i got ripped off.
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wow. i thought mine was bad.. but still not terrible. find the coolant leak. fix it all that. check radiator. all the hoses. also the heater core hoses. and throttle body hoses. i know for me. ive had two rx7's and both had heater hoses blow... and an intake hose.. i didnt even know it was a coolant hose till it blew one day.
the interior doesnt look bad. looks like mine but mines blue. even the rip on the seat is same place mine is.. but be happy your side mirrors have glass and your paint is better than mine.
i guess i got lucky with my 7. got it for 700. from out of state.. passed smog and runs good i guess haha.
but good luck with the repairs. keep us posted on progress, i wanna hear a happy ending. haha
the interior doesnt look bad. looks like mine but mines blue. even the rip on the seat is same place mine is.. but be happy your side mirrors have glass and your paint is better than mine.
i guess i got lucky with my 7. got it for 700. from out of state.. passed smog and runs good i guess haha.
but good luck with the repairs. keep us posted on progress, i wanna hear a happy ending. haha
so i finally got to drive my rx7 yesterday. i hadn't driven it because i didnt have tabs because the guy lost the title but i finally got him to get me an affidavit. so while we were at the DOL he says, "ya it was drivin funny and i took it to a shop and they said they apex seals are blown." WTF. then he says... "did you find out why it was overheating?" oh, and i found out, it has a gnar coolant leak. also the interior looks like crap. the shifter needs a bushing bad. when i put the pedal to the floor it jumps alot. and the rpm gauge is off? it doesnt register at idle speed, and the redline buzzer comes on at like 5g's. so pretty much i have crappiest rx7 around. so i think im gonna sell it or do a swap and make it a project car(suggestions on swaps that arent hella expensive would be appreciated). anyways. here are some pictures of it. and dont call me an idiot because i got ripped off so bad. i traded a car that i bought for 500. and i highly regret it.
dude for $500 what do you expect?!
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well the car i traded was worth more than 500 and ran perfectly fine. so thats why i got ripped off. and i got it without the water pump. so the guy obviously thought thats why it was leaking. and i didnt get it for a daily driver. i got it for a project. something i can make fast. so now im probably doing a TII swap
for 500 i got my n/a s4 with no left muffler, blown clutch, rear struts completely screwed, bald tires, running a tad too warm, crappy idle.
two years later was running 15psi, spankin mustangs
two years after that ive come full circle and i need a rebuild. rofl
count ur blessings, u could have got this:
https://www.rx7club.com/south-rx-7-forum-34/24-hrs-lemons-808443/page10/
or
https://www.rx7club.com/south-rx-7-forum-34/24-hrs-lemons-808443/page11/
two years later was running 15psi, spankin mustangs
two years after that ive come full circle and i need a rebuild. rofl
count ur blessings, u could have got this:
https://www.rx7club.com/south-rx-7-forum-34/24-hrs-lemons-808443/page10/
or
https://www.rx7club.com/south-rx-7-forum-34/24-hrs-lemons-808443/page11/
well the car i traded was worth more than 500 and ran perfectly fine. so thats why i got ripped off. and i got it without the water pump. so the guy obviously thought thats why it was leaking. and i didnt get it for a daily driver. i got it for a project. something i can make fast. so now im probably doing a TII swap
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yeah. well i got another question. you know the little switch under the security light? ive heard that was the fuel mixture or something. and i heard you can mess it up really bad if you mess with it. am i right or wrong? cuz my buddy said the reason my car feels jumpy is my mixing ratio or something
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yeah. well i got another question. you know the little switch under the security light? ive heard that was the fuel mixture or something. and i heard you can mess it up really bad if you mess with it. am i right or wrong? cuz my buddy said the reason my car feels jumpy is my mixing ratio or something
which usually is caused by leaky injectors, or low compression.
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are you sure? because its right by the orange security light and it looks stock. it has 4 arrows. one pointing left, one right, one up, one down. and then a little switch in the middle that goes left or right. definitely looks stock.
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That switch is the power mirror adjustment. The arrows are to adjust the direction you tilt the mirror, and the switch switches from the left to right mirror.
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oh. nevermind then. i just heard someone saying something else. and i figured if there's already a manual mirror adjustment. but yeah. anyways. i guess i have a big project on my hands. once i get the money, ill put up a thread.
Hey if you really want to find your leak check your freeze plugs. And if you want to check your clutch, which has four freeze plugs behind your flywheel. That would also be a good learning experience for you. And if you wanted to learn about your car that would be a good job for you. If you work hard enough you could have it torn apart and all back together within a day or two. If you have anymore questions ask here on the forums someone will more than likely know the answer, and you should stop complaining about your car. All you need to do is put some effort into it and you'll have an AWESOME car. Have fun with it and built it up.
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ok. well before i check the freeze plugs, where would it look like its leaking from? cuz while its leaking and i look under the car, it looks like its coming from the front of the engine. im just gonna check all the hoses tomorrow. but i really dont wanna take it back apart.. but i kind of have to take it apart to fix it, or swap it. oh well. thanks for the suggestion. oh, and like i said, im pretty new to cars, where is the flywheel(since you said the plugs are behind it) but the clutch and tranny only have like 2500 miles on them. so i dont need to check the clutch, it feels perfect too.
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ok. i think everyone has told me enough i didnt get ripped. but the fact of the matter was that i traded a good car with no problems for this. in a way. i did. thanks. and you'd be pissed too if you traded your good car for this. right?