car overheating super fast. just got a ton of issues fixed but now the car is exploding coolant after just 15 minutes. any insight?
#1985 mazda rx7 with 350 sbc overheating after 15 minutes of driving
supple briar
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wary violet
deffinetly check if your hoses are not broken or thwt they are on secure.or a hole in the radiator.I would reccomend also joining the rx7 discord server
plush raft
I would definitely think it’s a hose since it’s a older car
viral hatch
Oh it's you again
Check your hoses
And make sure there's not air in the cooling system
tacit venture
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Well what have you done? Any of those issues you said were fixed pertain to engine cooling?
supple briar
In efforts to fix the problem I changed the coolant. Added super coolant. checked hoses. Changed thermostat. Come to find out the guy before me just removed the thermostat entirely. I imagine to fix the overheating. the fan wasn’t turning in so i installed a 2215 CfM fan connected to an auxillery switch so i can manually turn it on. Even with all that the car still overheats in 15 minutes
I do have consistent bubbling in the coolant system. Potentially a leak somewhere but i can’t find it anywhere
supple briar
Well what have you done? Any of those issues you said were fixed pertain to engi...
ignition timing was fixed. carburetor was tuned. Fuel filter changed. 2 new spark plugs. new gas and cleaned out gas tank. So i guess not really except the ignition timing and carb tune but those don’t really affect it much
supple briar
deffinetly check if your hoses are not broken or thwt they are on secure.or a ho...
do you have the link? also not really an rx7 anymore 😂
wary violet
do you have the link? also not really an rx7 anymore 😂
as long as it has the same engine the stock hoses shoulf work
supple briar
as long as it has the same engine the stock hoses shoulf work
it has a 1969 C2 corvette engine
5.7 350 sb
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