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Old 03-05-14, 11:53 PM
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starting problem
so i have a 88 turbo II rx7 when it starts fine when its cold but when i drive it around and stop at a gas station it wont start. i have no clue why
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Hot start problem?
my guess is it could be the water-thermo sensor at the back of the waterpump.
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Old 03-06-14, 12:07 AM
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ya its a hot start problem and how much would that be to replace? or do i have to replace the whole waterpump
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It's cheap like 15 bucks and it's easy to replace , u don't need to take off the water pump to replace it.





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so i replaced it and i still have the problem what else could it be
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leaky/dirty injectors or low compression are 2 more things that come to mind.
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what is the best way to test for those
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