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Old 09-15-05, 07:48 PM
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Raleigh, NC 1st Gen RX7 Owners, HELP!!!

I just bought a 1st gen RX7 and need help, im not sure whats wrong with it but its broken down behind a JiffyLube, and I need to get it home(atleast)
Can someone come and help tell me whats wrong?
btw, its a 79' RX7
Thanks,
Tim
Old 09-15-05, 08:01 PM
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I wish I still lived around there, I'd be saddled up and on the way mang.

BTW, the problem is dat der rotaarry engn. Sorry had to do it.
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did it die while you were driving? give us a rundown of what happened, might can get you goin again...
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well, i had to replace the Ignition Switch cause i broke it accentendly, but anyway... she would start after fiddlin around with the choke... would run for about 15 sec and then die...
Im thinking that the car is having electrical Probs,
The guy before me(not gnubberlang) made a Fuel Pump Cut Off switch, that had on and off, with a little light that came on when it was ON, now that light isnt coming on... and the carb doesnt seem to be getting fuel...I duno... thats why i was hopping someone could come and help me(now offering Free Nikki Carb for helping)
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Originally Posted by MrFC3S
well, i had to replace the Ignition Switch cause i broke it accentendly, but anyway... she would start after fiddlin around with the choke... would run for about 15 sec and then die...
Im thinking that the car is having electrical Probs,
The guy before me(not gnubberlang) made a Fuel Pump Cut Off switch, that had on and off, with a little light that came on when it was ON, now that light isnt coming on... and the carb doesnt seem to be getting fuel...I duno... thats why i was hopping someone could come and help me(now offering Free Nikki Carb for helping)

i have the same set up. you just blew your toggle switch is what it sounds like to me. i went through 3 before i figured out what happened. go to Napa and but like i wanna say 12G wires and a big toggle switch. heavy duty. then rewire it up and you should be able to hear your fuel pump running under the driver side storage bin. it sounds like a buzzing. report back and let us know whats goin on.
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ill try that latter today.
One of the other things i did was turn off the fuel switch, pulled the choke and started, she ran for 5 sec and died, after that, not only the switch stoped working, but the choke wont stay pulled out when the car is in the ON Pos, i hope to GOD i didnt blow a rotor seal, like leaning out the mixture and killing it... seemed to want to run when i kept turning it over(constantly) btw it also smoked alittle white/gray smoke when i first started it up, but not a bunch... is that normal?

BTW, does anyone have a diagram of the Fuel Lines and Electrical stuff?

God i hope its not blown...
Tim.
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