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so I just got my 88 rx7 rebuilt and it has s5 irons with s4 rotors and housings and I was just wondering how can i go about lowering my idle its idling at 2,000 rpms cold and 2300 rpms warm. Also how would I go about getting the air out of my coolant system? The radiator is full its not letting out any bubbles out of the filler(S5 radiator and waterpump housing so no bleeding screw) but after about an hour of driving it it starts getting to half gauge. Don't want to keep driving it once it hits half because we all know the stock gauges arent reliable. any tips will appreciated thanks.
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cut the bottom out of a 2 L plastic soft drink bottle and place it in the rad fill point .. fill rad via the new funnel.. filling it up so it holds 1.5 or so litres above the rad
.. the extra head will overfill the rad but force some of the airlock out through the funnel
.. the extra head will overfill the rad but force some of the airlock out through the funnel
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What do you mean air bleed on the thermo? Only type of air bleed I have seen on a fc is on the radiator. Am I mising an airbleed hole on the thermostat housing on the s5?
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he means get an original thermostat with a jiggle pin hole , turn it till hole is at the top..
your main issue is the clash in rads and fill points and bleed points between the combination of 87/88/89 type parts has led to no genuine burp point at highest part of cooling system
use the plastic coke bottle to fill up ..massage the top hose .. do it all again after a drive
your main issue is the clash in rads and fill points and bleed points between the combination of 87/88/89 type parts has led to no genuine burp point at highest part of cooling system
use the plastic coke bottle to fill up ..massage the top hose .. do it all again after a drive
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he means get an original thermostat with a jiggle pin hole , turn it till hole is at the top..
your main issue is the clash in rads and fill points and bleed points between the combination of 87/88/89 type parts has led to no genuine burp point at highest part of cooling system
use the plastic coke bottle to fill up ..massage the top hose .. do it all again after a drive
your main issue is the clash in rads and fill points and bleed points between the combination of 87/88/89 type parts has led to no genuine burp point at highest part of cooling system
use the plastic coke bottle to fill up ..massage the top hose .. do it all again after a drive
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getting hold of the idle speed will be a result of the running temp and having the tps calibration procedure correct ( using the set couple on a standard ecu ) .. timing calibration ( again set couple , warmed up ) .. and having no vacuum leaks
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ps .. another trap for new players is that some parts ( aftermarket ) listings have the wrong thermostat listed for 89 and onwards FC's
if you have the s5 type thermostat neck ( 3 bolt,, no cap ) .. then you need to be using the thermostat specified in all listings for FD
( and the rubber seal gasket around its edge , which is sometimes an extra purchase )
if you have the s4 thermo in the s5 neck .. it doesnt sit right,, and doesnt seal off the bypass hole properly when warmed
if you have the s5 type thermostat neck ( 3 bolt,, no cap ) .. then you need to be using the thermostat specified in all listings for FD
( and the rubber seal gasket around its edge , which is sometimes an extra purchase )
if you have the s4 thermo in the s5 neck .. it doesnt sit right,, and doesnt seal off the bypass hole properly when warmed
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ps .. another trap for new players is that some parts ( aftermarket ) listings have the wrong thermostat listed for 89 and onwards FC's
if you have the s5 type thermostat neck ( 3 bolt,, no cap ) .. then you need to be using the thermostat specified in all listings for FD
( and the rubber seal gasket around its edge , which is sometimes an extra purchase )
if you have the s4 thermo in the s5 neck .. it doesnt sit right,, and doesnt seal off the bypass hole properly when warmed
if you have the s5 type thermostat neck ( 3 bolt,, no cap ) .. then you need to be using the thermostat specified in all listings for FD
( and the rubber seal gasket around its edge , which is sometimes an extra purchase )
if you have the s4 thermo in the s5 neck .. it doesnt sit right,, and doesnt seal off the bypass hole properly when warmed
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He has an '88, so his gauge may be an S4 one.
OP, is the TB stock, with a fast idle mechanism, thermowax and all?
Do you still have the BAC valve? You can loosen one of the coolant lines to it to get rid of air bubbles, I believe. Someone please confirm this.
Make sure the throttle cable has a little slack. Did you check that the throttle is closed? I'm also thinking vacuum leak and TPS adjustment off (as mentioned), but for the TPS adjustment it'll have to warm up and the throttle would have to be closed.
OP, is the TB stock, with a fast idle mechanism, thermowax and all?
Do you still have the BAC valve? You can loosen one of the coolant lines to it to get rid of air bubbles, I believe. Someone please confirm this.
Make sure the throttle cable has a little slack. Did you check that the throttle is closed? I'm also thinking vacuum leak and TPS adjustment off (as mentioned), but for the TPS adjustment it'll have to warm up and the throttle would have to be closed.
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He has an '88, so his gauge may be an S4 one.
OP, is the TB stock, with a fast idle mechanism, thermowax and all?
Do you still have the BAC valve? You can loosen one of the coolant lines to it to get rid of air bubbles, I believe. Someone please confirm this.
Make sure the throttle cable has a little slack. Did you check that the throttle is closed? I'm also thinking vacuum leak and TPS adjustment off (as mentioned), but for the TPS adjustment it'll have to warm up and the throttle would have to be closed.
OP, is the TB stock, with a fast idle mechanism, thermowax and all?
Do you still have the BAC valve? You can loosen one of the coolant lines to it to get rid of air bubbles, I believe. Someone please confirm this.
Make sure the throttle cable has a little slack. Did you check that the throttle is closed? I'm also thinking vacuum leak and TPS adjustment off (as mentioned), but for the TPS adjustment it'll have to warm up and the throttle would have to be closed.
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TPS must read under 1 v for it to sense idle position .. it must see 1 V here,,be warmed up , revs dropped below 1000 rpm and set couple enabled to be able to set the timing calibration by moving the CAS base to 5 and 20 atdc
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