Alternator belt concern?
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Alternator belt concern?
Finishing up putting the alternator, air pump, water pump, and housing back on and it appears the alternator belt is slightly off line, will this hurt anything?
Does everything else look correct?
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Another thing I hope I did okay was with the thermostat. I bought the more expensive one with the seal already included. Well, it had a little rubber piece around the stat, however with that on, it would not sit down in the grove, so I took it off and cut my own gasket and simply placed the stat in the grove, with RTV, then the gasket with RTV on both sides. Will that work?
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I know in Texas if your car is 25 years old or older you are exempt.
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I think its the same in NC. I just got the car about a month ago and it was completely stock. I have been doing the usual stuff, o-rings on beehive to stop oil leak, belts, anti flush, gas filter, rear window shocks, antenna, etc. I did read the rats nest removal, but Im not confident enough to try it myself. I would love to do it, just dont think I know enough yet to give it a try.
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you can remove all that stuff, what part of NC are you from?
have you visited the SE section https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...18153&page=239
you should post there, maybe some of the guys are close enough lend you a hand if you ask i believe its worth it, less things that COULD go wrong
have you visited the SE section https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...18153&page=239
you should post there, maybe some of the guys are close enough lend you a hand if you ask i believe its worth it, less things that COULD go wrong
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I live in Waynesville, its about 30 minutes West of Asheville. I would love some experienced help if anyone has done this before.
I switched the spacer out late last, I think it may have helped some but it still looks like it goes to the right a bit, but I will look closer today when I get home from work.
What would be causing the alternator to be sticking out a tad, thus making my belt out of line, since I put it back on?
I switched the spacer out late last, I think it may have helped some but it still looks like it goes to the right a bit, but I will look closer today when I get home from work.
What would be causing the alternator to be sticking out a tad, thus making my belt out of line, since I put it back on?
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Push your aligning jig (that is what I call it) back a touch until it looks even. That is the same thing as what happened to me. I let it fun for a week like that and the belt snapped on my way home. Still got there thanks to the yoohoo belt (shameless plug )
As for NC, it will depend on who you go to. If I went to the/a dealership or a well known place, they would and have failed me. Other places really do not care.
As for NC, it will depend on who you go to. If I went to the/a dealership or a well known place, they would and have failed me. Other places really do not care.
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Yes, I know what you are talking about. I will try that. Heck, I may have put it back on backwards. I should have taken a pic of each part before taking it off.
I have not started it yet, I let it sit overnight to give the RTV time to dry good. Plan on filling it up this evening and starting it up to see if I have any leaks. Im praying I do not, cause I dont want to have to break it all down again.
I have not started it yet, I let it sit overnight to give the RTV time to dry good. Plan on filling it up this evening and starting it up to see if I have any leaks. Im praying I do not, cause I dont want to have to break it all down again.
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At lunch I adjusted the arm that goes from the alt. to the water pump. When not attched to the alt, it had about a 1/4 inch space, so I just put a couple of washers in there so I could tighten it up without it pulling toward the rad. This seemed to help.
Also, went ahead and filled with antifreeze, hope there is none under the car when I get home. Real test will be when I start it up.
Also, went ahead and filled with antifreeze, hope there is none under the car when I get home. Real test will be when I start it up.
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Yea double check the driver side alternator bracket, you can put it on the wrong way and it'll throw the alignment off.
Here's a tip for filling up the coolant, if your able to, remove one of the heater hoses on the firewall and slowly fill the coolant (through the radiator cap of course) Once coolant starts to come out the heater hose quickly put it back on the heater core. This will help to get most of the air out of the system. Then run it without the cap for a while and let the thermostat open, then top it up.
Hope that helps
Here's a tip for filling up the coolant, if your able to, remove one of the heater hoses on the firewall and slowly fill the coolant (through the radiator cap of course) Once coolant starts to come out the heater hose quickly put it back on the heater core. This will help to get most of the air out of the system. Then run it without the cap for a while and let the thermostat open, then top it up.
Hope that helps
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air pump spacer is on correctly. did you use an oem mazda t-stat? very highly reccomended for the 7 as most aftermarket units can cause overheating and most do not have the jiggle pin and allow air pockets in the system. post a pic of the belt as it sits after moving the spacer on the alternator to its correct location.