Gslse
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Gslse
Long time rx7 owner but stumped
bought 1985 gslse, 176,000km
3rd owner (say 50ish), a car guy but not a rotary guy
Had an issue with it running a little funny and noticed the tach bouncing
Parked at home and later wouldn't start
To me: this is indicative of a failed trailing igniter. Effects fuel and the tach
He did a bunch of on line research and had some guy claiming to be a mechanic help him
Removed the clutch fan and shroud for some room to work, god knows why.
Installed a used igniter, wouldn't run
They did more googling, did a deflood on it, put oil through it, tried starting it by towing it, still no luck
Then the mechanic disappeared
So it then sat for 2 years, posted it on Kijiji and I bought it
Did some quick attempts and diagnosis last night
Hooked up charger and booster cables and cranked it over, added starting fluid to help
It made one good hit but didn't fire, not even an almost
Tach would bounce a bit, good sign for trailing igniter
Check for spark, good there
Pull a plug from each rotor one at a time, got 3 solid pulses from each rotor (🙏thank god) and a fireball from the contents and a spark, lol
That was the end of the night, happy that far and put the battery on a charger
Went out today hoping for a miracle, nope
Did a static timing check and discovered it's off by a tooth, also the retaining bolt is snapped off (seller did point that out)
Reset the dizzy, no luck
Swapped in 2 used igniters, no luck
Pulled all the plugs, cranked it over to clear everything out
Sprayed some oil in the plug holes
Used a lighter to burn anything off the plug tips and reinstalled
Crossed my fingers, no nice
Little squirt of starting fluid, no dice
Tach does bounce when turning over which is a good sign
Now back on the battery charger awaiting round 3
any suggestions??
bought 1985 gslse, 176,000km
3rd owner (say 50ish), a car guy but not a rotary guy
Had an issue with it running a little funny and noticed the tach bouncing
Parked at home and later wouldn't start
To me: this is indicative of a failed trailing igniter. Effects fuel and the tach
He did a bunch of on line research and had some guy claiming to be a mechanic help him
Removed the clutch fan and shroud for some room to work, god knows why.
Installed a used igniter, wouldn't run
They did more googling, did a deflood on it, put oil through it, tried starting it by towing it, still no luck
Then the mechanic disappeared
So it then sat for 2 years, posted it on Kijiji and I bought it
Did some quick attempts and diagnosis last night
Hooked up charger and booster cables and cranked it over, added starting fluid to help
It made one good hit but didn't fire, not even an almost
Tach would bounce a bit, good sign for trailing igniter
Check for spark, good there
Pull a plug from each rotor one at a time, got 3 solid pulses from each rotor (🙏thank god) and a fireball from the contents and a spark, lol
That was the end of the night, happy that far and put the battery on a charger
Went out today hoping for a miracle, nope
Did a static timing check and discovered it's off by a tooth, also the retaining bolt is snapped off (seller did point that out)
Reset the dizzy, no luck
Swapped in 2 used igniters, no luck
Pulled all the plugs, cranked it over to clear everything out
Sprayed some oil in the plug holes
Used a lighter to burn anything off the plug tips and reinstalled
Crossed my fingers, no nice
Little squirt of starting fluid, no dice
Tach does bounce when turning over which is a good sign
Now back on the battery charger awaiting round 3
any suggestions??
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