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bret.holbrook
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 Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 10:42 pm |
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Joe, hey buddy, how have you been? We need to hit the town again  . This fix is for my NA, and not the turbo. My 92 DOHC NA, so you're assesment applies I imagine, I'll take a look, you are signed up for the 19th right? Bret My94r/t wrote: The T-Stat is very simple to change. No need to pay to have it done.
Its directly below the radiator cap. I'm not 100% sure on what parts need to come off first on the turbo cars, but on my NA, I just removed the intake pipe and the 2 bolts holding the housing on.
I flush my own coolant, but I've had mine done on another car at an oil-change place before and the car was fine.
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G-ELL
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Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 11:00 pm |
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Bret, I need to pull your radiator to replace your AC condensor seals for the R134a conversion. If you can wait for the GB gathering, I can flush your cooling system & replace your thermostat at the same time.
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ttangel
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Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 7:22 am |
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doesn't the housing have three bolts? Or is that an "NA wieght reduction" trick...?
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G-ELL
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Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 7:57 am |
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It's has 3 12mm bolts that hold it to the housing and 1 10mm bolt for the hardlines that needs to be removed.
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bret.holbrook
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Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 11:07 am |
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I may be able to do that, don't know that I want to drive it 8 hours with the heating problem but I could drive over-night when it's cooler. I'll keep an eye on it and see how it does. G-ELL wrote: Bret, I need to pull your radiator to replace your AC condensor seals for the R134a conversion. If you can wait for the GB gathering, I can flush your cooling system & replace your thermostat at the same time.
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ttangel
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Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 11:28 am |
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Dude, seriously. go open the pet cock to the radiator. right now.
let it drain, then close it, and fill the system with water. it won't freeze, because it's summer, and water cools better than an antifreeze mix anyway. see if that improves the situation.
we'll change it out, blow out the radiator when you get to the gathering.
Do it now. tap water is cheap.
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A923KGT
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Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 12:42 pm |
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ttangel wrote: Dude, seriously. go open the pet cock to the radiator. right now.
let it drain, then close it, and fill the system with water. it won't freeze, because it's summer, and water cools better than an antifreeze mix anyway. see if that improves the situation.
we'll change it out, blow out the radiator when you get to the gathering.
Do it now. tap water is cheap. run some water through before you close the pet cock. tap water FTW as long as it's real short term. It would be better to use distilled water. It'll only cost you a couple dollars, but will not cause mineral deposits.
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My94r/t
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Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 8:18 pm |
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bret.holbrook wrote: Joe, hey buddy, how have you been? We need to hit the town again . This fix is for my NA, and not the turbo. My 92 DOHC NA, so you're assesment applies I imagine, I'll take a look, you are signed up for the 19th right? Bret I've been good. Working too much while taking a summer class is killing me sometiems, but I'm good. Yeah, I'll be there on the 19th. Will be nice to hang out again. BTW, I have a couple pictures you need to see.  ttangel wrote: doesn't the housing have three bolts? Or is that an "NA wieght reduction" trick...? It is 3. My mistake. G-ELL wrote: It's has 3 12mm bolts that hold it to the housing and 1 10mm bolt for the hardlines that needs to be removed. I don't remember ever removing a hardline, but like my thinking 2 bolts, it has been a while since I changed mine. _________________ ~Joe - aka spider gear destroyer
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bret.holbrook
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Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 9:03 pm |
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Ahhhh shit, pictures? Sounds like blackmail material. . .I can't wait. . . .  My94r/t wrote: bret.holbrook wrote: Joe, hey buddy, how have you been? We need to hit the town again . This fix is for my NA, and not the turbo. My 92 DOHC NA, so you're assesment applies I imagine, I'll take a look, you are signed up for the 19th right? Bret I've been good. Working too much while taking a summer class is killing me sometiems, but I'm good. Yeah, I'll be there on the 19th. Will be nice to hang out again. BTW, I have a couple pictures you need to see. ttangel wrote: doesn't the housing have three bolts? Or is that an "NA wieght reduction" trick...? It is 3. My mistake. G-ELL wrote: It's has 3 12mm bolts that hold it to the housing and 1 10mm bolt for the hardlines that needs to be removed. I don't remember ever removing a hardline, but like my thinking 2 bolts, it has been a while since I changed mine.
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My94r/t
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Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 10:39 pm |
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bret.holbrook wrote: Ahhhh shit, pictures? Sounds like blackmail material. . .I can't wait. . . . you got g-mail! _________________ ~Joe - aka spider gear destroyer
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G-ELL
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Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 7:53 am |
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My94r/t wrote: I don't remember ever removing a hardline, but like my thinking 2 bolts, it has been a while since I changed mine. That's because you have a vac reduction. The hardline is for the purge control canister and the front turbo wastegate (on turbo cars).
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My94r/t
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Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 8:03 pm |
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G-ELL wrote: My94r/t wrote: I don't remember ever removing a hardline, but like my thinking 2 bolts, it has been a while since I changed mine. That's because you have a vac reduction. The hardline is for the purge control canister and the front turbo wastegate (on turbo cars). That would explain it. I am missing those two palm-sized hair dryers. _________________ ~Joe - aka spider gear destroyer
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bret.holbrook
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Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 6:13 pm |
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Love the pics, had a great time, and the car was pretty cunfy, gotta hand it to those guys at Mitsubishi. Black-mail material for sure, but it's all good, Looking forward to the next gig. My94r/t wrote: bret.holbrook wrote: Ahhhh shit, pictures? Sounds like blackmail material. . .I can't wait. . . . you got g-mail!
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