any rx-7 mechanics in san jose?
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any rx-7 mechanics in san jose?
im lookin for someone to help me work on my car, or atleast help me find out what the exact problem is, im right around the willow glen area of san jose, but yeh, heres the story:
-from a previous post
and then just today, more than a week later, i started it up, and it was running just fine, had the choke pulled out, driving down the street, it warmed up, the choke popped back in, and it started running like complete ***. so i pulled the choke back out, but it kept running horrible =/ i dont get it
anyone willing to gimme a hand?
so i finally got the right alternator for my car, was out driving it all last night, ran beautifully, this morning at 10, i woke up, went to drive to my dads, and my 7 was running like ****
like small backfires constantly, we opened the hood, straightened out the distributor cap, then drove it to my dads, but still, it was like it had no power what so ever, i was on the freeway flooring it, going 60-70, which thinking back, was probably a bad idea, although it didnt sound like the rpm's were gettin very high, so im not worried about blowin the engine(dont have a working tach)
i dont get how something could go out over night, me, my brother, and my dad came to the conclusion that its probably the distributor, or the points, or the distributor cap, but something in that region, are we on the right track? anyone else have a problem like this?
oh yeh, i forgot to add, from 0 throttle to about 1/3 throttle, the car drives like normal as long as the rpm's are up, but soon as i go past 1/3 throttle, it bogs like hell
how could something go bad overnight like that?
like small backfires constantly, we opened the hood, straightened out the distributor cap, then drove it to my dads, but still, it was like it had no power what so ever, i was on the freeway flooring it, going 60-70, which thinking back, was probably a bad idea, although it didnt sound like the rpm's were gettin very high, so im not worried about blowin the engine(dont have a working tach)
i dont get how something could go out over night, me, my brother, and my dad came to the conclusion that its probably the distributor, or the points, or the distributor cap, but something in that region, are we on the right track? anyone else have a problem like this?
oh yeh, i forgot to add, from 0 throttle to about 1/3 throttle, the car drives like normal as long as the rpm's are up, but soon as i go past 1/3 throttle, it bogs like hell
how could something go bad overnight like that?
and then just today, more than a week later, i started it up, and it was running just fine, had the choke pulled out, driving down the street, it warmed up, the choke popped back in, and it started running like complete ***. so i pulled the choke back out, but it kept running horrible =/ i dont get it
anyone willing to gimme a hand?
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well, I live in south san jose by oakridge mall, unfortunately I know nothing about working on cars (though with this car I am DEFINATELY learning bit by bit) so I also would appreciate the info. also a place to get body parts in that region (by tis I mean the bay area in general. I had a front end wreck and need bumper, bumperguard, and the part that goes between the headlights that covers the front of the rad and the horns)
oh, it's a '82 gsl-se.
very sorry to hijack this thread....
oh, it's a '82 gsl-se.
very sorry to hijack this thread....
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From: san jose, ca
Originally Posted by anvar420
well, I live in south san jose by oakridge mall, unfortunately I know nothing about working on cars (though with this car I am DEFINATELY learning bit by bit) so I also would appreciate the info. also a place to get body parts in that region (by tis I mean the bay area in general. I had a front end wreck and need bumper, bumperguard, and the part that goes between the headlights that covers the front of the rad and the horns)
oh, it's a '82 gsl-se.
very sorry to hijack this thread....
oh, it's a '82 gsl-se.
very sorry to hijack this thread....
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From: san jose, ca
Originally Posted by woodonastick
check spark plugs, at higher prm they may misfire
and the only raging waters i know of is on the east side? O_o in cunningham lake, but thats not too far, if love off of the curtner exit on 87
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Originally Posted by woodonastick
check spark plugs, at higher prm they may misfire
i feel smart =/ i checked all the wires n such, just not the plugs themselves, im gunna need to buy another sparkplug socket, my brother liked to lose his tools, so our tools are sorted now =/
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Should be the ignition
It should be the ignition, the best thing to do would be to trash the old points distibutor and upgrade to the newer ones that don't have the points system (83-85). Try checking the coils for resistance also, or just replace them with some junkyard ones; after all - pick & pull and pick your part aren't too far away from willow glenn.
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Originally Posted by TopGunM2k
It should be the ignition, the best thing to do would be to trash the old points distibutor and upgrade to the newer ones that don't have the points system (83-85). Try checking the coils for resistance also, or just replace them with some junkyard ones; after all - pick & pull and pick your part aren't too far away from willow glenn.
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From: san jose, ca
Originally Posted by j9fd3s
it could also be a vacuum leak, like the intake gasket
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Originally Posted by Halu
u can try C2 in oakland. They are very good in 1st gen.
Originally Posted by TopGunM2k
It should be the ignition, the best thing to do would be to trash the old points distibutor and upgrade to the newer ones that don't have the points system (83-85). Try checking the coils for resistance also, or just replace them with some junkyard ones; after all - pick & pull and pick your part aren't too far away from willow glenn.
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From: san jose, ca
Originally Posted by woodonastick
oakridge is a 10 min drive for me. about the vac leak, spray some carb cleaner on it. if the rpm goes up, theres something to fix too
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