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I was headed to Sherman last night when a heater hose ruptured. :punchout: Lucky for me onething was in Sherman and he came to my rescue. :D We got the car to a safe place for the night. Today, I took my Honda van and a trailer to Sherman and hauled the Miata home.
The new hoses will be here Thursday. We'll see if I can change both hoses as fast as miatamoto, half hour. My bet will be.....no.
Any suggestions or cautions?
Be careful pulling the old hoses off. The fittings in the firewall are very soft and easy to bend. Some people have luck using a razor blade to cut the old hose off. Be careful to not score the soft fitting though. Both of those things can make it very hard to get a good seal. The hoses also only go on one way so pay attention to which one is which.
Yep, do exactly what Majik says!Quote:
Originally Posted by Majik
Way to come to the rescue Onething! :clap: :clap: :clap:
How old do you think the hoses were? The origional ones from the factory?
Hoses usually go after about 7 years...
Mine went at 13 years.
oh for pete's sake... help me freak the kid out!Quote:
Originally Posted by Titus
I think mine lasted for like 10 minutes. (Better?) ::Banana::Quote:
Originally Posted by tailchaser
They could go at anytime! Actually isn't the old rule new hoses every 5 years??Quote:
Originally Posted by tailchaser
May order a set of heater hoses for my '99, no one wants to be a Titus!
Holy crap! I think I just heard the second set of hoses pop on the Civic!
Don't screw around with hoses, if you think they could be bad replace them, a hose failure could kill/cook you engine!!!
Which would be almost as bad as a Panda Attack!
Ohh... my 13 years was definitely an aberation.... The car is always garaged and spent it's first 11 years in the mild California climate. It was only after moving to the harsh Texas weather that they quickly failed. As a matter of fact, I'm thinking about adding them to my annual maintenance.
(better?)
I had a heater hose that I didn't even know the car had on my 1987 Dodge Raider blow at 8 years old. By the time I caught it, the head had overheated and cracked. $360 for a head and a week later(due to shipping), I was back up and running.
I am gonna guess that a miata head replacement is going to be slightly more than that. Especially for a 99-00 since their heads seem to be the ones that everyone wants.Quote:
Originally Posted by Radio-Active
Yeah... it's tough to get good head.Quote:
Originally Posted by Majik
Hey pal, watch it or we may have to moderate your posts! Altough you do make a good point. ::BaHump::Quote:
Originally Posted by tailchaser
It's a tough spot threatening to moderate me when your avatar has testicles for a chin... and your avatar's son is a dead ringer for blackzx3...Quote:
Originally Posted by Majik
Which son?Quote:
Originally Posted by tailchaser
Internet search on cylinder heads prooved good!!!
Linkie!
Thanks for the new Avatar. Any body see this?
When I got the old hoses off, there were score marks on the stubs. Looks like they had been changed before. But, I don't know when.Quote:
Originally Posted by blackzx3_13
It took me about 45 minutes to get the old hoses off. I had to take the cam sensor off to get to the engine end of the inlet hose. That is where the rupture was. It took me about an hour and 15 minutes to get everything back together. I replaced the O-ring on the cam sensor. The old one was hard and not sealing. I think the leaking oil caused the hose to deteriorate. I also did the timing bump while I was in the neighborhood.
My arms are scratched up like I have been sorting wildcats. ::Censor:: I had much rather work on my 1948 Ferguson, but I had much rather drive the Miata.
My hat is off the miatamoto. :clap: Half hour. He's the man.
Congrats! Sounds lik you are back in business!
Sounds good, did you notice anything with the timing bump?
Not yet. The car is still in the shop. I started it and let it warm up, no leaks I can see. But, no road test until tomorrow.Quote:
Originally Posted by blackzx3_13
I wanted to fix dinner for my wife::Angel:: , so the car gets more time in the morning.
Ahh, aren't you a sweetheart... ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by cone-cerned
No, he's retired.Quote:
Originally Posted by Treibenschnell
Retired from being a sweetheart? Well...Quote:
Originally Posted by blackzx3_13
:D
No - he's retired from teaching and his wife is still teaching. Not so much an ::Angel:: as skilled at avoiding ::Bop::Quote:
Originally Posted by Treibenschnell
What cone-cerned failed to mention while singing my praises in the original post was that he was on the way to meet me for dinner.
But you arent the person he was cooking dinner for right????::Clown::Quote:
Originally Posted by onething
You got that right. I'm so sweet my wife calls me Honey. (And she has for almost 40 years)Quote:
Originally Posted by Treibenschnell
RIGHT!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Majik
Those are the margarita's talking! :drunken:Quote:
Originally Posted by cone-cerned
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Originally Posted by cone-cerned
OOOOOOOhhhhh.... If I knew ya better I could really take this one down a badly misshapen path... But I don't so I won't... :D
He's married to two women named Margaret?Quote:
Originally Posted by sammm
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Originally Posted by Treibenschnell
::Rimshot: He'll be here all week..try the Mezcal.