Quick question on the water pump
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Quick question on the water pump
I noticed the other day that the 86 GXL i just got has had the air pump removed.
The guy who had this car before me is, in the nicest way I can say this, a bit slow.
With out the airpump there the only belt driving the water pump is the alternator belt.
So now i'm thinking that the reason my car overheats when I get on it is because that this belt does not have enough contact area on the water pump pully.
Am I right in suspecting this is the probelm? Is the best way to remedy this problem to get a belt that goes from the crank pully to the waterpump pully or should I put an airpump back in?
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Jim
The guy who had this car before me is, in the nicest way I can say this, a bit slow.
With out the airpump there the only belt driving the water pump is the alternator belt.
So now i'm thinking that the reason my car overheats when I get on it is because that this belt does not have enough contact area on the water pump pully.
Am I right in suspecting this is the probelm? Is the best way to remedy this problem to get a belt that goes from the crank pully to the waterpump pully or should I put an airpump back in?
Thanks,
Jim
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sounds like your on the right track there are a few options u can take
1. doulble altenater pullie and run 2 belts
2. i dont know a lot about this but a yoohoo belt
3. run your air pump
1. doulble altenater pullie and run 2 belts
2. i dont know a lot about this but a yoohoo belt
3. run your air pump
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Here is a link to the thread I have on my cooling problem if anyone wants more information. Any and all help is appreciated.
https://www.rx7club.com/general-rotary-tech-support-11/cooling-issue-help-please-727642/
https://www.rx7club.com/general-rotary-tech-support-11/cooling-issue-help-please-727642/
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Based on your other thred I doubt that is being caused by only a single belt unless that one belt is too loose or is about ready to break. I run my T2 on a single belt and i've seen a highly modified one run on one belt fine until it burned the belt off. So if the belt is tight and in good working order then i doubt a dubble pully will fix your problem.
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I ordered the yoohoo belt from pineapple racing and new thermostat, and caps from mazda. And something else, I dont remember. We will see what happens.
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chech your thermostat too! make sure it's not some crappy aftermarket one, OEM FTW.
wait up..... are you really swapping a 13b into a triumph? BADASS!!!!! I love those cars! I grew up with my dad rebuilding those! We had two TR-4's a TR-3a, a TR-7.... Good luck man!!!
wait up..... are you really swapping a 13b into a triumph? BADASS!!!!! I love those cars! I grew up with my dad rebuilding those! We had two TR-4's a TR-3a, a TR-7.... Good luck man!!!
Thanks on the triumph. It will be RHD as well. Crazy little car.
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