errr, nother leak

i geuss i mesed up when i put the oil and water pumps on the new motor
because there were big leaks which i fixed, (btw getting the oil pump
out without yanking the motor is a pain...the saddle, cross member,
front sub-frame or what ever you want to call it has to come down,
[not necesarily off, but down] ).

if i ever have to pull a motor again i might drop it rather than pull
it as the cross member does come off pretty easily...just a lot of
work for an oil pump.

any way, got those leaks fixed and was 35 - 40 miles out last night
when the radiator blow its top...s* s* s* f* f* f*. we had dinner
got a couple gallons of water and got home with lots of steam and
turning the car off and coasting the last 15 miles. at first i
couldnt see where the leak wazs and thought i had c.f.'d the water
pump again...however, i discovered that the by-pass hose from the
thermostat to the water inlet pipe doesnt not like to be rubbed by the
re-rpouted super charger belt. i replaced it with a piece of straight
hose, ( so i could get the car in for alainment and emissions), and
ordered the correct "el" shaped one from partyka mazda in hamden,ct
this morning. it was ~ $9 but it well worth it as a straight hose
will work its way into the belt again.

i also discover that the p.o. of the carhad the egr pipe remove either
as part of the orig s/c install or when the header was installed...so
the car fail emissions for nox...

the saga continues...

Hang in there! You'll get it!

Chris
99BBB


"peter" > wrote in message
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>i geuss i mesed up when i put the oil and water pumps on the new motor
> because there were big leaks which i fixed, (btw getting the oil pump
> out without yanking the motor is a pain...the saddle, cross member,
> front sub-frame or what ever you want to call it has to come down,
> [not necesarily off, but down] ).
>
> if i ever have to pull a motor again i might drop it rather than pull
> it as the cross member does come off pretty easily...just a lot of
> work for an oil pump.
>
> any way, got those leaks fixed and was 35 - 40 miles out last night
> when the radiator blow its top...s* s* s* f* f* f*. we had dinner
> got a couple gallons of water and got home with lots of steam and
> turning the car off and coasting the last 15 miles. at first i
> couldnt see where the leak wazs and thought i had c.f.'d the water
> pump again...however, i discovered that the by-pass hose from the
> thermostat to the water inlet pipe doesnt not like to be rubbed by the
> re-rpouted super charger belt. i replaced it with a piece of straight
> hose, ( so i could get the car in for alainment and emissions), and
> ordered the correct "el" shaped one from partyka mazda in hamden,ct
> this morning. it was ~ $9 but it well worth it as a straight hose
> will work its way into the belt again.
>
> i also discover that the p.o. of the carhad the egr pipe remove either
> as part of the orig s/c install or when the header was installed...so
> the car fail emissions for nox...
>
> the saga continues...