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Does the other side show same amt. of corrosion too?

If no visible cooling sys leaks are detected, agree that sudden onset of chronic overheating usually = thermostat is stuck shut. Flush and fill w/fresh coolant when replacing the thermo and bet you'll be good to go.

Hey there and welcome to the Board. Congrats on your new ride!

Yup, slowin a bit cuz there are fewer MX-3's (and owners) out there. Plus the warmer months mean other stuff going on in ppl's lives too. For me, I have other seasonal commitments that make it tough squeezin in time to work on the rides right now, let alone surfin the board. That'll change as cold w...

Agree and the distributor problem is a known one on the GS. If an HEI mod is not your desire, then replacing the distributor is likely what you'll end up doing.

Welcome to the board and congrats on the MX-3. Nice find with all that work done and the low miles.

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Recommend getting a 4-wheel alignment check. My MX-6 behaved that way, only on wet pavement and then it was scary-bad handling. Turned out it needed an alignment was all.

Besides working on older rides, including the MX-3, playing the sax, cycling, sailing, and 2 months ago started hang gliding.

Can't keep up with the time demands for DIY car maintenance so replacing the old rides with sumpin newer and keeping the MX-3.

Simplest, cheapest, and most common cause of chronic overheating is low coolant level followed by a thermostat that needs replacing. If coolant level is not the prob, you can ck the thermostat by removing it and placing in a pan of heating water with a cooking thermometer to ck temp at which the the...

All GS (1.8V6) year's models have the same engine no matter whether MTX or ATX tranny.

gloriousinsanity wrote:My nick comes from the fact that I don't suffer from insanity... I love every minute of it.

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Agreed. Great write-up.

Yah, to fix the rattling (and for safety) definitely need to grow a pair of 14mm nuts and put em on those exposed stud threads. They're what holds the strut mounts to the car body.

The seats, in fact the whole interior looks xlnt!