What did you do to your BG(part 8)

[bogaut]

yea they arent as rare as they used to be, thanks to me haha

[CODY004WD]

I know right? I now have two, but one was broken... So I'm fixing it!

[bogaut]

chads?

[CODY004WD]

Nope.

[KAinjection]

That would be me. I assume everything arrived ok?

[CODY004WD]

Yeah, thanks James!

[KAinjection]

Will be glad to see someone make use of it, I was close to throwing that stuff out.

[KaleoXtreme]

Finally drove my BG!! Insurance is on, but they're giving me issues at the MTO with needing an apraisal on the car...wtf I never had one done when I registered it the first time. So I'm going the local MTO office and see if they can tell me what the other people are talking about.

Otherwise, she gave me some trouble on the drive lol, the guy I sold it too had a safety done, well they didnt torque the rear lug nuts...so I found that out real quick. Easy fix. Kept driving...started sputtering on me...pull over...nothing seems out of place...continue driving issue clears up! Get about 80 miles and it starts again...go see a local BG person in the area so we can poke around...OH! My radiator end tank has decided to leak all my coolant out!

So I had to drive the 100-110 miles BACK to my apartment in my brother in laws truck, grabbed my rad and anything else I may need, stopped in to get a rad mount kit and a new lower rad hose...AND WTF! no one carries a molded/pre formed lower hose for the BG! It's that ****ty coil bound hose that doesn't bend...so I drive BACK to the car, swap the rad out, trim the edges on my old lower hose (started to swell). Found a bad solder at the fan and it overheated a bit lol...marette fix ftw (bro in law is an electician lol) then I was off!

Car ran great for about...ooooh 50 miles then started sputtering again...lower rad hose clamp apparently stripped and leaked most of the coolant out again...lovely! Replaced the clamp, fill/burp/continue. Another 50 miles...sputtering again...coolant system is sealed solid and the fan works fine...wtf? Went to change the coolant temp sensor...ah CRAP! All my CTS are from my 626 and won't work! Change the coil for the hell of it...and got me another 50 miles before it started sputtering again!

Luckily I was 15 mins from my parents, and made it back...sputtering issue yet to be determined...possibly a bad VAF since I noticed the intake hiss would be quiet at times and really loud at other times during idle....so tomorrow's another day lol, expect another long post haha...

Jack, I have a brand new molded lower rad hose if you want it.

[Mazda_Powered]

If you weren't in Hawai'i I probably would lol...I'm going to call Mazda and see what they give me for prices.

So far it's looking like I need rear pads, front rotors, lower rad hose, and whatever is causing my low throttle power issue when I'm not in boost lol.

[KaleoXtreme]

LMK what they say, shipping just might be cheaper than Mazda, lol.

[Mazda_Powered]

yep time will tell haha. Not going to bother them until I have a bit more money though, I want to get everything at once lol. Dislike doing jobs twice or more

[MazdaNoob]

spare rad ok ? i have 1 thats well .. was brand new and you know the mileage i put on my bg

[Damkid]

Jack, I learned when transferring the GTX into my name that any 20+ year old vehicle purchased within Ontario needs an appraisal.... So the first time you put it in your name, since it was bought outside Ontario (the states), it did not need an appraisal, that's why it needs one this time around

Oh and any licensed dealer can write you an appraisal, you just need to get the appraisal form from the ministry to take to the appraisal.... For my GT they just asked me what I wanted the value as and only charged me $20 for it

[KAinjection]

Removed the carbon fiber hood for some reconditioning and adding some hood vents.

[Mazda_Powered]

thanks chris!!! that makes a bit more sense now lol