well guys im pretty sure i got blown coolant seals, when i turn on the car she smokes and runs rough until the coolant gets blown out of the combustion chamber, but after that no more smoke till i turn the car on again, and when im driving all i can smell is burning coolant! and man am i pissed im poor right now and cant afford a rebuild kit(damn volkswagens!) is there a safe cheap way to deal with this til spring when i plan on yanking the 13b and rebuilding it while the body heads to the paint shop! i aappreciate the help guys

 

hey, if they are leaking coolant seals,
the first question is how much coolant is she drinking??
and you should keep an eye on the rate at which the coolant dissapears!!!
If the rate is accaptable to keep you driving without overheating you can use this trick to keep your engine alive
after you turn off your car the pressure in the cooling system pushes coolant anto the combustion chamber...
the presence of water/coolant sitting around your rotors, seals and springs seals, will deteriorate their condition
so, if you vent this pressure when u turn off you car, the pressure wont try to push past the seals
some after market radiator caps have lever type pressure vents built into them
or you can carefully just break the seal on your radiator cap, to hiss slightly
and not loose coolan, obviously be careful use a rag or newspapert!!!!!
It is a little annoying doing this every time you shut off the car, but it works!!!!!

 

This might be your lucky day. Read this thread and rejoice...

https://www.rx7club.com/1st-gen-archive-71/engine-coolant-seal-repair-maybe-750774/



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