I would recommend new valve cover gasket, crank bolt, and all coolant hoses while you are in there.
Ken Bogart ----------------------------------------------------- 96 Montego Blue FFS Coldside (His) 97 Black & Tan (Hers) 90 Crystal White (sons) ------------------------------------------------------ http://www.miatacare.com http://www.cincimiata.com http://www.bcchallenger.org MiataMail.com list owner On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 9:30 AM, David Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > My 2001 has 110 K on the clock, so I need to get after a timing belt, > water pump and such. > > Since I had the wisdom of selecting the Hard Dog Deuce rollbar when I got > my car 9 years ago, I was immediately banned from SCCA autocrossing, and > have not and don't foresee any on-track driving. I get all I can out of my > car on the street and want it to last me until I'm very old. (Quiet > Wally!!! … I'll strangle you with my medicare paperwork!!) > > My car is equipped with the FM frame rails and LS' OEM cross bracing > rather than the FM iron butterfly. The engine is stock. > > I'm wondering about motor mounts. I've been part of several conversations > recently that touched on new / performance motor mounts that has me > thinking. I'll likely get a OEM fuel filter too — is there a superior > alternative? > > Any suggestions of other logical refreshing while making these maintenance > repairs? > > What motor mounts would you recommend for a car that gets plenty of > spirited street driving, but no track time? > > I've not been involved in a Miata timing belt change. Is there a gasket > set involved in addition to the crank seal and cam seals? My current > grocery list includes: > > Timing Belt > Water Pump > Tensioner, Idler & Spring > Crank Seal > 2 Cam Seals > ? - 2 Engine Mounts > > I'm also considering a FM chassis upgrade with some of those tasty V-Maxx > coilovers. My question for this expert panel is about the sway bars. FM > sells a package that includes new bars, but I remember from when I was just > getting amped about my car and reading everything I could find that most > recommendations were for front bars only. What do you guys think would be > my wise choice. Keep in mind that my car has the LS package but not the > sport package. > > http://www.flyinmiata.com/**index.php?deptid=4537&** > parentid=0&stocknumber=13-**16210%20%201990-97<http://www.flyinmiata.com/index.php?deptid=4537&parentid=0&stocknumber=13-16210%20%201990-97> > > http://www.flyinmiata.com/**index.php?deptid=4537&** > parentid=0&stocknumber=13-**36500%20%201990-93<http://www.flyinmiata.com/index.php?deptid=4537&parentid=0&stocknumber=13-36500%20%201990-93> > > > Thanks, I thought this group was too quiet and I know I can benefit from > your wisdom and experience. > > El Brown-O- > ______________________________**_________________ > Miatapower mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.miatapower.net/**cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/**miatapower<http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower> >
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