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2012/02/02 08:11:48 (permalink)
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All Japan Day 26 Feb 2012

Hey Guys,
 
Ill be home for this and was seeing if anyone else wanted to pop down:
 
http://www.facebook.com/#!/events/253988747983564/
 
Me and Scott are thinking about it, maybe head in during the morning sometime, weather permitting ofcourse...
 
Coincides with my installation of the hoist that weekend, but all good...
 
Also I have created a little facebook page for us to discuss things on as most people are prob more involved in FB then forums, http://www.facebook.com/pages/SA-MR2-Owners-Group/330371340336437
 
See you guys soon,
 
Alex

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    Re:All Japan Day 26 Feb 2012 2012/02/02 09:24:52 (permalink)
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    Hi Alex, sounds good! I wanted to go to this a couple of years ago but didn't go for some reason...
     
    SO who's entering their MR2, it's only $10, and I'm definitely considering it, since mines a "grey import".  :D
     
    http://www.alljapanday.com.au/
     
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    Re:All Japan Day 26 Feb 2012 2012/02/02 09:32:14 (permalink)
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    haha not me mate, unless i trailer it down without an engine, haha...

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    Re:All Japan Day 26 Feb 2012 2012/02/02 10:09:39 (permalink)
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    haha fair enough...
    but I can think of few others with 'working' MR2s... :P

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    Re:All Japan Day 26 Feb 2012 2012/02/03 01:39:39 (permalink)
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    I'll be heading down with some mates, one who has a crazy MX-5 entered. But alas my car's still got problems, so she won't be making it. :(

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    Re:All Japan Day 26 Feb 2012 2012/02/03 09:10:20 (permalink)
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    hey purplefox23 I know someone with a white turbo'd MX5, haven't seen his though.
     
    What's still wrong with yours?

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    Re:All Japan Day 26 Feb 2012 2012/02/04 17:50:26 (permalink)
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    Ah, his isn't turbo'd, but it is loud. -_- It'll be sitting on a pair of orange SSR MkII's on the day.
     
    Mine's still got cooling issues, I can only make short trips so far. Also the paints pretty faded, so she's not the prettiest atm. :(

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    Re:All Japan Day 26 Feb 2012 2012/02/04 18:25:06 (permalink)
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    Nice, I'll look out for it.
    Re overheating...
    That probably means you've got air bubbles in the system and they need to be bled out. I've done a successful coolant flush on mine before, if you need a hand.
    When was the last time the coolant was flushed and changed?

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    Re:All Japan Day 26 Feb 2012 2012/02/05 00:01:37 (permalink)
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    Well I've had a lot of work done so far, I had it flushed when a hose burst. I've had welch plugs replaced, a front hose replaced, thermostat replaced and most recently the thermostat removed.
     
    Problem is, it doesn't overheat when I'm driving hard, only when I'm at cruising speed it'll start to warm up. If I bring it down a gear for a little while, it usually brings it down to normal temperature. I've also had the "Engine Compartment Cooling Fan Warning Light" appear quite frequently.
     
    I'm still learning and don't know much about cooling systems, so have been relying on a mechanic to diagnose my problems. but not had much luck so far. I've got it booked in for Tuesday, but it's still a big mystery atm. :/

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    Re:All Japan Day 26 Feb 2012 2012/02/05 02:50:22 (permalink)
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    I use to have the same problem, when the temp started going up, dropped it back a gear and accelerated and the temp would go back down.
    That is just pushing the air pocket through the system, as Josh said, its a bleeding problem, get that air bubble out and that will sort your heating issue out...
     
    It is a delicate exercise but has to be done right, alot of people use the hose at the radiator end as per bgb, but you can also have the system pressure bled that works also.

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    Re:All Japan Day 26 Feb 2012 2012/02/05 09:29:26 (permalink)
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    Ah, that makes sense, I'll let my mechanic know on Tuesday.
     
    I've searched for a few guides,and found these two:
    http://www.midshiprunabou...oling-system-bleeding/
    http://www.midshiprunabou.org/mk2/coolant-flush-2/
     
    Is one way better than the other?

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    Re:All Japan Day 26 Feb 2012 2012/02/05 11:54:23 (permalink)
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    the pressure bleed will take no time at all, but need the tools for it, the other way can take up to a day to fully bleed the system...

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    Re:All Japan Day 26 Feb 2012 2012/02/06 09:26:25 (permalink)
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    I'd be going with the first one, in the second they make it look more complicated. 
    When me and shine did my MR2, it took about a day but that was because it had green ****ty coolant in there and I made sure it was all flushed out before filling it with Red/Toyota coolant. You could easily dump the old stuff and refill and bleed it in a few hours with a mate and the right tools.

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    Re:All Japan Day 26 Feb 2012 2012/02/06 20:49:46 (permalink)
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    Awesome. Thanks for all your help guys. I've got her booked in to the mechanic tomorrow still, so I'll see how she goes there.

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    Re:All Japan Day 26 Feb 2012 2012/02/07 09:31:14 (permalink)
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    Not a problem, let us know how it goes :)
    Anyway back on topic...
    I've entered my MR2 on the 26th! ............ is anyone else entering?? It's only $10.
    Hope it gets approved lol

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