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Old Oct 14, 2010 | 03:23 PM
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ok so last friday my car over heated because a radiator hose broke open i fixed that and then got some oil when i bought the coolant and that liquid aluminium sealant stuff. i grabbed the oil and went to add some to my corroborator and i think i pored to much in. now when i start the car i cant idle for a while untill the 5th or 6th start and when it does idle i stay around 1000 but its really rough the whole car shakes and i dont know why. when i put some gas into it the response is fine and i accelerate only a little less if there is any difference at all its hard to tell. i went ahead and switched my pugs out and the pair closest to the back/drivers seat had some metallic residue. also when im driving if i put the clutch in the car will die out on me. its not safe and it worries me alot please help i dont have any other ideas of what it could be other than i have started to grind on the inside of the rotary and those were shavings or somehow the liquid aluminum is getting inside.

its a 12a 1985fb no mods yet. i have removed the smog belt and ac unit. ive been having a mild oil leak problem but have kept up on adding oil every 500 miles or so.

also i have been driving it alot this summer about 300+ miles a week.

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Old Oct 14, 2010 | 06:38 PM
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I don't understand the 5th and 6th part. You say you have a 12A, but they don't have the 5th and 6th ports like the 13B.

Do a compression test. Sure sounds like your running on one rotor.
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Old Oct 14, 2010 | 11:00 PM
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Please use the spell checker. If you don't have one, find one. Your post is very hard to read/understand. It does sound like you blew the rear coolant seal. Compression test and bubble test. I suspect the engine will fail both.
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Old Dec 30, 2010 | 04:28 PM
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pull the leading (lower) spark plugs one at a time and turn the car over. disconnect the fuel if you can. listen for 3 strong wooshes. I'd come out and give you a hand, but both my cars or down at the moment.

Do you still have a cat, and no smog pump? if so the cat could be clogged up, but with metal on the spark rear spark plugs, doesn't look good.
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Old Jan 30, 2011 | 01:21 AM
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any luck with your car, are you still in town? if so I can probably help you out fairly soon. let me know.
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Old Jan 30, 2011 | 03:16 AM
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Metallic residue can't be good for the pugs.
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Old Jan 31, 2011 | 01:40 PM
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Why were you trying to dump oil down the carb? This probably fouled the plugs, keeping the car from starting. After that, you flooded it.

Install new plugs, make sure the plug wires are hooked up correctly, dump a couple of ounces of Seafoam down the carb, then try to start it. That will usually get a flooded rotary going again.

For instructions on how to tune the idle so that it doesn't stall at every stop, check http://sterlingmetalworks.com/tuning_the_nikki.htm




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