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Over Heating At Idle?

Old Apr 28, 2004 | 10:46 AM
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Ok, here's the thing. I took my car to my friends shop to replace the engine. a malloy mazda reman was installed. He also did the FULL non-seq. mod. Got rid of all emissions, new koyo radiator, intake, full exhaust, MBC, and a rx7.com reprogrammed ECU. Everything is done now and ready to go. A little while ago I posted how the car was flooding. Thanks for the help guys cause it turned out to be a stuck injector. Now, of course something else is wrong. They said when you start up the car the guage says its over heating. I've never heard of a car over heating at idle....especially with a new radiator and engine. Any ideas on what could cause this? Thanks for your help guys.
Old Apr 28, 2004 | 11:02 AM
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shoot, umm. is it just the light coming on or is the car actually over heating? mayeb a bad sensor, not enough coolant in the rad? did u replace the water pump and thermostat while u were in there?
Old Apr 28, 2004 | 11:15 AM
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not sure if its actually over heating or not. I don't have an after market guage yet. But the light is coming on, on the stock gauge. I don't think its a new T-stat, but it is a brand new water pump.
Old Apr 28, 2004 | 12:07 PM
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the light and buzzer is the low coolant warning.. just continue to bleed the system over the next week and you should be fine.
Old Apr 28, 2004 | 12:38 PM
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Make sure you got all the air out of the system.
Old Apr 28, 2004 | 06:36 PM
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yeah, the light coming on does not mean it's overheating, it's telling you you are low on coolant. Rx7's are a pain in the *** to get out all the air pockets
Old May 3, 2004 | 11:53 AM
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*UPDATE* It was the sensor. The stock guage climbs all the way up. But we installed and aftermarket and its great. Thanks for all your help guys!
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