New Member RX-7 Technical Post your first technical questions here, in an easy flame free environment, before jumping into the main technical sections.

Pops but wont start

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 09-04-14, 08:20 PM
  #1  
Junior Member
Thread Starter
 
ben.soucek's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Posts: 6
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Pops but wont start

my rx7 pops inconsistently when i crank it over, but wont start,
its a 1993 rx7

the fuel system consists of...
two 255lph Walbros
leading to a fuel pressure regulator that bumps the pressure up to 120psi
that feeds 1600cc secondaries and 850 primaries.

from the ecu 12 volts are going to the fuel injectors, and im only getting 3.6 back is this right/normal?

and does anyone have a good photo of how the plug wires are routed because i took the plug wire off and went away for awhile and came back and i could not remember how they went back on, i have it set up like

front of engine <---

T1 T2
L1 L2

any help would be great, thanks
Old 09-04-14, 10:06 PM
  #2  
Retired Moderator, RIP

iTrader: (142)
 
misterstyx69's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Smiths Falls.(near Ottawa!.Mapquest IT!)
Posts: 25,581
Likes: 0
Received 131 Likes on 114 Posts
Plug wires are correct according to your "diagram".

120 PSI?..no..more like 40 is normal to the engine.
Have you checked the plughs to see if they are wet?..(with 120 psi of fuel you should be Firehosing the Fuel into the Engine!~)
Old 09-05-14, 07:20 AM
  #3  
Moderator

iTrader: (3)
 
diabolical1's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: FL
Posts: 10,814
Received 306 Likes on 267 Posts
welcome to the board.

you mentioned pulling the plug wires and going away for a while. reading your diagram as straight text, it's correct. that would place the front of the engine at the left margin of this page (basic driver's side view of the engine). if your "front of engine" denotation is to be taken literally, then you have them all screwy - basically having the trailing system on the front rotor (1) and the leading system on the rear (2). double-double check your wires. a deflood may also be in order before you continue as well.

also, yeah, that fuel pressure sounds crazy.
Old 09-05-14, 09:43 AM
  #4  
Retired Moderator, RIP

iTrader: (142)
 
misterstyx69's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Smiths Falls.(near Ottawa!.Mapquest IT!)
Posts: 25,581
Likes: 0
Received 131 Likes on 114 Posts
FRONT...T1 T2 REAR
.............L1 L2.......

good way to remember is T is for TOP of engine and L is for the LOWER plugs.
The #1 Rotor is always at the front of the car.
Old 09-07-14, 01:24 PM
  #5  
Junior Member
Thread Starter
 
ben.soucek's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Posts: 6
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
i have pulled the plugs, they were wet but not what is would expect them to be, you could see a little drop of fuel on them but they were far from soaked, i forgot to mention it is running on e85
Old 09-08-14, 12:28 AM
  #6  
Retired Moderator, RIP

iTrader: (142)
 
misterstyx69's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Smiths Falls.(near Ottawa!.Mapquest IT!)
Posts: 25,581
Likes: 0
Received 131 Likes on 114 Posts
you also didn't state what ECU you are running.
If you look at the Forum Jump Menu,you will see lots of ECU sections.
I would be opting to look through a section that pertains to your ECU and see if you can get info there.

If the plugs are wet then they didn't burn the fuel off,so the engine is flooded.
Old 09-08-14, 05:09 PM
  #7  
Moderator

iTrader: (3)
 
diabolical1's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: FL
Posts: 10,814
Received 306 Likes on 267 Posts
was the car running prior to your original post?
Old 09-08-14, 10:46 PM
  #8  
Junior Member

 
dees.kwith's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: palm springs
Posts: 12
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
It sounds a lot like your out of time. Have you messed with the timing?
Old 09-09-14, 11:43 AM
  #9  
Massss BOOOOOST!!
 
FdFrog's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: West by God Virginia
Posts: 32
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
I had a similar problem and it turned out plugs were wet. It got flooded... good luck!
Old 09-09-14, 08:30 PM
  #10  
Junior Member
Thread Starter
 
ben.soucek's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Posts: 6
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
it was not running in my possession, i picked it up of craigslist as a project the car was built by a guy who builds cars for a living and is very well know in my area for doing good work, he had it running a few years back but deiced to go full racecar with it and something gave him the idea to delete anything unnecessary(wiring), and turn the harness into a bare bones harness, i received the harness cut into many chunks and i have successfully wired the harness back together, or i thought so until it came time to start it, when it just popped and did not start,

yes he did mess with the timing

i also recently just lost the tps sensor reading,

thanks for pointing me in the right direction
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
rgordon1979
3rd Generation Specific (1993-2002)
40
03-15-22 12:04 PM
sherff
Adaptronic Engine Mgmt - AUS
5
09-12-15 12:22 PM
whinin
New Member RX-7 Technical
10
09-05-15 11:52 PM
gabescanlon
3rd Generation Specific (1993-2002)
7
09-05-15 12:09 AM



Quick Reply: Pops but wont start



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 11:23 AM.