Thread: It's ALIVE!
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Old January 28th 17, 05:36 AM posted to rec.autos.makers.mazda.miata
Leon van Dommelen[_2_]
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Default It's ALIVE!

On Thu, 26 Jan 2017 12:31:51 -0700, XS11E wrote:

> Robert Klemme > wrote:
>
>> On 24.01.2017 21:06, XS11E wrote:
>>>
>>> I'm amazed! I mail ordered a new battery for the 1992 Mazda Miata
>>> knowing it would be almost impossible for me to install with arthritis
>>> making both hands pretty non-functional but... no problem!
>>> Fortunately, it's a small battery and not very heavy.
>>>
>>> All went smoothly and I even had my letter carrier come by and offer
>>> encouragement.
>>>
>>> The car started right up, now to wash it, get it emission tested and
>>> registered.

>>
>> Sounds like a proper resurrection. Congratulations!

>
> Not that straight forward, when I went drive it I found a water leak,
> turns out the upper thermostat housing had developed a hole. Replaced
> it and now have a new leak, possibly the lower thermostat housing.
>
> "It's always something"


It can't be that you misidentified the original leak?

Leon
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