rotary_X7

Just got my GP Sorenson Carb Rebuild Kit in the mail for my Nikki. =]

Anyone done a write up for this kit?

I inspected all the parts included and it's some quality stuff. Metal washers. =]



Any tips before i tear into the carb?

DavidMyers53

I rebuilt mine awhile back- probably wouldn't have gotten it back together except for all the digital pictures I took and displayed on my laptop. Lifesaver!

Good luck!
David

Roundabout

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Clear off a large table, lay down a white table cloth or sheet, and keep parts in order while disassembling on the table.... and do what David said, take lots of pictures!!

RW-7

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Lots of card cleaner! I usually get a couple cans per rebuild. Berrymans b-12 works good for me.
Good luck.

rotary_X7

Thanks for the support guys. I am thinkng of doing a walkthrough on rebuilding the carb with plenty of pictures if no one else has already done so. Has anyone done a complete write-up on rebuilding the Nikki?

1983GSP

take pics, and lots of them. i diddnt and almost pulled my hair out until i found a copy of the fsm and researched.

p_tree

I rebuilt mine last week with the same kit, the kit is great because it has all aluminum washers and replacement needles, *****, and some weights I think. anyways i didnt take any pictures but I sure did download the carb manual from here:http://foxed.ca/foxed/index.php?page=rx7manual
and printed the "step by step dissasembly and assembly section" then I got small baggies and used a sharpie to label part# from the diagrams, cleaned them before I reassembled, It wasnt as hard as I thought it would be. Im sure you will do good especially with the manual. Also look at the "how to strip a Nikki down "and look at the pics and the end of the article, it helped me alot, also look up sterlings threads I think you can also get that from the 1st gen faq page!!

p_tree

oh yeah, I would like to add that I got mine at AutoZone for $21.00, which i thought was a very fair price for the quality, It had two of almost every gasket, plus extra washers.

rotary_X7

21.00?? Mine was about 35.00 from parts america. Lucky you haha.

I'll look up the write-up you guys mentioned and if it's not up to snuff maybe i'll take some pics and write one myself.

74RX4

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Labeled pictures of a 1984 Nikki. http://intertron.com/ron/carb.html

rotary_X7

What differences are there betweent the 81 carb i have and the 84 shown at the link? I know there are subtle changes but is there anything major i should be aware of?

rotaryboy23

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was just about to start this. $21 is cheap! Anyone got a better price?

kymber39845

I rebuilt the carb on the 79 day before yesterday. Didn't take pix and I still didn't have much trouble reassembling it. I didn't take everything off...just the parts that had new parts in the kit (Autozone 21.00 LOL). Wasn't as hard as I thought it would be, but I did lose a spring and had to snag one off of another Nikki I had laying around. Only problem I had was reseating the secondary barrels' butterflies. Good luck!

Jeff20B

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I've found that if there is nothing wrong with the butterflies, you should leave them alone. They're set at the factory and don't go out of adjustment.

74RX4

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I don't think there are major differences, but I've never rebuilt a 1981 Nikki. Download the "Mazda Carburetor Manual 1979-1985" from Kevin's site. It has a blue cover and is towards the bottom of the page. It covers each year in detail. http://www.wankel.net/~krwright/cars/rx7/manuals.html