gafu mazda

ok guys,here it is right to the point.Ive been reading the big fat cooling thread and a few others after I have been having to add coolant because it keeps on dumping it from the reservoir and decided to flush the radiator,and change the t-stat.Well,I took the stat out(I havent changed it since I bought the car 2 years ago)and here is what was stuck on the spring of the t-stat....





looks like water seals?a bit strange because the car doesnt smoke,doesnt heat up,and run rather well.Any thoughts??(also,it seems that the stat for my 93 is actually a 95 thermostat so someone mustve changed a few things)

FD3Smaniac

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is it hard, or rubbery?

gafu mazda

its rubber(seal)

rx7rcer09

im thinking it could be something else maybe something fell in the radiator. who knows if the car doesn't smoke then i doubt you have to worry, just keep your eyes open and see what happems

GoodfellaFD3S

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How long has it been pushing coolant? can you take better pics? Those do look like pieces of inner coolant o-ring.

gafu mazda

its been doing it for about 2 weeks now.The only thing I have done prior to that was installing a front mount intercooler,and relocating the radiator.The radiator DID seem to be clogged,because only one half was getting hot while the other wasnt.After a flush,it started working again(OEM rad).The car in reality doesnt get beat nor ran hard,and the reason why I decided to take the stat out was to inspect/replace only because of the rad flush.

Sorry about the pics,theyre from my iPhone but ill take better ones when I get home.Thanks in advance for your thoughts.

Gil