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does the waterpump have a weet hole back in the timing belt area?(waterpump and timing belt replaced 10,000 ago)
any information on the correct way to depower the (96) power steering rack?
ill have more questions to follow.
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Posted 05-11-2012 09:22 PM
94racing
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hey all. well im building a car (96 1.8 miata) that was running st5 and ive been plugging away at repairs and safety precautions and i found a coolant leak. removed the skid plate and found some coolant leaking from under the crank. motor is dry under where i took off the water pump pulley after i had already removed the power steering pump and i loosened and removed the bracket to remove the a/c pump(tommoro) so i guess these are my questions
does the waterpump have a weet hole back in the timing belt area?(waterpump and timing belt replaced 10,000 ago)
any information on the correct way to depower the (96) power steering rack?
ill have more questions to follow.
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does the waterpump have a weet hole back in the timing belt area?(waterpump and timing belt replaced 10,000 ago)
any information on the correct way to depower the (96) power steering rack?
ill have more questions to follow.
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Posted 05-11-2012 10:29 PM
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Best thing is to do a coolant system pressure test to locate the leak. You can 'rent' the coolant system pressure tester from your local auto parts store. Sometimes they call it a radiator pressure test since it attaches to the radiator on the Miata.
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Posted 05-12-2012 01:03 AM
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Posted 05-14-2012 12:10 PM
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I have came to a stand still on the steering rack. What do i do next? I cant get the rack itself out
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Posted 05-14-2012 12:22 PM
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Different strokes for different folks : )
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Posted 05-14-2012 02:52 PM
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Yes, there is a weep hole in the water pump. It is not visible until you remove the pump. I would bet at least 2 cents that the pump is leaking.
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Posted 05-14-2012 07:53 PM
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Yeah im stuck at step 6. No ring to pull out only a seal.Follow the site below step by step, pictures are included.
http://www.flyinmiat...depower.php?x=1
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