jpandes

Update:

DamonB, Thanks for the advice on just changing out all of the coolant hoses in the engine. I ordered all of them from Ray Crowe and he fedexed them to me for around $150 for 15+ hoses. I still have not found/identified all the hoses to swap out yet. However, I think I just may have found the culprit.

A small 3" hose with a right angle bend that is located just under the Throttle Body looked to be the leaky bastard that started this whole mess. I would have never found it, had I not been on a mission to locate and change out ALL my cooling system's rubber hoses. So DamonB, THANK YOU! And thanks goes out to Ray at Malloy for the deal and fast shipping. I really hate calling Ray (because it always means my car is busted)...But, I'm sure glad he's there to Fedex me the right parts at the best prices.

I hope to have my car back on the road really soon.

Thanks again gays.

FCdemon

that little hose is a bastard. good job finding it, and keeping the FD! hehe

jpandes

Sorry, I just caught this...I Meant to say, "Thanks again GUYS."

mibad

Sure you did.

audiobot7

jpandes

Just when I you think you're done with one fix. Something else breaks. I was replacing the UIM and hooking up all the damn vacuum hoses underneath and those three connectors that plug in underneath the UIM, when one of the connectors broke in half. Great! Now, it won't stay on secure. I pull everything off again and solder on a wire extension with spade connectors and shrink wrap. I also permanently coupled the connectors together. I thought I did a good job. So as I was replacing the UIM again, the ******* connector to the AIS twists right off and falls in the engine bay someplace. ****! Now, I got to find the connector and figure out if I can some how resolder it back on to the wire harness. I doubt it though, it looked like the wires broke right at the connector. I'm thinking that I might have to relocate the AIS just to be able to reconnect it to the wire harness.

Have you guys heard of anyplace that sells FD wire harness connectors? Maybe I can find someone with an old Wire harness that I can cannibalize...

John

BobfisH

Id imagine the wiring harness connectors are standard mazda parts and could be found at any junkyard on MX5's of a similar age and the like.

SOrry to hear your having so many problems!