Myc1972

I know what you are saying, some guys come in here and post asking how
to put a V8 in an RX-7. Makes one sick!

Hey you are Spanish also? That is very cool, i am also
There are a few of us in here.

Myc1972

Aviator 902S

I have a battery heater and block heater in my '85 12A GSL, but I've never even heard of a radiator heater. I just place a section of plastic "Krazy Carpet" in front of the rad and oil cooler (I've converted my '85 to the under-rad air-to-oil style cooler from the original "bee hive" coolant-to-oil heat exchanger type), and this allows the engine to warm up faster and actually reach operating temps on the coldest days we see here. Of course, temps here rarely dip below -35 or -40. No idea how effective it would be at -60F.

SEXY_REXY85

GOOD NEWS!!!!!!!

I got my car started today!! hahaha yes i'm so frickkin happy!....it turn out i just needed new spark plugs....good thing i didnn't litsen to the RX7 guys cuz they would have made me get a new engine......I want to thank everyone for all the advice and i really apppreciate all your support...for those of living in calgary, i took my car out to cochrane and was givin er' down hwy 1A..it was ****** awsome..hahha you should have seen the smoke though!! it covered my garage door and the roof of the garage, it was thick too but i mean there was a lot of pent up gas in the engine so that needed to be burned through!

ANYWAYS Thanks again for everyone's help and advice, hope to see you guys around!!!

Special thanks to aviator 902S for the excellent advice!!

Aviator 902S

That is EXCELLENT news! I'm assuming you had no use of this car since three weeks ago during our cold spell. That's a long time between rotary driving fixes. So all you did was replace the plugs, or did you also try the un-flooding procedure? It sounds like your old plugs were too wet to produce a spark. BTW, which plugs did you buy, and did the big-*** cloud of smoke go away once the engine warmed up?

If you don't have an AMA membership it would be a good idea to get one. Their premium package that allows for up to a 150km tow is $90 per year. Not bad considering you're allowed two of them, and that a simple hook-up fee for other towing companies is $35 and then you get charged by the kilometer. This would come in handy if you flood the engine again.

SEXY_REXY85

HAHA yeah i was thinking of the AMA memberships, it would be a huge help if i get stranded again! The cloud went away as soon as the engine warmed up, so that was good, yet incredibly funny cuz all the neighbours came out to see what was going on! yea the plugs were drenched and it was a wild goose chase trying to find new ones!

Aviator 902S

Yeah, I shoulda warned you about the big-*** cloud of black smoke that happens once you succeed in starting a previously-flooded car. So where did you get your plugs, and are they the 4-electrode type?

Rotor13B

Words of wisdom.

jays83gsl

How about the citywide HAZE that comes out of one that's been sitting for some time.

kenn_chan

make yourself a first aid kit for your car, include these parts and tools

4 new plugs
1 fuel filter
1 spare alternator belt
1 complete set of fusible links (better to convert them to normal fuses there are 3~4 of them)(a 3~4 way stereo AGU fuse block works great, and the AGU "can fuses" are easy to find in any amperage up to 100 amps)

thin walled spark blug wrench, 21 mm
10, 12, 14, 17, 19 hand wrenchs, and sockets
sloted and + screwdrivers

this will cover 95% of the problems you will have, minus major malfunctions. quick description:

Plugs: you already figured out
belts: the early v belt style rotaries are belt eaters, especially if you have removed your emissions stuff
fusible links, are so irratateing that yu won't want to find out unless yu have spares.

if there anything I missed guys, fill her in on it

Kenn

rotariesrule

i hope you made sure too get the ngk spark plugs and not champion or autolite. as a matter of maintenance you should change the spark plugs once a year no matter what then you won't have a problem. i only use ngk br8eq-14 spark plugs for my 1985 rx-7.

SEXY_REXY85

Ha that's an great idea i think i'll do that for sure!

SEXY_REXY85

Yeah those are the ones that i did get, NGK plugs w/ four electrodes

Aviator 902S

Did you get those from Mazda or from RX7 Specialties? Just wondering, because Adam at RX7 Specialties sells these and other components for less than what Mazda charges.

rotariesrule

i get mine a pep boys or advance auto.

Aviator 902S

Good to know they're available from several different suppliers in the states. Up here north of the 49th parallel very few places outside of Mazda carry them.

rxtory

oh ya Iam young and have fallen in love with these things even before i bought mine and now i have it and rebiulind it i want to drive it so bad but do not have full license yet ........check out my thread and help me get ideas to what todo to my car A young teen rebuiling a 1st gen rx7