Leon van Dommelen <
rammm@dommelen.net> wrote:
On Thu, 26 Jan 2017 12:31:51 -0700, XS11E wrote:
Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> wrote:
On 24.01.2017 21:06, XS11E wrote:
I'm amazed! I mail ordered a new battery for the 1992 Mazda
Miata knowing it would be almost impossible for me to install
with arthritis making both hands pretty non-functional but...
no problem! Fortunately, it's a small battery and not very
heavy.
All went smoothly and I even had my letter carrier come by and
offer encouragement.
The car started right up, now to wash it, get it emission
tested and registered.
Sounds like a proper resurrection. Congratulations!
Not that straight forward, when I went drive it I found a water
leak, turns out the upper thermostat housing had developed a
hole. Replaced it and now have a new leak, possibly the lower
thermostat housing.
"It's always something"
It can't be that you misidentified the original leak?
No, there was a 1/4" hole in the upper thermostat housing right at the
end of the upper radiator hose.
What I did wrong was not looking at the lower thermostat housing but
the thermostat was stuck solidly and I couldn't remove it w/o damaging
it so I left it in place and wasn't able to see the lower housing.
When I put it back together I ran the car for some time and it wasn't
leaking, I suspect the lower housing had a spot almost eaten through
and as the car came up to temperature (and pressure) it let go and
began leaking. I drove it some distance before the leak began.
The connector for the two small hoses is intact, I'll know more when I
get it apart again, I'm still recovering from the damage I did to my
arthritic back, hands, shoulders, etc. with the first go-round, I'm
still too sore to get at it today.
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