Hi guys - got my new to me lower mile transmission in with help from RRR in Santa Ana. Highly recommended by the way, nice guys who know our cars inside and out.

I am still catching up on the deferred maintenance on this car and they recommended new clutch hydraulics and to replace the coolant, that leads to the following two questions if I may;

1) I have found stainless clutch hard lines for '81+ cars but not for my '79. Raching Beach and Mazdatrix don't list them, and if I am going to be replacing the master and slave now would seem to be the time. Any ideas?

2) I drained the coolant out and wanted to make sure that I am refilling it properly. Basically I have filled the radiator back up to the top and then gently burped it by squeezing the large lower hose. Once that is done is it simply a matter of starting her up and letting her idle until the thermostat opens and then topping her off?

Thanks!

 

The thread pitches for both the brakes and clutch lines diff for SA. If you can use FB master and slave for the replacements then you could use the SS braided lines.

Bleeding the coolant is just as you describe, same as any other car.

 

Ah, got it. I'll just order new correct for the year rubber line.

Thanks for confirmation on the bleeding procedure!

Have a good weekend.