TWiR 1986 S3 TWR

[ian65]

trawling through some old hard drives tonight I found some folders full of old rx7 pictures.... how long ago was this and how times change.... you could put a at least a 6 in front of that price now!

[TOOL]

Wow!

When you coming over?

[KiwiDave]

trawling through some old hard drives tonight I found some folders full of old rx7 pictures.... how long ago was this? ....

I've owned TWiR for almost 10 years. It is hard to say exactly where and when the photo was taken, it could well be at Top Hat Motors in Birmingham.

[KiwiDave]

... how times change.... you could put a at least a 6 in front of that price now

Good to know Ian

[KiwiDave]

Wow!

When you coming over?

This weekend is a bust mate, will message you I'll bring the RX if the weather is good.

[KiwiDave]

Servicing all done. Nice fresh Castrol GTX for the motor, Castrol Axle Z for the Torsen LSD and Castrol EP90 for the gearbox. TWiR was up to her usual tricks again and refused to part with the gearbox filler plug. Two days soaking in PlusGas penetrating spray did the trick.

Thanks to Ian for recommending a most excellent 12v pump to assist with gearbox filling duties.




Just over a week to go until Retro Rides Weekender at Goodwood.

[KiwiDave]

Final prep this afternoon. After a quick drive around the block, I glanced at the temp guage to see it sitting 3/4 of the way up the scale. Usually, the needle sits around 1/3 and will barely move from there so something wasn't right. Ran a few more tests with no change. Temp would rise under load then settle around halfway after extended idle. I could force the temp down by turning the heater to hot but that doesn't solve the issue

No leaks and fan was fine so a brief consultation and we decided to check the thermostat. Last got changed almost three years ago. Test revealed that it wasn't opening as much as it should so swapped for a new one.

It was never going to be that easy though. I stripped the thread nipping up the second bolt and I was being careful as previous thermostat housing removal has seen snapped bolts. Luckily, one of the guys had the correct size to helicoil the bugger and we were back in business.

The needle sits around halfway now so I'll keep a close watch on the way down to Goodwood in the morning. An early afternoon has turned into a late evening but at least TWiR is still moving so I should be grateful for that.

[spirit r]

I could force the temp down by turning the heater to hot but that doesn't solve the issue

It's not the best option in summer I wish you will find the fault and get back to 1/3 on the way up to scale. Radiator outside clean?

[KiwiDave]

I could force the temp down by turning the heater to hot but that doesn't solve the issue

It's not the best option in summer I wish you will find the fault and get back to 1/3 on the way up to scale. Radiator outside clean?

The main culprit is a faulty fan clutch so that will get sorted shortly. I'll use a spare viscous fan for the meantime but the upgrade to an electric item is imminent.

[KiwiDave]

It is a good idea to check that your heater matrix is in working order. Having the ability to add an extra 'radiator' into the cooling circuit and bring temps down quickly really saved my weekend.

In other news, a stand-in has turned up for my broken Rx-8 gearknob



There was not one mention of 'Momo' in the eBay ad, nor in any pics but that's how it arrived ... in a Momo box



Anyway, it's got red stitching so I'll ignore the clearly cheap-ass fake packaging