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Old 02-02-2012, 09:07 AM
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Engine Cooling Issue

So I bought a stock non-turbo '95 Z32 about a week ago and as expected, it came with plenty of things to work on, one of which was the coolant systems leaking problem. Fixed the one visible leak in the front of the block and thought I was done. On the way home from work, about a 30 min drive, the car began to rapidly overheat and when I pulled over to check the cause, all I could really see was some spewing and steam coming from the upper backside of engine and now I have no coolant in the system. Does anyone know if there are any coolant hoses near the firewall or do I have a more serious leak than I thought? Also I was told to invest in a larger radiator and electric fan, are these necessary for the tt engine, since I do plan on making the swap soon?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Old 02-02-2012, 09:55 AM
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Welcome to the Club..

The hoses behind the Engine are a Real PITA.. Get use to it.. Everything on this Engine is a PITA..

It took me 3 Hours over 2 Days to get my Intake Manifold Off..

Find Someone with Little Hands, and Very Strong.. Make Friends with them.. But them Beer..

It's not fun..

Here is some of the Shots of the Engine Removal.. you can see the Motor and Hoses alot better with the Car out of the way..
http://s312.photobucket.com/albums/l...issan%20Shots/


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Old 02-02-2012, 10:08 AM
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Luckily my mechanic is that way and as a huge plus I happen have the second tt engine, I think what I'm going to end up doing is pulling the N/A engine out to fix that and while I have it out we just might as well put the tt in and go ahead with the swap. :/
Kind of a crappy way to fix it but it seems like the easiest way to do all this.
As for the larger radiator and electric fan that would help keep the tt engine cooler, huh? Or are they necessary?
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Old 02-03-2012, 12:29 AM
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My TT has no problems with overheating now that I've replaced the rad, but it's an OEM knockoff replacement so it's no better than stock. It's just new. So no I think a properly functioning stock radiator would be fine unless you have bigger plans than a daily driver.

About the TT swap, why even bother fixing the NA if you're swapping for a working TT?
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Old 02-03-2012, 07:10 AM
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Well assuming someone even wants an N/A engine I could sell it for a couple hundred I suppose.. :\
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