Ok guys, Im actually starting to think that I dont have a blown water seal after all, and its just "normal" condensation buildup on start up, just like a piston engine. I have come to realize that my radiator hasnt been loosing water (so far) since I replaced my overflow tank cap which was broken not allowing the water to be drawn back into the rad, and also that the spark plugs were too clean to be burning anything out of the ordinary, and nothing came out when I took the plugs out and turned it over after sitting all night. So all of this information has seemingly pointed to the fact that I dont have a water seal problem, but I still have A LOT of smoke/steam whatever on startup. Also, since taking the plugs out and realizing the wires werent firmly attached to the rear rotor plugs, I have fixed my "running on one rotor" feeling I get in the morning because it didnt do it this morning, and I made sure all the wires were on tight when I put the plugs back in.

Anyway, here are a couple videos I made this morning. This is after sitting all night, and then some. I came out, pulled the choke on full, put the car in neutral (to let it warm up), and hit the key. She fired right up and this is what happenes every morning just like this. It was sitting at 2K RPMs with choke (I trimmed it down a little to spare the noise on my neighbors, RB exhaust and all ). I had to run inside, get my camera and then find batteries, but by the time I got out there, it had been running a few (maybe 3) minutes. One video is just 10 seconds of the exhaust cloud at 2K RPMs, and the other is a close up of the exhaust coming out of the tail pip and if you look close, you can see the water dripping out the muffler...Each video is about 4 MB.

http://www.angelfire.com/space/rotor...er/exhaust.mpg
http://www.angelfire.com/space/rotor...r/tailpipe.mpg

You have to right click and save as to view them.

~T.J.

 

TJ:

I'm not sure if this is normal, but my RX-7 does the same thing on the cold mornings here in NH. The temp lately has been around 25 - 32 and for the first 3- 5 minutes, I get the smoke/steam upon starting her up in the am after sitting all night.

I do have the problem on occasion where after the choke pulls itself in, the car dies. I have to rev her around 2K for another 2 -5 mins just to get a constant idle (approx. 1100K) without her dying. Not sure what to look for that is causing this, but I know it is a major PIA when trying to get to work on time Any clues?

Kevin
85 GS
99 10AE Miata

 

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Haha, you got there too late...Everyone has downloaded the videos before you, lol. Too bad no one responded if so many viewed the video...

~T.J.

 

Videos work again.

~T.J.

 

Why do people use free host that you can only have 1 view or down load for the day?

 

looks like normal condensation to me, i wouldnt worry. does the car use water or overheat? if not then no problem!

 

Just keep a close eye on the water. With the weather you have out there, your going to get more condensation steam, specially on startup. Remember as the exh cools after you drive it, any water in the exh will condense inside. The when you start it, you'll get that white stuff till it burns off. Does it still do it once shes all warmed up and driven around?

 

Because theyre free.
Not unless it sits long enough to cool down. Well this is making me happy then. It was just worrying me that all of a sudden it seemed to smoke more and more (weather has been getting cooler and cooler), and that tied with the fact I added over a gallon of water to my rad in less than a couple weeks had me worried, but they were unrelated!! Yay!! I just need to fix the oil cooler leak (finish air/oil cooler), and then reflush the rad and remix coolant/water because of the tap water I was forced to add (NASTY gunk...Anyone know a good way to get this out?) not only left gunk, but has the mixture all wrong now.

~T.J.

 

I run a garden hose into the top of the rad while the car is running, and leave the block drain plug out. Then when the drain is running good and clear, shut off the car, let the crap tap water drain out the engine. But dont let the EPA catch you LOL

 

They say the files don't exist.

 

I took them down, I got a good enough answer. Thanks though.

~T.J.