how resistant are the coolant seals? can this situation cause their destruction?
11-13-04, 01:58 PM
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how resistant are the coolant seals? can this situation cause their destruction?
an s5 TII engine with the water pump stoped (belt is loose), the engine was stoped for 2 years with no use. I started it and played a bit with the engine, reved it a bit hard but didn't full throtle it any time or reach the redline. never for periods of more than 5 minutes (maybe once but it was idleing). U think this may have caused enough heat to destroy the coolant seals?? the temp gauge never even moved.
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11-13-04, 05:20 PM
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How many 5 minute periods did you do and at what intervals? If you ran it for 5 minutes and shut it off and then did it 10 more times the car would have warmed up with no water circulating could have overheated it. If the temp gauge never even moved you have an issue unless you only ran it for 5 minutes and it didnt have time to fully warm up but still check to see that the gauge actually works.
11-13-04, 07:22 PM
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Originally Posted by ilike2eatricers
How many 5 minute periods did you do and at what intervals? If you ran it for 5 minutes and shut it off and then did it 10 more times the car would have warmed up with no water circulating could have overheated it. If the temp gauge never even moved you have an issue unless you only ran it for 5 minutes and it didnt have time to fully warm up but still check to see that the gauge actually works.
I think I reved it only 3 times, and all on diferent days, and only one (maybe two) of those times I reved it a bit hard (+- 5 minutes periods each of those times)
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the car isn't mine. I didn't knew **** about Rx-7 when I did it. the guy at the stand only knew that it's alternator wasn't working and I didn't rev it for 5 minutes straight... I toyed with it for a while then let it be then I toyed with it again b4 I shut it down..
the water pump is fine, just has a loosen belt. that talk about replacing it leaves me thinking how many ppl read the whole post :\
the water pump is fine, just has a loosen belt. that talk about replacing it leaves me thinking how many ppl read the whole post :\
