Replacing Coolant

I think that I found out why this Miata was overheating.

http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/pat/gunkedup.jpg

Pat

On Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:07:05 -0500, pws >
wrote:

>I think that I found out why this Miata was overheating.
>
>http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/pat/gunkedup.jpg
>
>Pat

Can you imagine what the inside of the head and block look like.
Coolant anyone?




OzOne of the three twins

I welcome you to Crackerbox Palace.

Did you ever change or use coolant? Looks like pure water to me...
I hope you cleaned the coolingchannels thoroughly...

Jeroen

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"pws" > schreef in bericht
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|I think that I found out why this Miata was overheating.
|
| http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/pat/gunkedup.jpg
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| Pat

jfeelders wrote:
> Did you ever change or use coolant? Looks like pure water to me...
> I hope you cleaned the coolingchannels thoroughly...
>
> Jeroen

I'm not really into changing fluids on a car....

Just kidding. This is not my car, at least, not to drive. This is the
1991 Silverstone that I am parting out.

That coolant may be the original stuff that Mazda put in 18 years ago.
Anyone need a 1.6 liter engine cheap? :-)

Pat

Can you send it overseas for, say, $100?

Jeroen

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"pws" > schreef in bericht
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| jfeelders wrote:
| > Did you ever change or use coolant? Looks like pure water to me...
| > I hope you cleaned the coolingchannels thoroughly...
| >
| > Jeroen
|
| I'm not really into changing fluids on a car....
|
| Just kidding. This is not my car, at least, not to drive. This is the
| 1991 Silverstone that I am parting out.
|
| That coolant may be the original stuff that Mazda put in 18 years ago.
| Anyone need a 1.6 liter engine cheap? :-)
|
| Pat

jfeelders wrote:
> Can you send it overseas for, say, $100?
>
> Jeroen

Maybe for a hundred Euros. I am about to start burning US one dollar
bills for heat before long at the rate things are going. :-/

Pat

OUCH! I don't think there's ANY coolant in that sucker unless rust acts as a
coolant!

Chris
99BBB


"pws" > wrote in message
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> jfeelders wrote:
>> Did you ever change or use coolant? Looks like pure water to me...
>> I hope you cleaned the coolingchannels thoroughly...
>>
>> Jeroen
>
> I'm not really into changing fluids on a car....
>
> Just kidding. This is not my car, at least, not to drive. This is the 1991
> Silverstone that I am parting out.
>
> That coolant may be the original stuff that Mazda put in 18 years ago.
> Anyone need a 1.6 liter engine cheap? :-)
>
> Pat

Chris D'Agnolo wrote:
> OUCH! I don't think there's ANY coolant in that sucker unless rust acts
> as a coolant!
>
> Chris
> 99BBB

Heh, Rust-O-Freeze!

I did drain most of the fluids from the car a long time ago.

It will be interesting to see what the rest of it looks like since I am
selling the external parts from it and then will see if anyone wants the
block to rebuild.

Pat