05-06-2013, 12:29 AM
Nice work! Wish I could of been there (especially with this weather) - spent all day inside studying for exams :x
I'm confused by this - my '99 motor had the thermostat located in the water neck right at the front of the block. Did this motor have a prior re-route performed? I know the BP carried with it the modified coolant routing from when Mazda took the B6 out of the 323 and turned it sideways. I just thought there would be a plug/block off plate back there that would be leaking instead of a t-stat housing?
Jake Wrote:• Coolant gushes out of the thermostat housing, which is inexplicably located on the back of the block. I had to put the old t-stat on the new motor, and in my haste, didn't move the gasket. So, need a gasket for it. And more coolant to replace what poured from the bottle onto the ground. Twice.
I'm confused by this - my '99 motor had the thermostat located in the water neck right at the front of the block. Did this motor have a prior re-route performed? I know the BP carried with it the modified coolant routing from when Mazda took the B6 out of the 323 and turned it sideways. I just thought there would be a plug/block off plate back there that would be leaking instead of a t-stat housing?
Current: '20 Kia Stinger GT2 RWD | '20 Yamaha R3 | '04 Lexus IS300 SD
Past: '94 Mazda RX-7 | '04 Lexus IS300 (RIP) | '00 Jeep XJ | '99 Mazda 10AE Miata | '88 Toyota Supra Turbo
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Past: '94 Mazda RX-7 | '04 Lexus IS300 (RIP) | '00 Jeep XJ | '99 Mazda 10AE Miata | '88 Toyota Supra Turbo
My MM Movies - Watch Them Here