ToofHurts
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Was the Radium coolant tank leaking by the radiator cap?
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Thanks again for being an awesome host. Loved seeing the toys.Thank you @boosted180sx and @Volksparts for making the trek to Fullerton from Torrance and San Diego, respectively today.
Really enjoyed the visit. Spent something like 3.5 hours or so talking about the Civic Type R on the back outdoor patio, with plenty of breeze and enough social distance...Which is funny, because it seemed like was just a matter of minutes.
My wife surprised us with In-n-out burgers for lunch, which was really cool of her
The purpose of today’s visit was for Volksparts to hear the Sequence exhaust on boosted180sx’s Type R.
Had hoped my car might be ready to fire up, but was waiting for the replacement Radium PCV oil catch can to arrive.... Of course it arrived a few minutes after they left ?
Was the Radium coolant tank leaking by the radiator cap?
Super jealous. Hopefully I can afford these soon lol
Wanted to say thank you to @Hooligan317 for hooking me up with these never installed JRZ coilovers and HKS error cancellers. Jumped on them when they were listed on the forum classified section. If interested in any items he is selling, know he is 110% trustworthy He is moving onto another platform... so wishing him the best of luck with his new ride. He will be missed here on CivicX
Tempted to throw these on... but am waiting for some RV6 suspension pieces and need to recharge the batteries after this heavy round of mods + would like to enjoy the car at stock height a little while longer...
Besides, gotta save some stuff for the future and need to come up with a solution to keep the car from scraping at the bottom of our driveway at the lower height, which would drive me nuts
Super jealous. Hopefully I can afford these soon lol
Haha thank you! I wouldn't say that though. I'm still slow.Heh thanks Michael... no need to be jealous man... you have me gapped by miles on driver mod
It’s always good practice to bleed the clutch anytime you change the brake fluid. As you can see the fluid inside of the clutch line was pretty dark compared to the fresh fluid being poured in
Completely unintentional and a little embarrassing, but had to have my nephew show how to bleed the clutch slave cylinder...
Back when I rotated the clutch slave cylinder to permit the Dream downpipe to fit....
Didn’t realize it had come out of its’ actuator circled in red... so didn’t reinsert it.
When I thought the car was good to go and ready to start, stepped on the clutch and it dropped straight to the floor... As did my jaw. Heh. Checked to see what happened, found the problem and noticed clutch fluid had sprayed out.
Close up view of my little fax paux, sigh
My nephew used a super long extension to remove the bolts securing the clutch slave cylinder, made sure it was properly seated, aligned it back into the arm, then reinstalled the bolts.
Removed this rubber cover from the clutch bleeder.
View looking straight down of the clutch bleeder valve.
A 8mm combination wrench is needed to operate the clutch bleeder. Showing this photo for the purpose of clarity. Did not open the valve to bleed until a tygon tube and water bottle was installed to catch the fluid.
Like this. Slipped the clear tubing right over the bleed valve.
With the tube exit inserted to a bottle.
A 2nd person pumped the clutch pedal 3x then pressed and held it, while the bleed valve was opened a 1/4 turn, then closed to bleed air and fluid from the system and refill the clutch slave cylinder.
The clutch pedal needed to be lifted back to its starting position. Removing my shoe to use my toes worked good for this, heh.
The clutch gets its supply from the brake system, so topped off the brake fluid reservoir between bleeds.
After about (12) bleed cycles, the clutch pedal felt firm like its supposed to.
Replaced the reservoir cap, closed the bleeder valve and reinserted its’ rubber cap then cleaned up.
This is how much fluid bled out to ensure no air was left in the system.
Clutch bleeding is something I just found out about, so was interested in learning it.... Just not this way,
Recently purchased a Speedibleed for single person brake and clutch bleeds. Will try it out next time
Your projects are getting messy! Thanks for sharing.
It’s always good practice to bleed the clutch anytime you change the brake fluid. As you can see the fluid inside of the clutch line was pretty dark compared to the fresh fluid being poured in