[Miata] 2 questions

[Larry Alster]

>From what I understand the hood is hard to do by the Paintless guys because 
it's aluminum but it's worth talking to one about it.

As for the heater, I don't think replacing the heater is going to fix your 
heat when in cold problem.  That is the cables not being adjusted right. 
IIRC Jeff Anderson has a writeup somewhere about fixing that.  If you have 
no evidence of leakage I'm not sure why you would want to put a sealer in 
the system??  Are you losing fluid??  Have you checked the hoses feeding the 
heater core??


Larry

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dennis Swaney" <romad at mac.com>
To: <miata at realbig.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2007 4:54 PM
Subject: [Miata] 2 questions


> #1
>
> Here in California we have flexible vinyl road markers that are 3.5 inches 
> wide and about 4 feet tall. You can drive over them and they return 
> upright. Well, I swerved and hit one but it didn't just bend out of the 
> way; it conformed to the shape of the front and slapped the hood. So I now 
> have a 3.5 inch by 14.5 inch rectangular dent in the hood. Should I try 
> DentPro or a regular body shop? The paint isn't cracked on the hood (but 
> it is scuffed on the nose).
>
> #2
>
> My car is 18 years old and I need to replace the heater assembly. Even in 
> the max cold position I still get some heat flow so I know the dampers 
> have deteriorated. Additionally I have a "hot coolant" odor from the 
> vents, but I have no leak evidence. Tommy at Finishline quoted about $500 
> for a new assembly, which I can't afford for a couple of months. Would a 
> cooling system sealer help slow down possible seepage and eliminate the 
> "hot coolant" odor?
>
> Sincerely,
> Dennis B. Swaney
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