Well, the engine still squeaks, even after a new water pump and timing belt pulleys. We’re out of ideas.
There hasn’t been much to journal about lately except depressing car repair news. We took apart the Miata, replaced the water pump, put everything back together, and the noise that was the cause of all this ruckus in the first place still remained. It wasn’t all a loss, since the water pump did have a bad bearing and could have used replacing anyhow. So we ordered the next part that could be the problem (timing belt pulleys) on Friday and have been waiting the weekend for UPS to deliver the package. Assuming it will arrive later today, we took the…
Well, I got new lenses for my glasses today. My lenses were 2 years old, and they went from being annoyingly scratched to nearly useless after catching a .45 casing on New Years day. Turns out my prescription has changed slightly… I could still read the 20/20 line with my old glasses, but everything is SO much clearer now. Or maybe that’s just because there’s no scratches. Yesterday, I called the local Mazda dealership to see if I could get an O-ring. They wanted $8 for it, said that the earliest I could have it was thursday, provided I went…
My car is now in many pieces. I’d forgotten just how much of a pain removing the timing belt in order to replace the water pump is. The bearing is definitely bad in the old one. I’ve gotten the old water pump removed, but that’s it. The o-ring that came with my new water pump for the thermostat housing is the wrong one. So I’m going to hope that I can get one at the Mazda dealership without waiting for them to order it. I want my car back as soon as possible. But if they don’t have it, it…
We purchased our rings from a broker in Memphis recommended to us by Berck’s cousins. They are titanium, brushed on top with polished, beveled edges, with two gold stripes running around them… racing stripes. We like the symbolism.