ok so i am thinking of buying a 1stgen rx7 , and it will be as a second car , bu from what ive been reading rotary motors cant sit long ? so why is it that the rotary motor cant sit for long? cuz i live in canada and i wont be driving this car in the snow.

and the rx7 im looking at hasnt moved in about 2 years....

and what are some other important info i should know?, i have been doin research for some time now and i have my mind set on buying a 1st get rx7

 

Contact Stuart Aull. He's on this forum and lives in Alaska. He should be able to address your concerns.

 

You will find that most people in this section of the forum highly recommend the acquisition of first gens.

As far as sitting motors go, add a little oil down the carb bore and turn it over slowly with a wrench. If it turns over smoothly then move on to spinning it with the starter.

 

Buy it up..! If anything the winter is a great time to tear it apart and get to know it inside and out, without feeling guilty about not having it on the road. But if there's no work to be done, be sure to run it daily in the cold and get those fluids going haha.

 

https://www.rx7club.com/1st-gen-archive-71/other-what-look-when-buying-just-after-you-purchased-your-rx-7-a-601804/

 

thanks for all the info

 

just buy the fun outweighs everything else lol, umm just turn it on every other day during the winter and after its warmed up high rev it a couple of times to keep her clean

 

do it, these are such a pleasure, yeah their older cars and she'll want some love and attention but the rewards just seem to outweigh everything else. When I purchased the one below it was my first it had a blown engine and the rest was marginal at best. There has been tons of wrench time I have put into her ..... but not one regret

 

3 weeks ago i sold my '88 FC after 7 years of owning it with a lot of pleasure. 2 weeks ago i bought my '85 first gen. Stood there for 3 years, needs some attention and a spray but the winter is coming up so all the time i need

She drives beautifull, but first i will change all fluids, oil and give her a thorough check up, just to be on the save side.

Can't wait to start with it...

 

Hey 13x! I really like those wheels. Been looking for the right replacements for my '83 and those are really nice. What are they and what size are you running? Does the bolt pattern match the original hubs?

Thanks!

 

Depends upon how you define "long." My '83 had been sitting for 5 years when I decided to resurrect her a few months ago. I drained and replaced all fluids. Replaced the plugs, cap, rotor, coils and battery. The clutch master cylinder was toast so I replaced that and the slave.

Started her up and she immediately died. I replaced the fuel pump and fuel filter. Started her up and she ran for awhile and died. Opened the fuel filter which had a yellow goop accumulated. Slapped myself upside the head and drained the fuel tank. Put in a few gallons of 91 and she started up and has been running strong for the past 200 miles.

So, yes, Wankels can sit for a long time and still be fine! Good luck!

 

lol thanks they are Enkies 15 x 7, the car is lowered 1 inch and retain the stock 4 x 110 bolt pattern ... but I honestly do not know if they are still in production

 

From a technical aspect no combustion engine should sit for long. The longer an engine sits, more of the volatile organic compounds evaporate out of the built up carbon. Allowing the carbon to harden and seals to stick. Due to a rotary's inherent design, they run richer and have more carbon build up than a typical gasoline piston engine. This often leads to a misdiagnosis as to the true condition of the engine.

Run a can of Seafoam through your first 1/8-1/4 tank of fuel and start cleaning out the carbon build up.

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thanks again for all the replys , im hoping to buy a 1st gen within the next couple of weeks, and hopefully the 1 i was looking at is still forsale, gotta give him a call..