Hi all, i got a '80 rx7, and i cant for the love of me start her up in a semi-cold morning. Any of time of day it fires up fine, but mornings is damn hard. Just wonding if u guys got any tips or methods u use to start ya Rx up without fail in the morning?
I usually turn the key to ON position for 10-15 seconds to let the fuel pump get some pressure, give it a few pumps on the accel, then fire her up. but no luck with this method in a cold morning, any suggestions welcomed

 

pull choke, turn key until starts, tap gas a couple times when it catches, get out, go back inside where it's warm until 10 minutes later when the beast is howling at ~3000rpm, push choke in, drive away...

if you don't know where the choke **** is, you're either blind, or it's missing

it's to the left of the steering column on the dash, right below the guage pod... pull it out when the key is "on" and it'll stay there... or, should...

 

Key to ON, pull choke out, 2 taps of the gas, start. Adjust choke to 1500RPM. My '80 always catches really quick, one or two pulses, no matter the temp. Unless the last time I drove it I let the idle sit so low that it died, then it takes a few more turns.

 

i can start my car in freezing temperatures every time very easily.......

turn key to on.....3 pumps on the gas pedal....pull choke... and HMMMMM goes the rotary...

i think mine starts so good is because it is an automatic with 99kmiles.. so i wasent abused in its life..... its very hard/damn near impossible to abuse an automatic rx....
-greg

 

This works EVERY time for my S2,

Turn key, give a sec or 2 for the fuel pump to get pressure, Pull out choke. Hit Stater! adjust choke to get 1400 RPM idle, wait for choke to pull in.

I NEVER touch the accelerator.


sounds to me it needs a tune up!

 

Sorry, double post!

grrrrr i hate this page cannot be displayed !! grrrrrr

by the way, my S2 is STOCK, except for extractors and Muffler.

 

turn key to ignition, hold it to the floor till it jumps, then let off, pull out the choke and starts right up.! adjust untill i get the lowest rpm i can hear (my tach works when it wants to on my gsl) then when it gets warm, i drive all stock 84 gsl, 141,000 miles, my gsl-se i turn the key and it starts up

 

i meant , start to crank it over untill it jumps, then i let off, pull the choke out while still on ignition and crank it over and it starts right up every time, rain, sleet snow hail, cold, hot....but this is oregon......not to cold not to hot

 

It gets down here to minus 8 degrees.

Stanard procedure, ignition on radio off, choke all the way out, three pumps on the throttle, turn over, it then fires immediately. Choke in to 1500 revs. Let run for 2-3 minutes to warm the engine.

If your engine turns easily but does not fire, I suggest s]as a starting point to check your plugs.

 

Since im in FL it dont take much,

Turb the key,on the on postition,
Give the gas pedal a couple pumps,
Turbn the key competely over,once started.hold down gas pedal to keep it idle about 1500 rpms after warmed for a couple mins do a couple small rvs around 3 k mark ..if it still seems cold then keep idle at 1500 and repeat..

I haven had to use a choke since I put the Holley on...abotu 3 yrs now..

 

aight guys thx for the replys. yeh id say its prolly in need for a tune up and new plugs etc. cuz it sure as hell dont start as easy in cold mornings as your rotarys hehe

 

make sure you have a strong battery...and if it is that cold, what weight oil do you use? these two things are little things that you should think about.....I use thinner oil in the winter ( I actually use more MMO in the oil.....cjf

 

hell in the cold i have to hook my 85 12a up behind my 93 saturn and pull the bitch to about 30..then i put in 3rd gear and let out the cluth....weather it wants to or no it always starts up

 

Yeah it takes good amount of battery power to start a rotary thats one this is bad,if its almost dead I can put it in the Kia and the bitch will start.

 

When its really cold. Like -30.
NO CHOKE, THREE PUMPS, LET IT TURN OVER AND START, IF YOU TOUCH THE GAS IT WILL STALL

 

How do I start my car in the cold?

- Insert key

- turn

- drive gently until she warms up

 

Fuel Injected Smart-***.

 

With the Weber:

I get in, turn the key on, put my seatbelt on (fuel pump has run for a little while by then), pump gas twice, hit key. Fires right up and idles till its warm.

With the old stock carb:

I get in, turn on the key, put my seatbelt on, pull choke, hit key. Fires right up. Adjust idle to 1500-2000 RPMs, let warm up, drive away. I also never had to touch the gas with my stock nikki.

~T.J.

 

Well, I always go by the origina; owner's manual (thanx Bill):

http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=4290513571
U will need an imagestation.com memebership to view this (sorry), but hey- they give U 99m of free image space.

The fact that my car starts per the manual with 174k miles- thanx Bill (owner b4 me).
Oh, and I even have the original window sticker.

 

So, you can only edit your posts for 30 minutes- I did not know that.
Ok here is the proper link:
http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=4290513571

 

I don't own my RX anymore.

My RX-7, I just pull the choke **** and turb the key. Starts on first or second rotation.