cooling problem
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cooling problem
i got an 87 rx7 with a 89 turbo engine swap done, haven't had any issues til lately for some reason the engine temp. keeps getting around the 3/4 mark on the gauge when it use to run at the lower 1/4 and it keeps filling my over flow jug up, ive replaced the cap flushed the system and replaced the thermostat with a direct "oem fit" and found no combustion gasses in the coolant, i have no bubbles and no smoke so i dont know what else could cause it or if its just the way its going to be, debating on just putting a lower temp thermostat in it. anyone ran into this problem before? ive searched but most people have the typical blown seals symptoms but noone seems to have this issue that i have found so far. any help is greatly appreciated
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i got an 87 rx7 with a 89 turbo engine swap done, haven't had any issues til lately for some reason the engine temp. keeps getting around the 3/4 mark on the gauge when it use to run at the lower 1/4 and it keeps filling my over flow jug up, ive replaced the cap flushed the system and replaced the thermostat with a direct "oem fit" and found no combustion gasses in the coolant, i have no bubbles and no smoke so i dont know what else could cause it or if its just the way its going to be, debating on just putting a lower temp thermostat in it. anyone ran into this problem before? ive searched but most people have the typical blown seals symptoms but noone seems to have this issue that i have found so far. any help is greatly appreciated
I used to have this problem, it was a bad water pump. it was not leaking or showing any exterior issues, but the blades where all mangled when i pulled it out. Also had a oiler cooler that was plugged.
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i got an 87 rx7 with a 89 turbo engine swap done, haven't had any issues til lately for some reason the engine temp. keeps getting around the 3/4 mark on the gauge when it use to run at the lower 1/4 and it keeps filling my over flow jug up, ive replaced the cap flushed the system and replaced the thermostat with a direct "oem fit" and found no combustion gasses in the coolant, i have no bubbles and no smoke so i dont know what else could cause it or if its just the way its going to be, debating on just putting a lower temp thermostat in it. anyone ran into this problem before? ive searched but most people have the typical blown seals symptoms but noone seems to have this issue that i have found so far. any help is greatly appreciated
Now with that said, the best way to know if you have coolant seal problems is by doing a pressure test on the system. Looking for champagne bubbles does not shows up when the coolant seals are barely starting to fail (at least in my experience)
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i just put an electric fan on because the clutch one went out and no one around here sales a replacement but the coolant in the radiator is not getting hot enough to kick the fan on but the block is getting plenty hot, i will pull my water pump and see if its ok. thanks for the help i will update later
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i just put an electric fan on because the clutch one went out and no one around here sales a replacement but the coolant in the radiator is not getting hot enough to kick the fan on but the block is getting plenty hot, i will pull my water pump and see if its ok. thanks for the help i will update later
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i flushed it and it didn't help, water pump is all good so i took my original thermostat guts out and put it in now it acts right fan kicks on and everything so i guess i had another bad thermostat.
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update. i got it to stay cool, i had to make a skid plate but now it stays cool, but i was checking for leaks again because i had just replaced my heater core and wanted to make sure everything was ok, i fixed all leaks and decided for giggles id take my plugs out and turn the motor over by hand and check for coolant again and with a big chug a big sploosh of coolant came out of the front housing only, so im guessing the only way coolant can get there is through a slightly blown coolant seal, it doesnt smoke while i drove, just on cold starts in the morning but it has started putting more coolant in my overflow, so only fix is to go into the engine correct? i dont have any coolant in my throttle body or intercooler so that rules out turbo seal sadly
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