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Old Apr 16, 2012 | 02:35 PM
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Originally Posted by houstonrx8er
so cool story.............

I was removing my coolant overflow tank to clean it (dreaded coolant light) and while trying to get to the underneath hose clamp for the "over fill drain" the nipple on the radiator broke off.

did I just screw myself into a new radiator?

HAH!.....Same thing happened to me on my build.
Yeah time to put a new radiator in there.

After 3 months of my rebuild , I am still fooling with the coolant light. I am ready to take it to Mazda and let them bleed the air out the system. Everything I followed, read, and watched on this site is not working. On the plus side my car hasn't overheated.
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Old Apr 16, 2012 | 02:44 PM
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I think the light is from sensor failure, you can run a resister on it it looks like (10omh resister I think) but I was looking for a more permanate temporary fix
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Old Apr 16, 2012 | 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by houstonrx8er
I think the light is from sensor failure, you can run a resister on it it looks like (10omh resister I think) but I was looking for a more permanate temporary fix
Cool . I'll try it.
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Old Apr 16, 2012 | 03:28 PM
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unplug the sensor... mission accomplished.
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Old Apr 16, 2012 | 03:35 PM
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mmmmm, thanks, could have skipped that fubar

would it be wrong to drill it and atap a fitting into it

what the PSI of the cooling system...more than a diy repair like that would hold I am sure.......ugh
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Old Apr 16, 2012 | 03:36 PM
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Originally Posted by houstonrx8er
so cool story.............

I was removing my coolant overflow tank to clean it (dreaded coolant light) and while trying to get to the underneath hose clamp for the "over fill drain" the nipple on the radiator broke off.

did I just screw myself into a new radiator?

Yep, I have an extra aftermarket radiator if want it.
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Old Apr 16, 2012 | 03:39 PM
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Yep, I have an extra aftermarket radiator if want it.
one of the ones we moved yesterday?
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Old Apr 16, 2012 | 03:49 PM
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I made my own secondary radiator set up.
Bout the radiator--you CAN drill it and put a fitting in there--but you will always wonder .....and it would be my luck it would start leaking when i am in the middle of no where.
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Old Apr 16, 2012 | 04:03 PM
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I made my own secondary radiator set up.
Bout the radiator--you CAN drill it and put a fitting in there--but you will always wonder .....and it would be my luck it would start leaking when i am in the middle of no where.
yea, I wouldnt buy that kit, to easy to do better

I dont like the idea of a half *** fix.....to risky on something to crucial
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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 05:36 PM
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FL

Originally Posted by 9krpmrx8
Holy grammar, that was painful to read.
Too funny I just read it lol

Originally Posted by bse50
Please stop spreading misinformation.
Sorry your right is just info..

Originally Posted by olddragger
dude I think your intentions are good and all--but you have been posting here a little while and you should know by now that the rx8 engine is a different animal. When it come to building them, there are things that you have to do differently. So by saying how great other engines are doing --it really doesnt
relate to us.
I dont understand why some folks think that no balancing is required? Can someone explain that to me?
Your right my intentions good, RX8 are diff to a degree , balancing is required but what's got me thinking if racers balance engine today race it take apart and put new seals I never seen once mention I did a rebalance again for the 5 rebuild on same engine I been testing . Just curious ..? I know balancing is very important in every engine , rotary,piston ,etc but most of the time I see racers balance engines ,

Originally Posted by houstonrx8er
It looks like he does balancing at least looking at his website.

If it is so important why don't more ppl offer it (equipment $ I assume)
I wonder that too theirs a lot of builders and I haven't seen one say balance is a must on this rebuild .!?
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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 05:50 PM
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FL Coolent sensor

Originally Posted by houstonrx8er
I think the light is from sensor failure, you can run a resister on it it looks like (10omh resister I think) but I was looking for a more permanate temporary fix
That's what dealer told me I needed the sensor ,!

Question do you have a battery saver or something to save your memory while you have engine out , they have a solar battery back up they sell at lowes I was thinking of getting it since my car runs good and I didn't want to reset memory or hit the stop 20 times like Ive read.

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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 06:04 PM
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I dont think that matters, the ECU will rebuild itself if it looses its memory....which it shouldnt if its flashbased like ours is
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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 06:12 PM
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hey chino, if you just added a signature photo resize it please.
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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 06:24 PM
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Ooo I'm trying to resize its not letting me lol
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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 06:29 PM
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Originally Posted by houstonrx8er
hey chino, if you just added a signature photo resize it please.
Man now it looks like mini me lol
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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 07:04 PM
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Its giant and hurting my eyeballs.
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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 07:29 PM
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Size is 160x68 why is it still large shhhht
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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 07:56 PM
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Order any new stuffs yet?
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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 08:27 PM
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no but I am throwing around 2 carts at the moment

tell me more about this radiator you have.

I am still having issues deciding what to do with the flywheel (do I or do I not) I know if I do it will only be because it was one of the first mods I wanted but never got aroung to it.....not sure if there is really a gain
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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 08:32 PM
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Awesome. I say do the flywheel if you have always wanted too. Many say it's their favorite mod.

Here are some detailed pics of the Mizu, you can compare it to the Ron Davis in the garage. As for fit and finish they are both nice units but the Mizu is half the price. As for performance, it has done fine so far in the limited time my car has been running since the new engine/turbo kit.

https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...79#post4241879
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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 08:37 PM
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I did work on this (please note this is completly a prototype and by no means a final representation of the final product) and determined that plastic fittings are go bueno, the brass ones do not fit to my liking (nor do I like their color) and I happen to have the schrader valve from my propane powered potato cannon =

so I need to find more fitting of that type anyone have any direction (screw in with grommet)

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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 08:39 PM
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Originally Posted by 9krpmrx8
Awesome. I say do the flywheel if you have always wanted too. Many say it's their favorite mod.

Here are some detailed pics of the Mizu, you can compare it to the Ron Davis in the garage. As for fit and finish they are both nice units but the Mizu is half the price. As for performance, it has done fine so far in the limited time my car has been running since the new engine/turbo kit.

https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...79#post4241879
I am good with the Mizu, shot me a pm with a price
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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 10:11 PM
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Dude you might as well buy another 8 at this point

http://austin.craigslist.org/cto/2958502864.html
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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 10:19 PM
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Dude you might as well buy another 8 at this point

http://austin.craigslist.org/cto/2958502864.html
eh, i wont spend that much.....well maybe but it wont be a comparable car
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