kiki

I recently purchased a 1989 rx7 and I need help because the car heats ups but its not a critical thing but it get high temp when I stop in a red light the guy that sell it to me said that the car do that because the fan clutch is bad but i want the opinion of someone that knows about this cars because I like the car a lot I will apreciate your response. if you dont understand my english I apologize but my first language is spanish. but i will try to express the best that I can.
Thanks.

cpa7man

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If the car is getting hot at stop lights you had better figure it out quick. Rotary motors don't like overheating. I would park it until I figured it out. Fan clutches do go bad, sounds like a good place to start Depending on the mileage I would change the water pump, thermostat, and fan clutch. Alternatively you cold replace with an electric fan.

You english is great! Welcome to the forum.

Aaron Cake

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http://www.aaroncake.net/rx-7/cooling.htm

kiki

thx for the help but the car dont have the termostat the previous owner take it off I dont have the car in my hands but I will this week and I think that the radiator is one from a automatic trans one that make cause problem? other things if that the previous owner put the fan directly because the fan clutch is bad. what do you recomend me purchase a new fan clutch or purchase a electric fan? I dont know if I can do this but i chek in ebay and i found this one
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mazda...Q5fAccessories that would resolve my problem? if so post it here to bought it.

Other thing that i will like to know is the daily care that i have to take to mantain that car in the best conditions that I can. thx for the help and the advice. the problem start the owner said to me because tha car throw something from the radiator and it become to lose water but the motor sound calm even if the car is like 24 hour with out turning it on.

thanks cpa7manthx and also thanks Aron Cake for that guide i think that would help me trougth this.

other thing that I want to know wich problems are commons in this type of car? or other special care that i need to take?

Aaron Cake

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Put a thermostat in the car. The Mazda system is a bypass system. Not having a thermostat means you are loosing about 20% of your cooling capacity.

As for e-fans:
http://www.aaroncake.net/rx-7/efanmyth.htm
http://www.aaroncake.net/rx-7/efaninstall.htm

kiki

thx aaron cake but I want to know the best thing to do put a e-fan or putting an used fan clutch? because i dont have the car already so I can purchase one online and be patient because I have another car (mazda 626 1982) the rx7 is going to be parked until we repaired that problem. thx for the help.

Aaron Cake

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A used clutch fan is cheap and bolts right on, but it may also be bad.

An e-fan will do the job but is more complicated to set up.

You have not bought this car yet? Make the current owner fix it before you buy.