Water spewing from exhaust

Asked by CSPN Jun 13, 2017 at 10:38 PM about the 1989 Mazda RX-7 Base Convertible

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Exhaust and transmission removed..turned
flywheel by hand and coolant spews heavy
from exhaust.

4 Answers

Thanks...maybe that's why I couldn't rev to but 4.5 to 5k rpms in neutral... Redlines at 8k...9 tops...maybe I can get fortunate at a salvage yard and find a rebuilt one cheap.

I have to remove and dismantle the engine to see what repair kit I need, eh? That's if the plates are in specs ....and rotors....maybe get away with apex seal change...kinda tedious job.... esp. with the gear chain and eccentric shaft...maybe I can experi-port-bore it out with a dremel...be my first time dealing with rotary innards..and removal install.

Thanks much!...,I had the hunting idle problem also,,... after cracking the brittle oil metering lines,.. while changing the water pump...made sure the upper manifold was clean and vacuum tubes changed...noticed some components weren't hooked up to vacuum....wonder why....put it together,...surging....reason for dismantle was always adding water,...and white smoke at acceleration for redline..then it would clear st idle...but always had an odor of coolant....I didn't have the car long...after much repairing...self clutch change,...trans tail shaft removal for gear selector correction,.... Dunno....nice when its working, .....seemingly..

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