My new rx7

[sanbob]

just a quick 1 guys is it ok to use bog standard radiator flush when changing the coolant thought i\'d better ask as the coolant light keeps coming on and i have no clue when it was last changed so gonna get it out of the way on sat.
cheers, Rob

[shaunwil]

Would have thought you would be ok, check that the ground is good to the sensor in the top of the rad too (giving false warning)

Shaun

[David Nock (RIP)]

Did it keep a good temp up from Dorset Robbie? If so why flush?

I\'d give it a good few run throughs with clean water then belt in some good old Bluecol (the Old Boy\'s Favourite) at 40% concentration.

You will need to fill carefully and keep squidging air out of the hoses until it doesn\'t drop any more. It means a couple of gentle runs round the block sometime. Also have a look over from the kerbside to the back of the Carb....is there a pond of antifreeze there in the manifold casting hollows? That\'s one possible sign that the inlet \'O\' rings want changing....(easy)

By the way - still got my email? I came across an old (but good) spare set of plug leads the other day. E mail with your address and which lead.....is it T,L,T1,L1,T2,L2? marked where the leads come out of the distributor cap.

Tell me which one and I\'ll bung it in a jiffy bag for you. Easier than posting all my spare set if your others are OK.

Dave

[sanbob]

The temp was quite cool from dorset thats why i want to change the coolant plus The Duke had been sat for 5 years off the road so the coolant in it is probably doing more harm than good gonna take the thermostat off and check its opening temperatures aswell (just incase its stuck).
Thanks david i\'v sent you an e-mail.
Cheers shaun ill check the sensor & make sure the contacts are ok.
 
got my haynes manual yesterday so i can get reading before the weekend - bargin at £12
cheers guys, Rob

[CHC (RIP)]

The temp was quite cool from dorset thats why i want to change the coolant plus The Duke had been sat for 5 years off the road so the coolant in it is probably doing more harm than good gonna take the thermostat off and check its opening temperatures aswell (just incase its stuck).
Thanks david i\'v sent you an e-mail.
Cheers shaun ill check the sensor & make sure the contacts are ok.
 
got my haynes manual yesterday so i can get reading before the weekend - bargin at £12
cheers guys, Rob

Sounds like a sticking stat to me too. I\'m with Dave on this Rob, just flush with copious amounts of clean towns mains and then \'Bluecol\'.  I\'m sure The Duke will appreciate it.
Cliff

[David Nock (RIP)]

Yes, If it\'s running cool the stat must be 1st suspect, doubt it\'s going to be clogged up parts of the cooling system.

RadFlush or some such might stir up trouble by finding weak spots in the system.

Great to look at new coolant altogether though.

While you\'re at it, have a look at the bottom fins on the rad Rob, below the fan. They have a habit of corroding apart from the outside in. The fins just fall out of the main rad core tubes (like a loose zip fastener sort of appearance).

Like your grandma\'s spare corset zips (my mum, your grandma).......

[Ian65]

or the notorious viscous fan stuck on... how noisy is the fan?

[johnnyboy]

or the notorious viscous fan stuck on... how noisy is the fan?

Good point Ian. That happened to us - but it was the noise that gave it away rather than the temperature.
John

[sanbob]

woohoo full club member now hehe:cool been shoppin this mornin so its time to start workin me thinks lol

[sanbob]

Well pretty productive weekend got a few niggly bits sorted passenger window now works but the drivers one motor is 2 weak to move the window more than an inch but not worried bout that til i change the door.
 
Got the drivers elec mirror working again - contacts were wet & just dried it out in the house overnight now workin fine.
 
Need to replace the water level sensor as the wire has corroded & givin a false reading.
 
The viscous fan is turning at the same speed as the engine which is why its not gettin properly warm.
 
The big job this past couple of days was the rear hatch seal my jaw dropped when i removed the seal and most of the metal along the bottom stayed in it lol so been busy taking all the rust off & rebuilding the seal - it has been repaired before and not very well found a few filler filled holes just fibreglassed it back into shape for now till the summer when i can get a week or so with the welder and properly restore the seal, need to redo the rear wheel arches aswell as another bad previous repair but ill do it all at once when the weather is better hehe.
 
Struggling to finish tho as i couldnt get any spray paint this weekend got it all done and primed tho (and covered just incase) gonna ring a paint shop in york in the morning as they were closed today and halfords were useless lol.
 
Got my new seat belt kit ordered so ill get that fitted next weekend & hopefully the boot trim will be dry by then - it been in the shed for a week but it was soaked through with the seal been so bad might just replace all the fabric and spongy bits cos they smell like a rusty wet dog lol sorry not took any photo\'s lost track of time while workin hehe.
 
cheers guys, Rob

[syebba]

For leccy windows did u try soaking the window frame runners in silicone spay?

[CHC (RIP)]

For leccy windows did u try soaking the window frame runners in silicone spay?

If this doesn\'t work there are always the 2 adjusting bolts half way down the door - if I recall the rear bolt adjusts the tilt angle.

[CHC (RIP)]

The big job this past couple of days was the rear hatch seal my jaw dropped when i removed the seal and most of the metal along the bottom stayed in it lol so been busy taking all the rust off & rebuilding the seal - it has been repaired before and not very well found a few filler filled holes just fibreglassed it back into shape for now till the summer when i can get a week or so with the welder and properly restore the seal, need to redo the rear wheel arches aswell as another bad previous repair but ill do it all at once when the weather is better hehe.
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Unfortunately this seems to be a common fault with the rex - po\'s don\'t clean out the drain tubes so water collects and hey presto, free rust.
Check out Steve\'s thread "Rexanne" as he had to carry out repairs to this area.

[sanbob]

Cheers david the lead came today thanks i\'ll get it fitted asap.
 

For leccy windows did u try soaking the window frame runners in silicone spay?

yea got a tin on sat gave them both a good soaking passenger free\'d off fine but the drivers went down a couple of inches and ran out of strength hehe tried it a few times but just got weaker and weaker but not worried about the drivers side till later with the door rotted through at the bottom.
 
cheers cliff had a good look at steve\'s hatch looks great now mine wasnt as bad as that mainly just the lip gone through but a couple of random holes further back from previous repairs.
 
Got some paint today so ill spray it up on wed and get some pics up my main problem is just having the time to do the bigger jobs with The Duke been my main car and workin all hours of the week means the weekend is my only free time to do everything hehe so im gonna take a couple of weeks off when the weather is good and get the big jobs sorted untill then just gonna stop more rust from gettin in and solve the easier niggles.
 
anyone know how easy it is to remove the metering pump i wont tell u why for now but it doesnt say how to in the haynes manual, there is 10 man points for the person that can guess what the problem is.(i does work ok tho) i\'ll put a pic up on wed of the answer hehe.
 
cheers

[David Nock (RIP)]

Oil leak from metering pump gasket?

I think they just unbolt but don\'t know for certain. Anyone?

You might want to search here under \'Premix\' Rob, or Millers \'KB 2T\'. I use the millers as a Premix poured into the tank at a mix % suitable for pump and Premix together. That\'s 80ml Millers into 20 litres fuel. Thats because my pumping system works but is 26 years old.

You can Premix at full % and run without the pump completely.