She\'s still smoking...

[John Yorke]

You need to approach this methodically, sort one problem before you start on an other, sort your water out 1st! go and get some additive that you are supposed to have in the coolant and MAKE SURE YOU CLEAR ALL THE AIR this takes time to do correctly especialy if you have a FMIC with the rad in an upright position. Once you are happy with that check your temps your fans SHOULD COME ON around 85 -90, your stat OPENS later, sort that before you go any further.
HTH

[dandan]

I\'ve just had an email from another rotorhead and he mentioned that the system should take up to 8-9 litres of water, now i\'m pretty certain i didnt managed to get anywhere near that much in it, i think i need to just take some time and keep burping it till i can fill it no more, by my reckoning i could have only put 5 litres max in. i\'ll add some coolant at the same time. hope i didnt damaged anything too much by running so low on water, and i hope this is the solution.

Regards the fans and thermostat, i\'m not too clued up in this area, i thought the thermostat was just a temp sensor that decided when the fans come on, what do you mean when you say the stat \'opens\'? excuse my feeblemindedness.

[cjr]

The thermostat is located in the water pumop housing. it is round and works by heat when it gets to its operasting range 85 or 92 degrees can\'t rember which it opens thus allowing water to pass through it and then into rad. If you have you old water pump housing take the filler neck off and remove the bit behind it that I beleive you had an O ring for. Boil a kettle put stat into hot water and watch:) fans are controlled by the sensor just behind this the plug is black and is just below the ecu temp sender which is the green plug. the one at the back off the engine is the sender for the dash. one quick hint when you have as much water in as you can get. you can take the caps off when the engine is running and top up as required BE VERY CAREFUL IF THERE IS PRESSURE IN THE SYSTEM would suggest this just after start up.

[daverey]

Dan
 I will try and get over about 7.30 tomorrow evening, will call first.
Dave

[dandan]

well after almost doubling the amount of water in the system (oops) the whole cooling system seems to be working perfectly!
Started her up after bleeding the system and filling to the brim, she heated up to about 65 deg, worked a bubble out of the system then went on up to mid 90\'s when the fans cut in and went right back down to around 85. Hurrah!

Still pushing out smoke but rob (fro) is 99% convinced it is just the massive amount of residue in the system from when it was run for so long with damaged turbo oil seals.
Time to put it all back together, get some insurance and blow those cobwebs out!

MASSIVE thanks to Rob for coming out to see me, you are a top, top man!
Also thanks to Daverey for coming out and handing over a bag full of nice shiny new nuts and bults, luvverly!

Which other club in the world would get you not one but two petrol heads to come and sort your problems?! brilliant.

[robedwards99]

Great news Dan! Glad to hear everything is looking peachy again!

[fro]

No problem Dan, I love a happy ending

Let us know how you get on with the MOT and mapping!

[davehg]

done mate, knew you could do it   :wave


see you at tims next sat???

[daverey]

No problems Dan, just shout if you need more help.
 Dave

[cjr]

glaqd to here it is running properly look forward to seeing it soon

[dandan]

thanks everyone, should also say big thanks to davehg and cjr for all the advice i\'ve had recently.

Dave, i doubt the car will make it to tims (need mot first) but i could prob pop down if you will have your car there? i still havent been for a ride, hint hint!

Cjr, you\'ll hopefully see it once i can get some insurance and an mot, do you know how long Thames Valley usually takes to get a booking?

right i better start posting on the original rebuild progress thread really, any more comments please head over to my other thread. http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23880

[davehg]

it should be there mate (weather depending lol) you can have a ride this time mate  :WaveBye