in the Isle of Man it was a pain to pass it due to funds and time But its now all registered and running. I've registered to gain some knowledge from you folks and hopefully get some assistance with any issues that I run into!

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2. SFW | 1994 | black | WORCS | single | import
3. Clarky | 1993 | Red | East Sussex
4. StormBleeder | 1993 | Red (Redish/Pink/off pink/slightly white) | Hampshire
5. Andy | 1995 | White | West Midlands
6. Adam |1999 RB | Black | Single | Guildford-ish | Lego wheels |
7. Gary Dickens | 1996 RS | Blue | Northants | Twins ¦ Import
8. Leon | 1994 | Black | Leeds
9. Blitzboy | 1994 | Black | Sparta Surrey
10. Nik da Greek | 1992 | Red Type R | West Sussex | Single | Import
11. Bobbit | 1992 | Red (almost) | Newcastle
12. Charlie | 1999 | Grey | Kent
13. Chris (D2BBA) | 1992 | was yellow now HOK Cherry/Burgundy | Newcastle
14. Phil White | 1996 | Black | Kent
15. Phil (fil_auto) | 1995 | Red(ish) | Bucks
16. MaLicE | 1993 | Black | Gloucestershire
17. Steve (TTMan) |1996| White | Berks
18. Dave | 1992 | White | London | (Single)
19. Danny_m94 | 1993 | Red | East Midlands
20. colum | 1992 | Brown | West Mids
21. colum | 1997 | Silver | West Mids
22. colum | 1993 | Red | West Mids
23. Marcus (marcusd666) | 1992 | Black | Cheshire | (Twins)
24. jukesr | 1992 | Black | North West
25. rustyrex | 1992 | Type R | Wiltshire
26. trotter | 1993 | Type R | Silver | Hull
27. Jit | 1995 | Type R | White | Harrow
28. Jit | 1993 | Type R | Red | Harrow
29. Jit | 1996 | Type RZ | Black | Harrow
30. SmbFD3S | 1992 | Silver | East Mids | (Twins) | UK Car
31. d6277n (Chris) | 1995 | Black | Berks | (Twins)
32. Chris (CJR) | 1993 | Pearlescent Yellow | Nr. Wakefield | (Single)
33. Ricco | 1995 | Red & Carbon | (Twins) | UK Car
34. karl | 1992 | Type R | Yellow (was red) | North East | (Single)
35. ashc | 1994 | Black | Canterbury | (Twins)
36. Shaunwil | 1994 | White | Lancashire | (Single)
37. Mar71n | 1992 | Red ish | Midlands | V8
38. exige | 1993 | White | Cwmbran, Wales. Twins, import, 56000mls
39. Rob Jones | 1996 | Type RS | Silver | Bucks (1 older brother)
40. Mart160+ | 1993 | Type R2 | TVR Flip | Bucks (1 younger brother, girlfriend)
41. FDAsh | 1997 | Type RS | Red | Lancashire | (Cosmo RE on twins) | Import
42. oddball | 1992 | Type X | Silver | Middlesex | (Twins) | Manual Convert
43. Markrx7 | 1992 | Type R | Silver | Reading, Berks
44. Gonzoninja | 1993 | Red (where the laquer hasn\'t peeled off) | Guildford (Car resides elsewhere)
45. David Wiltshire | 1997 | Bathurst X | Black | Hampshire
46. Davyv | 1997 | RSR | Black
47. Jonathan | 1992 | Type R2 | 4 colour flip over Black | Pembrokeshire, West Wales | (Twins)
48. Turbo boy | 1994 | Red | A.K.A Earth Polluter. Currently in hibernation.
49. goldk28611 | 1996 | Type RS | Black | Basingstoke, Hampshire
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51. Bleakboy | 1992 | Type R | Silver | Kent
52. Paul-Tll/Paul-Knightsport |1992|Type R | Red |Import |Portsmouth |Twins
53. johnm | 1995 | Touring Type X JDM | White | Aberdeen
54. Robmatthews | 1993 | Type R | Red | Twins | Cornwall sold now lives in spain :-(
55. Robmatthews | 1993 | Unknown | matt black | Single | Cornwall
56. probedb | 1992 | Type R2 | White | Import | Sheffield | Twins
57. AtomicRex | 1992 | Type AR | Orange/Carbon | Castle Combe | Single
58. AtomicRex | 1992 | Type AR | Pink/Carbon | Castle Combe | Single
59. AtomicRex | 1992 | Type AR | Yellow/Carbon | Castle Combe | Single
60. Andy | 1995 | Type RS | Single | West Midlands
61. Lee | 1998 | Type R | Black | Twins | Cardiff
62. tinker27 | 1993 | Touring | Red | 7.1 litre V8 | Midlands
63. tinker27 | 1993 | Red | Awaiting 6.0 litre V8 (for the track)
64. Macer | 1996 | Type RB Bathurst | Green | Shropshire | Twins
65. Gmogle | 1993 | Type R | Black | Norfolk | Twins
66. Mattfduk | 1993 | Type R | Import | N/A 20B PP | Almost Red | Cheshire
67. Sidzrx | 1993 | Type R | Red | Gloucester | Twins
68. Sidzrx | 1994 | Type R | Black | Gloucester | Soon to be single
69. Jus | 1994 | UK spec | Black | Single Turbo | Cheshire
70. kash_ | 1994 | Type R | White | Single | West London
71. craigr | 2001 | Type RB-S | Green | Single | North Dorset
72. Noyzboy100db | 1997 RS | Silver| Twins | Sandhurst
73. Robedwards99 | 1995 Type R2 | Black | Twins | Dorset
74. gyles18 | 1992 Type X Manual | Audi Mugello Blue | Single
75. Bazza |1992 Type R1 | Yellow | Twins | Dorset
76. rx7boy | 1993 Type R| Blue | Non Seq Twins | Egham Surrey
77. Arnie | 1993 Type RZ | Black | Stock twins | Staffordshire
78. Michaelb | 1996 | RB Bathurst | White | Twins | London
79. Lee Mills | 1993 | Type R | Yellow | Single | Devon
80. Dmdrifting | 1993 | Purple | Seq Twins | Hampshire
81. rs200tez | 1992 | Red | Single | Bristol
82. J_T | 1995 | UK model | Blue | Stock twins | South East London
83.adib | 1992 | Silver | Twins | Northampton
84. FD3S Efini | 1994 | Red | Twins | West Wales Pembrokeshire (not for long thow)
85. Gatesy | 1995 | Black | Twins | Newport, South Wales
86. Neil_jdmr | 1995 Bathurst R2 | White | Twins | Newcastle
87. B9 KLF | 1994 | Type R | Twins | Silver | Beckenham Kent
88.
89. Chr007 | 1993 | Type R2 | Black | Single | Chelmsford
90. Dan_Miles86 | 95 | White | Import | Nottinghamshire | Twins
91. cessnut87 | 94 Silver | Import | Type R | West Sussex |Twins
92. cessnut87 | 98 Silver | Import | Type X
93. cessnut87 | 94 Black | Import | Type R | Feed |
94. cessnut87 | 92 Black | Import | Type R |
95. cessnut87 | Latest aquisition | 92 Montego blue | Type R |
96. cessnut87 | 92 Red | Type X | Import |
97 jamietypeR | 92 black | type R| import | se london |
98. Aceman | 1992 black Type R (I think! Twin oil coolers anyway!) | Twins | Import | Hampshire
99. od404 | 1992 | Type R | White | Twins | Import | Northamptonshire
100. logicalChimp | 1992 | Type R | Nail Varnish Red | Twins | Import | Knackers Yard (shortly to be crushed)
101.slingo, white 92 [ to4,dragon stuff,hks,blitz ] currently in restoring mode west sussex
102. Brighton-Rex | Black 92 Type R | Import | Sussex
103.rxsevenfd3s | white 93 type r | import | twins but not for long| near Norwich
104. Crackdown | Red 1994 Type RS | Import | Twins | Somerset
105. tophalf l Silver 1995 Typre RM Special Edition l Import l Barnard Castle
106. Alison l Black 1994 l Import l Twins l Stoke-on-Trent/Staffs
107. Big al 1999, Blue, West Sussex ( twins )
108. 24VRT (Rod) | 1999 | Type RB-s |Red| North Hampshire
109. Jack | \'93 Typo-Aru! | Scratched up black | Kent
110. S4MMO / 1998 Silver/ West Sussex
111. Terry/ 1993 type R/ red and yellow/ lancaster lancs ( no s**t sherlock)
112. Flo |1995| White (with a bird poop on)|Scotland
113. Matt P ( 1993 ) PZ Black type god knows / Dunstable but currently living in northampton.
114. One08dragon ( T ) 94 resprayed mica black/ LONDON
115. brophy320 (1995) Red/ Crewe Cheshire
116. Dwarfslapper |1993 |SILVER | West Sussex| single
117. Josh J | 1993 Type R Import | Black | Isle of Wight | Twins
118. Sicknote | 1990 | Green | Soon to be heavily ported Triple rota | Reading
119. Sicknote | 1991 | Red | Large Street port Single Turbo | Reading
120. Sicknote | 1992 | Red | Stock spec | Reading
121. fring1 | 1994 type r | Black | Northumberland
122. Scott | 1993 | Black |stock standard|import| Essex
123. Mark | 1992 | Type R | Black | stock twins, few extras | London/Kent
124. RussellParkerx | 1992 | Type R | Black | stock twins, 303 atw, 13.08s 1/4, 1.98s 60ft | Copthorne/Sussex
125. chris sweet | 1992 |yellow(original) |stock twins| stock body |wells
126. troy_rx7 | 1993 | red | street port | Spain
127. ssn11 | 1996 | red | single turbo | edinburgh
128. speedfreak I 1992 type R I Black I Twins I Poole
129. Peter 1998 silver, Northwood Middlesex, (twin)
130. Scott (scoomer) | 1995 RB | Black | Single | Middlesbrough
131. Ben (initial-d) | 1992 Type R | Black Kazama Wide Arch | Single | Essex
132. Nick 1992 uk spec standard twin turbo, red, south wales
133. Martin | 1992 | silver stock twins| Birmingham
134. puggerchris | 1994 R2 Import| Silver | Twins | Manchester
135. eddiedwards | 1992 uk standard spec | South coast
137. Niall ( Yogibear ) | TVR Blue 1993 RE-A type R | Black Isle
138. Macca-RX7 | 1995 | Montego Blue Type R | Scotland
139. Petetheengineer | 1993 | Black |Type R street port |import| surrey
140. Matt rodgers | 1994 | silver | type r | east sussex
141. Swanny_UK | 1994 | Vintage Red | Type R | Cheshire
142. Chris (Grizzly) | 1994 | Black | Type R2 | Cheshire
143. Justin | 1994 | Black | UK spec,single turbo | Cheshire
144. Kevin Thackray | 1999 | Blue | Type RB-S | Surrey
145. Lee (Phaz) | 1997 | Silver | Type RS | Cumbria
146. Dave RXSpeedy | 1992 Type R | Black | Plymouth/Ruislip West London
147. Enzo | 1992 Type R | Lambo Balloon White/Black |Twins | Essex
148. aj47coupe | 1992 Type R1 | H8 TwoTone Blue/Green | Worthing, Sussex
149. Carbon RX | 1992 Type R | Half carbon body | Kent
150. DrDan | 1999 | Innocent Blue Mica | Type R | Surrey | Twins
151.
152. Gary (connor66) | 92 R1 | Red | V8 | Newcastle
153. Adrian (ANRX7) | 93 R1 | Yellow | single | Kent
154. Brendan 92 jap import montego blue single northants
155. Colette 94 Type-R jap import white Merseyside
156. Amber Performance| 1993 | Midnight purple | Dunstable, Bedordshire
157. Tom | 1992 | red | swansea/newquay, cornwall
158. Looksamc | 1995 | White | London
159. Efini85 | 1992 | Type-R Silver | Single | Herefordshire
160. 1992 | Red | Jap Import | South London
161. imi ( 1993 ) black (single) Portsmouth
162. Shielsy | 1993 | Red R1 | Stock | Milton Keynes
163. oveck4 | 1995 | White import | West London
164. Tedrux | 1994 | Red R2 import | Stock | Bury, Lancs
165. Lee | 1994 | Silver R import | stock N.S. extra angle | Co Tyrone, Northern Ireland
166. Lee | 1998 | Black RS import | stock | Co Tyrone, Northern Ireland
167. Bally (bmatharu) | \'93 Black import | twins | London
168. Danny| 1993| Black Import| Single| Horsham
169. Gonzodave | 1997 import | silver | twins | kent
170. Project Noodles | 1995 | silver| type r | Hampshire
171. SIR_15 | 1993 | Silver | type R | Edinburgh
172. wolfie1 | 1994 import | black twins | type rz | aberdeen
173. DJ Tommo | 1994 | Black | Type R | Guildford
174. DannyRX7 | 2000 | White Import | Type-RB | Twins | Somerset
175. Rust | 1995 | Silver Import | Type-RB | Twins |Buckinghamshire
176. Mart | 1994 | Import-white | Type R2 | Single | Yarm (NEast)
177. Gavin | 1993 | Original UK Spec | Twins | Horton (nr Staines)
178. themightyo (Andy) | 1993 | Black Import Type RB | Single | Edinburgh
179. Natthapon | 1995 | Black | Type R | Single | Aberdeenshire
180. matthewbellamy | 1992 | Black | Type R | Twins | Birmingham
181. NeedMoreSpin | 1997 | Black | Import Type-RS | Stock Twins (Non-Seq.) | Kent
182. xic1014 (Anthony) | 1997 | Black | Type RS-R | Factory Twins | Milton Keynes
183. Lewis, 1993, Purple, Type R , Twins, Bristol
184. James, 1998, White, Type RS, Twins, Thetford
185. Gaz FD, 1996, Black, Type RZ, Twins, Leeds
186. Delarado, 1992, Red, Type R, Twins, Watford
187. FLAT4MATT, 1995, Red, Type RM, Single, Chorley (Lancashire)
188. Mpk490p | 1995 | Black |Type RS | Twins | Northamptonshire
189. Metalorama | 1996 | Red | Import RB | Single | Aberdeenshire
190. Zimmy | 1995 | Montego Blue Metallic | Base (US import)| Edinburgh
191. Spanerhed7, 1992, Silver, twins, 327hp, Sheffield
192. Hmltnangel | 1995 | Type R | | Import | Montego Blue | Twins | Bathgate
193. Peasjam (Matt) | 1993 | Metallic red | Import | Street port, single | Cambridge
194. Lucid | 1993 | Red | Type-X (Manual) | Import | Twins | NW London
195. Ravell | 1999 | Blue | Type-RS | Import | Twins | Daventry
196. Matt | 1994 | Black | Bathurst X | Import | T.Turbo | South Essex
197. Biguns | 1993 | Yellow | RSR | Import | T.Turbo | Oxfordshire
198. Kerr (XPT) | 1999 | Brilliant Black | Type RS | Import | Stock 99 Twins | Hamilton (South Lanarkshire)
199. rotors7 | 1993 | Red | Type R | Import | Single | Yeovil, Somerset
200. RobbieRX-7 | 1992 | Red | Type R | Import | Twins | Birmingham
201. Matt G | 1993 | Blue | (unsure) | Import | Nonsequential Twins | Isle of Man