Help!!! 1985 series 1 mark 3 restoration

[jakeyd07]

hi there, i have recently come to inherit a white 1985 Mazda Rx-7 series 1 Mark 3. the vehicle is in good condition and runs like a dream! the car is entirely original. there is some surface rust and i am working on filling the odd hole and prepping for a paint touch up. there are however some issues. One of the problems is that the fan is constantly turning! is the fan meant to be constantly running? im unsure if this is a result of the constant running of the fan, but the belt that connects to the alternator and other wheels keeps snapping!!! what could be the cause of this? how can i resolve the issue? help during my restoration would be greatly appreciated and any words of advise would be great. many thanks jake.

PS if pictures would help i can upload if need be.

[Ada7]

Hi mate. Welcome to the club :wave
Lots of Mk1 guys on here who will be only to glad to help you out with all your needs and problems.
I\'d say put some pictures up anyway to show off your new addition, we all love pictures

Adam

[A7RXY]

It sounds like you have a problem with your viscous coupling, they stop working and the fan turns at the same speed as the engine and the belts burn out in no time at all. I had to change mine, you can get a second hand one from  Tim at RX motors but some have changed them for electric fans, there are various threads on this forum about them.
   Dibs

  PS wellcome to the ownership of one of these great cars and we do love pics ...........

[jakeyd07]

Yeah that exactly what happens, it just gets so hot and snapps, its not slack or tight, and everything moves freely! there is a garage up the road from me, and he says he can put a little electric motor one one? which means the fan kicks in when needs be? whats it worth doing? ill get some photos on tomorrow .

[A7RXY]

http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=64522

Read through the link above a nd that will give you some answers

[jakeyd07]

thanks thats great! appreciate your help!:)

[A7RXY]

The thread below is the one when I found out mine had gone

 http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=63063

[jakeyd07]

file:///C:/Users/jakey/Desktop/mazda1.jpg

[A7RXY]

Take a look of this

http://www.rx7fb.com/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=74

This is a great place for info.  
 http://www.rx7fb.com/index.php?sid=af5fca5f09df1bc41213eb80abb23090

[jakeyd07]

file:///C:/Users/jakey/Desktop/mazda1.jpg

[jakeyd07]

how do you upload images onto the post?

[Ian65]

how do you upload images onto the post?

by far the easiest way is to open a free photobucket account and upload them to there.... you can then just copy and paste the [IMG] code into your post.
This way, you don\'t have to worry about image sizes and you retain full control of them.... if you want to delete them you can or you can copy them onto other forums without having to upload again.


Welcome to the forum by the way!

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[jakeyd07]

thanks so much! ill do that now

[jakeyd07]

[jakeyd07]