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I broke my Intermediate housing.

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Old 04-19-07, 12:33 PM
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I broke my Intermediate housing.

This is pretty boneheaded of me but...
The rx7 was leaking coolant from somewhere while it was sitting in the driveway. Well I decided to fill it up with water just to see if I could spot the leak, well it wasnt leaking so I left it in there hoping it might while I was gone. Well... needless to say I forgot all about it and then it got cold overnight. Was 80 the day before then all of a sudden the temp is in the teens. Well when I finally got back to the car I noticed the freeze out plug was on the ground and the car had no compression anymore. So I pulled the engine, tore it all apart to find this:

*This picture shows the crack on the surface of the housing.

*This picture shows the piece that broke off inside the water jacket

*This picture give some contrast to the second picture

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Old 04-19-07, 12:44 PM
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Ouch. Damn weather.

No pictures showing up, just little question marks...
Old 04-19-07, 12:47 PM
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There they are.

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Old 04-19-07, 01:49 PM
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Sorry to laugh but lol ... could have happened to anyone though. We have weather like that here in alabama. one day it will be 70-80, next night its in the 10-20 range, then back to 70 again. pays to keep at least a little antifreeze in the system at all times. though i cant say much as im running straight water right now, but i dont plan to see anything near freezing again till october. sucks to hear though, at least you have an excuse to rebuild?
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