'85 GSL fuel-starved at idle
#1
Newbie
Thread Starter
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Bloomington IN
Posts: 2
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
'85 GSL fuel-starved at idle
I posted the message below on the cartalk forums, but haven't got a response there yet from anyone familiar with the problem we're having.
I'm new here.
I don't have internet at home presently, but I'll check back in a few days.
My dad "inherited" a 1985 GSL, with a fuel injected 13B engine, that had been parked for serveral years.
We oilled the rotors and towed it a couple of miles.
Then put the plugs back in and cranked it, but it wouldn't start.
We poured some fuel into the intake and it fired.
After the engine reached maybe 1500 RPMs (our ears aren't tuned yet to normal Mazda wankel operation) and above It would continue to run on fuel from the tank
If it was throttled back below about 1500 it would die and wouldn't restart unless fuel was added to the intakes.
I'd appreciate it if anyone with knowledge about the engine could share insights into getting fuel to this engine at the lower RPMs.
Thanks,
Dale Myers
I'm new here.
I don't have internet at home presently, but I'll check back in a few days.
My dad "inherited" a 1985 GSL, with a fuel injected 13B engine, that had been parked for serveral years.
We oilled the rotors and towed it a couple of miles.
Then put the plugs back in and cranked it, but it wouldn't start.
We poured some fuel into the intake and it fired.
After the engine reached maybe 1500 RPMs (our ears aren't tuned yet to normal Mazda wankel operation) and above It would continue to run on fuel from the tank
If it was throttled back below about 1500 it would die and wouldn't restart unless fuel was added to the intakes.
I'd appreciate it if anyone with knowledge about the engine could share insights into getting fuel to this engine at the lower RPMs.
Thanks,
Dale Myers
#3
Old Fart Young at Heart
iTrader: (6)
Welcome to the Dark Side.
Make sure the fuel is fresh, replace the fuel filter and check for vacuum leaks on the intake duct to the throttle body. Might run a can of Seafoam through it with 1/4 tank of gas.
There is a good section on trouble shooting SE idle problems in the following thread.
https://www.rx7club.com/1st-generation-specific-1979-1985-18/1st-gen-rx-7-faq-page-237777/
Make sure the fuel is fresh, replace the fuel filter and check for vacuum leaks on the intake duct to the throttle body. Might run a can of Seafoam through it with 1/4 tank of gas.
There is a good section on trouble shooting SE idle problems in the following thread.
https://www.rx7club.com/1st-generation-specific-1979-1985-18/1st-gen-rx-7-faq-page-237777/
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
RotaryBobby
1st Generation Specific (1979-1985)
1
09-10-15 01:33 PM