Project: 1995 Miata

[Jake]

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?

I'm dumb. It's not the thermostat housing that it's leaking from, it's the "water outlet".

See this image:



It's the thingy with the bolt and the nut that holds the green plug. The plug is for coolant temp, I think.

Anyway, there's a $3 gasket that just... isn't there, and I need to buy one on my way home tonight.