I think I just gained respect for my car
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I think I just gained respect for my car
Even though it is on the side of some road getting all dirty, I found the problem. And I should be able to drive it back home soon. The upper radiator hose had a gash in it. I am not sure why this happend... maybe the hose was just old. Does anyone know of stainless steel braided hose I can put in its place? The hose is pretty big and seems to be bent in a certain way. I also saw three 3rd Gens while out there looking at it. One honked at me.
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So it overheated on you? Sorry to hear about your misfortunes, but at least you may be able to put your problems behind you, at least for awhile! Now other than my a/c I have been having a big bucking problem and a clunk in the suspension. There's always something!
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Well it didn't overheat to the point of any damage. I just saw the temp gauge rise so I pulled over right away and turned the car off. If I overheated and blew my rebuild I think I would have cried.
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Don't know about a braided hose, but rx7.com has the stock replacement set for $37.95. If you find something better please let us know, as I'd like to replace the hoses when I drop in a new radiator next year.
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Just did some searching.
Interesting - http://schlagheck.com/rx7/projects/sshoses.html
Very cool, but pricey, and who knows if it would fit - http://www.coolflex.com
Silicone hoses might be neat - http://www.samcosport.com
Interesting - http://schlagheck.com/rx7/projects/sshoses.html
Very cool, but pricey, and who knows if it would fit - http://www.coolflex.com
Silicone hoses might be neat - http://www.samcosport.com
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Woohooo!!!! got the car running strong and back home. No damage to the engine.
I just put a stock one back in there for now. Got some touch up paint too while at the mazda parts store.
I was looking at the coolflex hoses though. They look nice but are like $150. I would rather put that money towards my boost problem right now. OH... when I was looking around on the web I found this, made exactly for the FD3S.
http://www.takakaira.com/php/table.php3?id=411&cat=2
They are like 180$ but at least you know they will fit. I still think the coolflex hose would be nicer... but wouldn't buy it without asking them how it could fit.
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http://www.takakaira.com/php/table.php3?id=411&cat=2
They are like 180$ but at least you know they will fit. I still think the coolflex hose would be nicer... but wouldn't buy it without asking them how it could fit.