What did you do to your non-G body project today? [2022]
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Mazda's have a bit of a corrosion issue historically. I've got a 2013 Mazda 3. The amount of underbody corrosion is shocking, especially compared to a friends 2012 Acura. Mine's got ~140k miles (220k km) on it. Hasn't been a bad car, but it's definitely starting to show it's age. Biggest chronic issue I've had with those is wheel bearings. At least they're cheap - if not a pain in the *ss to replace.
2015? or 2016? I've got a 2016 SuperCab too. Not many of them out there. Seems like most are the SuperCrew with 5.5' box.
While waiting for the parts I went and welded the bung to the cover. All it is, is an 18mm x 1.5 big nut but it was all I needed. I used my oxyacetylene torch because I prefer it when doing exhaust and other stuff I don't want to leak. When I see bubbles that will later become a pinhole leak I can push the molten metal around with the gas pressure to fill in with. I used a big copper brake fitting washer on the plug as they rarely leak. Next some paint and it will be finished and ready for use. EZPZ oil checks now. 
Yeah Mazda was never great with rustproofing. Like your Mazda 3, this CX-5 isn't a bad car, it's just aging faster than I think it should. Wheel bearings that bad to replace?
It's a 2015. I like the SuperCabs. Enough room that I can fit people if I have to, but if I'm with a group, no one is choosing to take my truck if it means riding back there. Its actually not that cramped. I'm 6'2" and I can sit back there. It's tight, but I fit. The supercrews are nice, I love how spacious the rear is, but I never ride back there. The Supercrews with the 5.5' box are very common. The 5.5' box is just too short for what I need to haul and the Supercrew 6.5 bed has the turning radius of a barge.
Started to dig around and inventory what I needed to prep the G-10 for summer operations. Will have to hit the speed shop tomorrow for oil but they have Royal Purple 10W/40 with ZINC in it so that makes me a happy camper. Put the van up on a stack of those wooden lifting flats that I made for the transmission swap last year and got to test run my floor jack adapter in the process. Adapter worked fine; turns out the jack needed some hydraulic fluid so that was a today thing to do. Thing is a brute to lift but trying to add oil with it on the floor is a messy PITA so up onto the bench it went.
Otherwise the next item for it is a laptop so i can dig into the Fuel Injection maps and find out why my cold idle rpm won't come up to the norm during warmup. Another PITA. Wish I had been smart enough to score a Sun Distributor Service Unit when they started to become obsolete but space and $$$$ ruled the day.
Put the exhaust parts box onto a furniture dolly to make it moveable; found out why my one dolly was acting like a drunk when it rolled along th floor, the pivot bearings and axle pin were dry as a bone! No oil or grease or even spit to help things move along. Amazing what a goodly amount of Fluid Film sprayed into the moving parts can do to help matters move along.
Still on the fence about the future of my current distributor. I was thinking about a Davis Unified HEI but they are not available locally and I am not certain about their manufacturing pedigree. Most of the others get their products from the PROC brigade so no enthusiasm there.
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Otherwise the next item for it is a laptop so i can dig into the Fuel Injection maps and find out why my cold idle rpm won't come up to the norm during warmup. Another PITA. Wish I had been smart enough to score a Sun Distributor Service Unit when they started to become obsolete but space and $$$$ ruled the day.
Put the exhaust parts box onto a furniture dolly to make it moveable; found out why my one dolly was acting like a drunk when it rolled along th floor, the pivot bearings and axle pin were dry as a bone! No oil or grease or even spit to help things move along. Amazing what a goodly amount of Fluid Film sprayed into the moving parts can do to help matters move along.
Still on the fence about the future of my current distributor. I was thinking about a Davis Unified HEI but they are not available locally and I am not certain about their manufacturing pedigree. Most of the others get their products from the PROC brigade so no enthusiasm there.
Nick
I think my DUI distributor is USA but not certain. I can look the next time I'm at the storage.
My little Honda seems to be fixed and running nice and smooth. Had to make an adjustment to the alignment on a tie rod and it tracks perfectly now.
My mom's bday was today and in 2 weeks it's my woman's bday so I'm tapped out on some money for a bit haha.
My mom's bday was today and in 2 weeks it's my woman's bday so I'm tapped out on some money for a bit haha.
Bringing this one up with the ribs, I smoke a ton of food I'll have to try that one. Been making pulled pork in the crock pot with a pork loin and 12oz can of root beer, 6 hours on low. Juice has nice flavor.
Easiest way to pronounce that: war-ster-shire haha
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