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I have an '84 RX-7 GSL that has sat idle for about 18 months. It wasn't driven very much before that. Within the past month I took off the carb and did a thorough cleaning and rebuild. When finished, I put the carb back on and then checked the ignition system. The cap and rotor are in great shape as well as the spark plugs and wires. I got good spark at the plugs. Made sure that fuel is reaching carb. I made sure that there were no open vaccum lines.
The problem I am having is when the engine is cold it starts up just fine, but when the engine warms up, and the choke releases, it dies within 10 seconds and I am unable to get it started again. Once the engine is cold again it will fire right up.
Any suggestions on what might cause this is appreciated.
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ur problem could be worse than u think.it sounds like bad coolant seals to me and could possible be that if the car was parked for a while.pull the radiater/thermostat cap and have a friend to crank the motor over.if the coolant stays calm then ur fine and move on to the next idea.if the coolant is sloshing around as the engine is turning over then ur coolant seal(s) is bad and ur goin2 need a rebuild.if ur seal(S) seam fine then i would check the timing and go from there.good luck and i wish u the best
Naw, probably just clogged jets, ports, or some other carb type thingy. The choke lets it run rich enough to keep an idle, but once that's gone it runs too lean and dies.
well i guess so,i didnt think of that.im fuel injected.but doesn't it have a manuel choke?i've checked out a coupl of first gens and they all had manuel chokes.or was that only till a certain year?anyways,Good Luck
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