what does a bad coolant seal look like
03-30-07, 12:30 PM
#1
Senior Member
Thread Starter
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: May 2006
Location: southern indiana
Posts: 363
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
what does a bad coolant seal look like
i need help to make sure i have a coolant seal leak i took the engine apart and wanted to know if theres any way to tell where the leak was or what a bad seal looks like
03-30-07, 12:40 PM
#2
Banzai Racing
Most of the time it is actually a coolant seal retaining wall failure, which would look like this:
go to the bottom of the page: http://www.banzai-racing.com/winnie_breakdown_02-05.htm
go to the bottom of the page: http://www.banzai-racing.com/winnie_breakdown_02-05.htm
03-30-07, 10:54 PM
#5
Senior Member
Thread Starter
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: May 2006
Location: southern indiana
Posts: 363
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
well i looked at the engine i couldnt find a spot that that a seal slipped at but i found a spot where i think i had a leak there was a bunch of off white gunk looks like fuel/oil and antifreeze biuld up. could that be the spot of the leak?
03-31-07, 07:41 AM
#7
Senior Member
Thread Starter
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: May 2006
Location: southern indiana
Posts: 363
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
will do... grr and as luck would have it. i dont have any batterys to take pics with.. so i guess ill post some after i get back from my fishing trip
Trending Topics
04-01-07, 01:41 AM
#8
Senior Member
Thread Starter
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: May 2006
Location: southern indiana
Posts: 363
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
after doing some reading i think what happend.... the engine overheated then the seals melted and or the housing warped. sorry still no pics but ill post them asap
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Jeff20B
1st Generation Specific (1979-1985)
73
09-16-18 07:16 PM
ZaqAtaq
New Member RX-7 Technical
2
09-05-15 08:57 PM
