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by MadMaz
Thu Mar 09, 2006 6:05 pm
Forum: 2006
Topic: No Thermostat? Agreements and Disagreements
Replies: 23
Views: 20784

No Thermostat? Agreements and Disagreements

Hi Euen and to all Good point Euen. This prompted me to ring and check with 12 radiator repair specialists and motor mechanics - and do a web search on the topic "running an engine without the thermostat". Well at least everybody, but a couple, stated that running your car without the thermostat is ...
by MadMaz
Thu Mar 09, 2006 9:51 am
Forum: 2006
Topic: Overheating NA mx5 - Don't run without a thermostat!
Replies: 12
Views: 34384

Overheating NA mx5 - Don't run without a thermostat!

Morning Grant Geoff's quite right of course about the prime function of the thermostat not opening until the engine is warmed up - then progressively opening until the right temperature is maintained as water now circulates through the radiator. But a certain back pressure is still maintained even w...
by MadMaz
Thu Mar 09, 2006 12:24 am
Forum: 2006
Topic: Overheating NA mx5 - Don't run without a thermostat!
Replies: 12
Views: 34384

Overheating NA mx5 - Don't run without a thermostat!

Hi Mik Let me put it this way. An opinion is just that. An opinion or just a belief. My writing was not based on opinion, it was based on fact and what I have actually seen occur on at least a dozen occasions over 25 years. Sure, you may get away with running without a thermostat for a short while -...
by MadMaz
Wed Mar 08, 2006 12:15 am
Forum: 2006
Topic: Overheating NA mx5 - Don't run without a thermostat!
Replies: 12
Views: 34384

Overheating NA mx5 - Don't run without a thermostat!

Hi Mik No, never run an engine without the thermostat. The thermostat also serves to back pressure the flow of coolant throughout the entire cylinder head and engine block, ensuring all hot surfaces are evenly contacted with coolant. Without it, you get way over boiling temperatures and steam pocket...
by MadMaz
Tue Mar 07, 2006 7:36 pm
Forum: 2006
Topic: Overheating NA mx5
Replies: 12
Views: 8538

Overheating NA mx5

Hey Mike No sweat Mike - I was caught out too by this same problem years ago which is why it occurred to me straight away - can happen to any of us! And look at it this way - new belts don't cost much and you're back out on the road in a brace of shakes!! The other common probe re overheating I've d...
by MadMaz
Tue Mar 07, 2006 6:41 pm
Forum: 2006
Topic: Overheating NA mx5
Replies: 12
Views: 8538

Overheating NA mx5

Hi There Mike The common denominator for the "charge" light on and overheating seems to trace back to accessory drive belts.. Either just worn out, too loose and/or slipping from being splashed with a bit of water from a puddle. Make new ones are deflecting by only about 1/4" at full tension. Cheers...
by MadMaz
Tue Mar 07, 2006 1:20 pm
Forum: 2006
Topic: That Accident + Parking Ticket!
Replies: 2
Views: 4847

That Accident + Parking Ticket!

Hi Eric Hear you on that - could have been a little oil on the road too as you get at some heavily trafficked intersections. 420 degrees is quite a spin alright. Was lucky not to come back to an empty car park space this morning in Queen St, Central Auckland. Was rushing to a job and got a park righ...
by MadMaz
Tue Mar 07, 2006 8:57 am
Forum: 2006
Topic: That Accident
Replies: 19
Views: 18705

That Accident

Hi Jeff That's a good point you make - I wonder what the tyre condition & pressures were like on the Diamante - i.e. if they were close to bald and over inflated that would change things considerably - especially as it was wet. Anyway, to all list members: "Be careful out there people". Cheers & Tak...
by MadMaz
Tue Mar 07, 2006 8:57 am
Forum: 2006
Topic: That Accident
Replies: 19
Views: 18705

That Accident

Hi Jeff That's a good point you make - I wonder what the tyre condition & pressures were like on the Diamante - i.e. if they were close to bald and over inflated that would change things considerably - especially as it was wet. Anyway, to all list members: "Be careful out there people". Cheers & Tak...
by MadMaz
Mon Mar 06, 2006 11:17 pm
Forum: 2006
Topic: That Accident
Replies: 19
Views: 18705

That Accident

Hi Eric A 420 degree spin is 1 complete revolution plus 60 Degrees. Are you sure the police were right about that? If they are, even a skilled stunt driver would have trouble doing that going at < 50k's as the Herald story implies - at least without full lock, whacking on the handbrake and full powe...
by MadMaz
Mon Mar 06, 2006 11:17 pm
Forum: 2006
Topic: That Accident
Replies: 19
Views: 18705

That Accident

Hi Eric A 420 degree spin is 1 complete revolution plus 60 Degrees. Are you sure the police were right about that? If they are, even a skilled stunt driver would have trouble doing that going at < 50k's as the Herald story implies - at least without full lock, whacking on the handbrake and full powe...
by MadMaz
Fri Mar 03, 2006 8:01 pm
Forum: 2006
Topic: Sheet metal fabricator in Auckland ?
Replies: 8
Views: 7387

Sheet metal fabricator in Auckland ?

Hi Greg

Try Demac Metal Fabrications Ltd

14 Grayson Avenue
Papatoetoe
Auckland
Phone (09) 278-6961

They manufacture stainless air filters among a whole host of other things,
but do the odd one-off stainlesss fabrication job as well.

Cheers
Mark
by MadMaz
Fri Mar 03, 2006 7:02 pm
Forum: 2006
Topic: The Accident
Replies: 15
Views: 15688

The Accident

Hi Bill I've never met Eric personally, but I can deduce from Eric's writings that he's a thoroughly decent chap all round. (I also share Eric and Ann's taste for MX5's, particularly pristine RED NA's!!!). I believe if it had been me in that same situation, I too would have become involved, owing to...
by MadMaz
Fri Mar 03, 2006 7:02 pm
Forum: 2006
Topic: The Accident
Replies: 15
Views: 15688

The Accident

Hi Bill I've never met Eric personally, but I can deduce from Eric's writings that he's a thoroughly decent chap all round. (I also share Eric and Ann's taste for MX5's, particularly pristine RED NA's!!!). I believe if it had been me in that same situation, I too would have become involved, owing to...
by MadMaz
Fri Mar 03, 2006 4:56 pm
Forum: 2006
Topic: The Accident
Replies: 15
Views: 15688

The Accident

Hi Eric

Agree 100% with you - you've got my support on this one - and agree with
Nina's observation too.

Cheers
Mark
by MadMaz
Fri Mar 03, 2006 4:56 pm
Forum: 2006
Topic: The Accident
Replies: 15
Views: 15688

The Accident

Hi Eric

Agree 100% with you - you've got my support on this one - and agree with
Nina's observation too.

Cheers
Mark
by MadMaz
Fri Mar 03, 2006 2:03 pm
Forum: 2006
Topic: David Parker & Powelliphanta Augustus
Replies: 0
Views: 2382

David Parker & Powelliphanta Augustus

Hi all David Parker (Minister of Transport and also Energy Minister) is now well and truly in the hot seat. Not only is he battling roading funding problems, but now it's being made known that the country is facing an electricity supply crisis. The CEO of Meridian Energy, Keith Turner, has told a Pa...
by MadMaz
Fri Mar 03, 2006 9:54 am
Forum: 2006
Topic: Crashworthiness
Replies: 16
Views: 15621

Crashworthiness

Hi Eric I couldn't believe it for a mo this morning when I saw little PURLEE right smack bang on the front page of the NZ Herald - complete with paper weight! Have to say you're quite right about the MX5 being a strong little automobile - those Diamantes weigh in at about 1,500 Kg. I'd hadn't guesse...
by MadMaz
Fri Mar 03, 2006 9:54 am
Forum: 2006
Topic: Crashworthiness
Replies: 16
Views: 15621

Crashworthiness

Hi Eric I couldn't believe it for a mo this morning when I saw little PURLEE right smack bang on the front page of the NZ Herald - complete with paper weight! Have to say you're quite right about the MX5 being a strong little automobile - those Diamantes weigh in at about 1,500 Kg. I'd hadn't guesse...
by MadMaz
Thu Mar 02, 2006 6:56 pm
Forum: 2006
Topic: JUST DYNO'D 193 RWHP !!!! YAY! :)
Replies: 11
Views: 8804

JUST DYNO'D 193 RWHP !!!! YAY! :)

Hi again Glenn Even running stock discs and callipers, go get a good set of metallic pads (and have the discs machined) and run them in gently for the first few hundred k's and then brake progressively harder for the next few hundred. This'll make for much increased stopping power with plenty of bit...
by MadMaz
Thu Mar 02, 2006 5:39 pm
Forum: 2006
Topic: JUST DYNO'D 193 RWHP !!!! YAY! :)
Replies: 11
Views: 8804

JUST DYNO'D 193 RWHP !!!! YAY! :)

Gidday Glen It's not so much the horesepower I'm amazed at - it's the peak torque figure. 480 Nm is one heck of a lot of twist for a small car weighing only about a tonne! Even the modified Mitsi Evo's and Sti's don't often run more than 530 Nm - and they're a lot heavier than an MX5 and have the dr...
by MadMaz
Thu Mar 02, 2006 1:14 pm
Forum: 2006
Topic: MX5 Crashworthiness
Replies: 18
Views: 17459

MX5 Crashworthiness

Simon, I certainly agree with your line of reasoning. There's also the issue of Careless Driving or even Dangerous Driving on the part of the Diamante driver, that if proven, could well exonerate any other party that became involved as a result. There's simply no excuse for someone sliding broadside...
by MadMaz
Thu Mar 02, 2006 1:14 pm
Forum: 2006
Topic: MX5 Crashworthiness
Replies: 18
Views: 17459

MX5 Crashworthiness

Simon, I certainly agree with your line of reasoning. There's also the issue of Careless Driving or even Dangerous Driving on the part of the Diamante driver, that if proven, could well exonerate any other party that became involved as a result. There's simply no excuse for someone sliding broadside...
by MadMaz
Thu Mar 02, 2006 11:10 am
Forum: 2006
Topic: MX5 Crashworthiness
Replies: 18
Views: 17459

MX5 Crashworthiness

Hi Eric Commiserations and sympathies Eric and very glad to hear that both you and Ann are O.K. because that's what's most important. It's good though to also hear that PURLEE will be out and about again in just a couple of weeks. The lady in the Diamante is clearly in the wrong, because an amber li...
by MadMaz
Thu Mar 02, 2006 11:10 am
Forum: 2006
Topic: MX5 Crashworthiness
Replies: 18
Views: 17459

MX5 Crashworthiness

Hi Eric Commiserations and sympathies Eric and very glad to hear that both you and Ann are O.K. because that's what's most important. It's good though to also hear that PURLEE will be out and about again in just a couple of weeks. The lady in the Diamante is clearly in the wrong, because an amber li...

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