Oh, dear...well I don't feel too foolish...

beacuse whoever put in the LAST thermostat did the SAME THING!

Near as I can tell, the t-stat slipped and didn't quite line up as it should have. The machined lip that was supposed to hold it wasn't as deep as they usually are, so when I fitted the gasket and put the cover on, it must have moved and opened up at the top.

THIS time, I gooped the gasket, put the t-stat in, put the gasket on with the goop on it, held the whole mess with a fingertip and then seated the housing. I held the housing in place and fitted the nuts.

After that, the car warmed up within 5 minutes, and stayed nice and warm. Actually got a little TOO warm, but another burping and filling and then topping off the bottle and the temp gauge stays at about 1/3 all the time.

Ah, well...that's what I get for not getting one from Mazda, I guess!

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Hachiroku
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This is a TOYOTA group.

Reply to
sharx35

Oooh so it is and somebody has the cheek to write about an ungodly Mazda, well it's just as well that we have you to lead us on the path of righteousness, isn't it, we could have all gone to hell for reading these non TOYOTA (All hail to TOYOTA) postings. I tell you what, next time somebody posts infidel Mazda questions, why don't you blow yourself up! (Ya d*****ad!)

Reply to
Wonko the Angry

Suck dick, ricer.

Reply to
sharx35

WOW! that must be the BEST come-back I have heard! er, what's a ricer?

Reply to
Wonko the Angry

A Ricer; Noun;

A term used to describe idiots, predominantly in North America, who take their cheap Japanese import cars, load them with body modifications, a new exhaust, and maybe an air filter, and then think they can win any street race because their car looks sleek.

Keep in mind, that no engine modification or any other type of performance enhancing modification is included in the ricing process.

Usually used by other Ricers to try and insult people.

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Nicholas Bourne

Oh dear, I have been insulted havn't I . Thanks for the definition.......... hmm ricer yes I must remember that one..........(Walks off shaking head).................

Reply to
Wonko the Angry

WOW! that must be the BEST come-back I have heard! er, what's a ricer?

I wasn't implying, just clarifying

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Nicholas Bourne

AFAICT, Nicholas, our wonky friend did all the clarifying and/or implying that we needed. He has pretty well classified himself.

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Andrew Stephenson

But, with the Brain Trust we have here, I figured it was worth a shot.

A t-stat is a t-stat, eh?

Reply to
Hachiroku

Wonko! Don't be so Angry!

Reply to
Hachiroku

You sure? I mean, this makes sense and all, but I have heard the term 'ricer' applied to people who HAVE made some pretty Fire-Breathing mods to their cars, predominately by Motor Heads who think no-one but Ford and/or Chevy can make a car (did I even IMPLY Chevy could make a car?!?!) and, of course, forget ALL about MoPar...

And, I have been called a ricer merely for owning Japanese cars. Aw, well, I like 'em!

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Hachiroku

I have nothing against Borla or K&N users, but .. All the racing modifications you can put in the car is worthless with poor driving skill. In a street race, you must have the skill (and guts) to maneuver your car to avoid the obstacles in front, and of course avoid geting caught or reported. For me, RICERS are people with speeding tickets :) If your a RACER you should be in a race track ; )

SAFETY FIRST!

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EdV

Man, you SAID it! Yeah, I'vee seen cars that can hit 100 in 5 seconds, drven by people that couldn't even handle it when it took 9 seconds!

A pregnant woman in Boston was killed a few weeks ago by ricers, she was within a month of delivery and the baby was lost, too. Morons. In Mass there are PLENTY of places you can go to get out of the city, even the Mass Pike; that would make one HELL of a drag strip. There's always the danger of being in a collision, but at least on the 'Pike' or an interstate your less apt to take someone with you.

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Hachiroku

No,no I didn't mean you, I meant him, no what I mean to you is thanks for clarification. AARRgh, it's all too confusing, it's back to the instute for me!

Reply to
Wonko the Angry

Chevy used to make some nice cheap cars back in the day. . . . But that day has been done since about 1960. I've driven a 1962 Corvair with the Powerslide tranny, and a 1963 Chevy II 300 with the manual that couldn't shift sometimes. Neither one would stay running when cold. My first 'driving' job, at 12 years old, was to sit out in the car on Sunday morning and start it and hold the throttle down until it got warm enough to run on its own.

Our first Japanese car, the 72 Carina, shocked the pants off my parents: 1. It stayed running when started, no matter how cold. 2. It only took a turn of the key to start it. No pumping the footfeed, or holding it down. 3. The paint and the total lack of body rust in a used car. 4. The relative amount of interior space vs exterior size. We had tried all of the Chevy line in 1973 looking for a car we could fit in. We coudn't even fit in a 73 Chevelle (remember those UGLY things), but we could fit in the Carina. 5. First 4 speed tranny we'd ever had. For an 88 hp engine (The Corvair had

80), that little Banzai Buggy really moved. I had her to nearly 65 in second once. Had her over 90 on one long straight strech of highway one night, too.

Charles of Schaumburg

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n5hsr

In the true sence of the word yes (EG

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but you never know what the average bogan would pull out when they think their crap smells just that bit sweeter. Dont get me wrong I've got nothing against somone who drives a 70's mustang with a 427 cammer, but if they can't realise that a well setup small car can't be any good I dont think I would talk to them for long.

Personaly I miss the days of group style racing. Seeing BMW M3's fighting with V8 sedans and GTR Skylines for outright honours in the same race was great.

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Nicholas Bourne

Sorry comunication failure, my fault interily

Reply to
Nicholas Bourne

I thought group racing was still the norm in Europe. LeMans, I believe, is still run in the group style, where you have different classes all competing on the same track for titles in different divisions and Overall.

I believe the American LeMans series (which begins in January in Florida) is still run this way. It is quite interesting to see the Factory Experimentals running with run-of-the-mill Porsches, etc...

Reply to
Hachiroku

Well, I had a '66 'Vair with Fred Flinstone brakes (had to tell people sitting behind the driver's seat, "DON'T put your feet on the floor!!!" with a Three-Speed manual. Nice car, but too tempermental for me.

Actually, the first Toyota in our family was a brand-new 1972 Corona, bench front seat with a column automatic, which, I'm told was fairly unusual and was actually an 'option'. That did it for us...there has ALWAYS been a Toyota in the family ever since. BTW, we traded a 1964 Chevy II in on the Corona...they wanted another one, but was $1,000 more than the Corona! What a bargain. The car went 120,000 but needed a new engine. I wonder if my putting the rear wheels on the sand at the edge of the pavement, FLOORING IT, and then dropping it into Low had anything to do with that... ;)

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Hachiroku

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