What have you done to your Festiva today!?

[jason_]

It would have just spit it all back out onto the highway faster then I could move it.

Sbc did that. Poked a piece of wood in it, swelled, partially stopped,, combined with radiator cap loose, but not off, so wouldn't gain pressure and a gallon every 20 miles, I made it.

Guess I was lucky.

Sometimes we draw the sheet end of the stick. Sorry dude.

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[1990new]

Sad to see a Festiva without a good thermostat housing.
I would be willing to part with my extra one for $20 shipped and even include a gasket.
PM me if you are interested.

[TorqueEffect]

Never ran down the edge of road, mud puddle, and a tee shirt to screen it? Water is better then walking! Or a tow bill.

I keep 2 gallons next to spare tire for this reason.

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It would have just spit it all back out onto the highway faster then I could move it.

[jason_]

JB welded thermostat housing gave up on the highway, and had to get towed since it dumped all the coolant all over the highway.

Never ran down the edge of road, mud puddle, and a tee shirt to screen it? Water is better then walking! Or a tow bill.

I keep 2 gallons next to spare tire for this reason.

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[TorqueEffect]

JB welded thermostat housing gave up on the highway, and had to get towed since it dumped all the coolant all over the highway.

[bravekozak]

Took apart my first swoopy spring. The tool was a little too tight! Wouldn't you know it, there are three ball bearings that roll in three dish holes. They are steel and rust easily. I wonder why Mazda specified non-stainless ball bearings for an outside swivel mirror? I measured them. Sure enough, they are exactly 5 mm in diameter. Time to wire wheel, paint and grease. The goal is no squeaks when the mirror is swivelled.

Where can I get 316SS marine ball bearings here?

[TorqueEffect]

re-inflated the tires to 40PSI.

They must be slowly leaking air since they are a bit dry rotted. Will just need to get tires before winter rolls around.

Hope to do an Aspire, and Rio Swap before then too.

[Spike]

Going to help a fellow stiva with BP turbo take out his engine and take apart to take to shot to get bored.

I don't think he'll be too bored if he gets 'shot'!

[RhodeStiva]

Going to help a fellow stiva with BP turbo take out his engine and take apart to take to shot to get bored.

[TorqueEffect]

Changed the oil.

[1990new]

Cut out new tail light gaskets from craft foam sheets, cleaned up the area behind the tail lights and the replaced using the new gaskets (on Tootsie)

Replaced the LCA bushings on Trixie with new ones that I got from bravekozak.

[getnpsi]

Replsced coolant sensor. Still got cel. Found o2 was wiggling in the hole and all white. Replaced with used one from b8. Will drive it later. The sti connector how to has no pics, i have copious plugs with no homes near my coil. Will take a pic and host so someone can spoon feed me later. 45 mpg with a cel it full of win in my book. Cant wait for mpg cam and new numbers

[navdoc101]

For the life of me I can't seem to find a good guide for the complete noob on doing an aspire swap in an '88 festiva.

Now with 100% more autocorrect fail!

Look on clubprotege,com. They have a complete write up. I dont know where its located on the site look around in the Tech. section.

[bravekozak]

I had to bite the bullet with two partially stripped brass windshield wiper nuts.
Ebay M18 X 1.0 tap to the rescue.

[bob^3]

For the life of me I can't seem to find a good guide for the complete noob on doing an aspire swap in an '88 festiva.

Now with 100% more autocorrect fail!