Well…..as you know, the plan for this morning was to change out the coolant in the car since it had changed over to a rusty gel substance that just isn’t good for it…and Miatas should have the coolant changed once a year…and the last time I had it changed was over 5 years ago so I may have to do it again before winter because you never get all of the old coolant out…I did find that the radiator has a drain plug and that made the job so much easier not having to take the bottom radiator hose off….the coolant that came out was pretty much black instead of the green it was when it went in and that was ugly…I did have to take the overflow tank off and wash that out since it was filled with brown goo and it needed cleaning badly…that stuff had the consistancy of 100 weight gear lube and it’s supposed to be like water…and I let water run through the radiator for 15 minutes until it ran clear coming out so I hope this helps…the new ramps that my brother gave me worked like a champ and I felt comfortable being under the car without stands…going to use them again when I change the oil in a couple of weeks…so, I guess I can get on the bike here after this cup of coffee and watching some of the TDF….more later…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Well…..as you know, the plan for this morning was to change out the coolant in the car since it had changed over to a rusty gel substance that just isn’t good for it…and Miatas should have the coolant changed once a year…and the last time I had it changed was over 5 years ago so … Continue reading That was easy…<\/span>