Schrodes

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I was driving 100km/h down the highway and my car just lost power. It dropped down to about 80 and just stayed there and it wouldnt accelerate at all. I have already changed the fuel filter and it looks like the fuel pump is quite new. It seemed almost as though one of my rotors just cut out or somthing. I was just wondering if anyone knows what is going on here that could be a problem. I have just finished an engine swap in it so it could be a vaccum leak from a hose i may have missed if thats a possibility? It is an 82 12a. Thanx for any help

hammmy

Check for compression in both rotors.

Schrodes

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I did about a week ago and it read around 80. I checked in an online book i have about the car and it said that that was about where the compression should be. It seemed kinda low to me but im new to rotary engines so i figured i would just trust the book on that one.

hammmy

Was the swap a rebuild? Rebuilds can have lower compression compared to a properly broken-in motor. 80PSI is marginal if it's not a rebuild. 100-110PSI is considered strong.

If you haven't done a compression test since this problem occured, I'd suggest doing it again. Even just pulling a plug and listening for three strong whooshes. The symptoms you're describing sound like one of your rotors did indeed die.

Schrodes

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I dont think it is compression though. I am not sure if it is a rebuilt or not because i bought the car with the extra engine so I am not sure. However, the car will run fine and than just die when i am going around 100-110 km/h. Than i will slow down to about 80, so i will pull over for a bit turn the engine off, than itll work fine after and i can go back up to 100-110 no problem. It will just randomly die. I drove it into the city no problem than it died have way through on the way back. I had the car sitting in the city for a while to so it wasnt like i did a quick round trip either. Any ideas??

hammmy

Ahh, that's a bit different. Hmm. Sounds to me like a fuel delivery problem, but I'll just bump this up for someone better than me to see.

Bass

I'd suspect an ignitor. That's just what mine did. Simple fix

Schrodes

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Do you mean like a coil or spark plug or somthing when you say ignitor or what do you mean by ignitor?

Schrodes

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Dont worry about that last post i have found what the ignitor is and i am going to go test it right away. I will post back with results.

Schrodes

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So i took another look at my fuel filter that i just changed last week and it is already dirty and pluged. So, i found my problem and i gotta go buy another fuel filter, thanx for all the help.