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RX7_ARG

12-03-2002 10:38 AM

i think that my first gen is leaking water by the housign, or mixing with oil, how i know?

j9fd3s

12-03-2002 10:43 AM

do you have to add coolant? is it an 83-85 12a?

mike

RX7_ARG

12-03-2002 10:50 AM

its a 80 12A, i think that the coolent its burning out, smells bad

j9fd3s

12-03-2002 10:51 AM

oh ok, so it uses coolant, and it smokes?

mike

RX7_ARG

12-03-2002 11:03 AM

yes its smoking white

j9fd3s

12-03-2002 11:19 AM

well you probably have a bad water seal, its like a head gasket for a piston engine. you can double check the problem by either checking for exhaust gas in the coolant, or doing a pressure test of the cooling system

mike

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