i have a 82 rx7 and its been a good car, never gave me any problems until the other morning i went to crank it and it cranked but it sounded like it was flooded then it died and after that it wouldnt crank back, its not firing, i replaced the plugs and still nothing and i know my water pumps bad but that shouldnt have nothing to do with it not cranking, i have no clue what it could be any advice? thanks

 

Try charging the battery, then dump about an ounce or two of Seafoam down the smaller barrels of the carb. Then, just start her up.

Chances are, it flooded and then you drained the battery trying to get it started.


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ive charged the battery and still not getting any fire, new coil, new plugs the only thing i can think, maybe the distributor i havent put new wires on it yet either
thanks for the advice though

 

Were the plugs wet? Check if your float bowl is half full or full?

 

Have you verified that it is an electrical issue and not a fuel issue?

Have you checked for fuel getting to the carb?
Have you checked to see if you have fire at the plugs?

There must be 200 hundred threads or more now on no start. :-)

 

yes its getting plenty of gas you can smell it in the carb and see it

 

Is this the part where we have to ask 50 questions to get all of the details?

You did not answer about checking to make sure you had spark at the plugs.

 

Time to spoon feed I guess. This is like the fifth one today...

 

I may be having a senior moment, but wasn't there a "Mother of all no start threads" banging around here that we can sticky and point the younger generation to? I tried to look for it, but the ADD kicked in and I lost interest.

RXDad

 

The link can be found in the FAQ section.

 

yes its getting plenty of fire at the plugs to sorry was in a hurry forgot to mention it . and by the way to the smartass talking like im a youngin and dont know **** ive been working on cars since i was 10 and now have a college degree in auto mechanics, ive just recently found the rotary and dont know much bout them thats why i ask. thank u

 

Whoa there gun slinger. From the way you were talking, he just assumed. We wouldn't expect a guy with that kind of background to be asking these kinds of questions. It's just like any other motor when it comes to starting. You need fuel, spark, and compression. Check for those. What's the mileage of the motor? You know these cars will just die like that right? It IS a rotary, not exactly reliable......*puts on flamesuit* I would check your compression before replacing anything else.

 

Forget this guy, no one should help him.

 

Check the ignitors. There's a static test employing battery,bulb and switch, which is given in the FSM. You should have a spare ignitor anyhow, so get one (or two) from ebay or a local junkyard, for $20. The dealers want $250, which is way too much. They are readily available otherwise.

Ignitors are solid state devices so they don't wear out but they do deteriorate in high heat environments, such as close to a hot engine.

 

thanks ill try it

 

its getting fire but still not cranking

 

When you say it is "not cranking" what do you mean?
Is the starter just clicking but not actually turning the engine?
If so you may have an issue in the battery cables.
Be careful when you check this out since Mazda did not use the typical red for positive and black for negative on the battery cables.

 

sorry bout that . no the motor is turning over and its getting fire and plenty of gas but still not starting i have no idea what it would be

 

OK that sounds like the classic flooding issue.
Check the FAQ's and search for "flooding" for details.
On a rotary the flooding causes more of an issue since it tends to wash all the oil off the apex seals.
This then drastically reduces the compression, making it very hard to start.
That is why adding an ounce of MMO to each primary is a part of most de-flooding procedures.
As stated before, make sure the battery is fully charged.
If it is a 5 speed a push start can also be effective.

HTH
Good luck

 

thanks appreciate it