Hey i just bought a 1st gen rx7 and im havin a bit of troubles,
1)i bought the car with out starter installed and am not sure as to wich terminal on the back the + wire goes 2, i hooked it up to the one i thoght and the ignition wire i thought and nothing happens when i turn the key, the starter doesnt even try to turn the engine over
2) as soon as you turn the key to ACC the carb starts to fill with gas, about half a centimeter, into the larger ports on the carb, i dont know if this is normal as i have never owned a car with a rotary engine. nor am i firmilar with carburated engines.

Any help would be much appreciated

-Ryan

 

Err, sorry i ment when i turn the key to 'ON', also when it is on 'ON' i hear lots of loud clicking, but i figure thats from the fuel pump or something

 

What kind of shape is your battery in?

 

That's the fuel pump. Your floats are sticking on the carb. They are supposed to cut gas off via a needle valve when the float bowls fill with gas. They're stuck. Lightly tap the top of the carb with a wrench and they might become unstuck. You probably will have to rebuild the carb, $30 in parts, easy to do. Fix the carb! I caught mine on fire because the floats were sticking. Search for an older post by me about it, it's pretty funny.

 

the battery is bran new, i bought it 3 days ago

thanks for the info about the carb

 

best advice I can give you on the starter, is get a haynes manual.. it's kinda hard to describe without pictures

also, check out this site:

http://www.wankel.net/~krwright/cars/rx7/wiring.html

all the 1st gen wiring diagrams from mazda!!

 

yea i have a haynes man, except it only says remove this from terminal b.....

the real problem is the starter doesnt have any markings

 

SO I said **** it and decided to leech some web space and host this... It originally was supposed to goto the Starting problems troubleshooting thread, but it's applicable here...

 

hrmz, thasts they way i hoked it up, mabye the soloniod is burnt out, cuz its not a new starter

hrmz, mabye its another trip to the junker for me

thanks

 

Hot WIre it... Just bridge the Blue and Red wires (Colors in my diagram.) together for a seccond... It should crank...

Screw driver works well to just touch the connectors.. Be careful not to touch between the red and any other metal though.

 

yea, already tried the jumping thing, the thing doesnt do anything, it kinda sparks when i touch them together but other than that nothing
i guesse its time for a new starter

 

sounds like a new starter is a good idea.

 

1.) Jack car up. Be sure it's in NEUTRAL!
2.) Short the wires as stated above.
3.) While running the jumper from the red wire to the terminal where the blue wires goes, give the starter a good whack with a small sledge or dead blow hammer.

Should go... Temporary fix should get you around for now.