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Old Mar 10, 2003 | 08:51 PM
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Bought the car, then towed it home (thought it was flooded) only to find out that the engine was toast. Then I put a J-spec in it, only to find out that that was toast. Then I got a rebuilt motor, which worked, but then the turbo died 2 weeks later. Then the rubber o-ring in the front cover failed (might have been what killed the turbo), dropping oil pressure to <30psi at all times. Then the ACT clutch got sent back to Idaho because the stinking numbers on my mailbox fell off (!). Then...

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Old Mar 10, 2003 | 08:56 PM
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my car flooded somehow. luckily I did my research and was able to solve the problem immediately with the fuse pull technique. I think it may have flooded from having the key on for an extended period of time, but I could be wrong.
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Old Mar 10, 2003 | 08:59 PM
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I just found out my spark plugs holes are stripped, they just turn and turn both ways.

Any ideas on how to get them out?
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Old Mar 10, 2003 | 09:03 PM
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Blown heater hose. You know the one right under the oil filter? The one that dies from getting slathered in dino juice? That's the one...
wow, my names Corey too. The same hose just went 4 days ago. I just got off the highway and the temp almost went off the guage. Almost killed my motor.


Well, My first RX was my 88 SE. About 1 1/2 months after owning it I got in my first ever accident. Rearended someone doing 15MPH.

Alternators have gone out on both ym RX's.

The first thing on the GTU was the Second gear syncro going so I have to double clutch it.
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Old Mar 10, 2003 | 09:28 PM
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i dont know b/c i have had it about 2 years, but when i got it, it was wrecked, so i guess you could say thats the first thing that went wrong, the next was my mom flooded it.....
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Old Mar 10, 2003 | 09:38 PM
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Bought my 7, '86 GXL for $2,400, beautiful saphire blue paint..2nd week I had her, 2 apex seals went flying out the exhaust port on my rear rotor housing...shes up and running again now though!!
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Old Mar 10, 2003 | 10:22 PM
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5 mins after i bought it the clutch completly went out. The guy i bought it from was real shady, theres a warrent attached to my car fromt he previous owner that i need to take care of.
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Old Mar 10, 2003 | 10:23 PM
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Yeah....that heater hose was a bitch.
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Old Mar 11, 2003 | 12:13 AM
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Originally posted by Aaron Cake


Lastest bad thing:
-Exploded transmission on highway (110MPH, 10 PSI, 5th gear, no oil )
i hope this wont happen to me since i just found out that my rear seal in my tranny is leaking some "golden fluid"

well as for my 88 se:
leaking coolant on the water pump
leaking oil somewhere that i cant figure out. its somewhere near the oil metering lines.
fucked up sunroof motor
rear end "thud" everytime i shift, also, clutch is gone
im sure im gonna blow my engine but so far, driving it with 7500 shift everytime, it still loves me. gotta love the screaming rotors.
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