i am about to get a 89 gxl. i test drove it today and jsut wondering about these probs

1. engin jumps in revs between 1.5k and 2k when ideling

2. goes in to reverse sometimes, think it's the shift linkage
and heat comes from the shifter while driving as if the transmision were heating up really badly.

3. very low, low end torque, i donno if it will be caused by the air pump cuz it's missing a belt, picks up fine between 5-6k only.

4. when driving at constant speed, it jerks.

5. it's got 160k. donno how much life is left int eh engin

6. and a vibration from teh back going over 60 mi/hr

thankx for any help

 

if you have a lot of time and money on your hands buy it but you're better off paying more for a sound car.Don't buy someone elses problem!

 

Okay, i'll answer the ones I pretty much know - other gurus, please correct me if I'm wrong. Some of the questions he's asked, has happened to my car, or I already know.

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1. engin jumps in revs between 1.5k and 2k when ideling

To my knowledge that is normal. If it's when you first start up the car, it's just warming the car up. If it does it afterwards, when you stand still at a traffic light, check the TPS.

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2. goes in to reverse sometimes, think it's the shift linkage

leaving that up with the gurus, as I never heard of that happening

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and heat comes from the shifter while driving as if the transmision were heating up really badly.

That's normal. Doesn't you exhaust/cats/pre-cats run through there? Anyway, it's normal for it to heat up - esp. around the shifter/boot area.

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3. very low, low end torque, i donno if it will be caused by the air pump cuz it's missing a belt, picks up fine between 5-6k only.

Again, gurus, your piece.. lol
but question: don't rotaries have low-end to none at all torque?

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4. when driving at constant speed, it jerks.

I had this problem at the beginning. It could be your car is surging. Again, check your TPS. Or, am I way off?

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5. it's got 160k. donno how much life is left int eh engin

N/as run a lifetime almost. I'm sure that's perfectly fine. Mine was bought at 152k(if I remember correctly), since then I have about 162k or so.

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6. and a vibration from teh back going over 60 mi/hr

Normally vibration like that is caused from bad tires and/or your ball joint or anything related could be REALLY bad. I would check that out for sure.

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thankx for any help

That's what we're here for!

(correct me guys if I'm wrong on anything....)

edit: how much is he asking?

 

hey, thankx big time for the replies. i'm new here. he's asking like around 2 grand, he's my buddie and got it from some auction. he's a used car dealer. he had it sitting in the back so i thought i'd put it so some use since i'm in need of a car. i'm kinda new to rotary so u'll be hearing alootta dumb stuff from me. lol. but i just wanted to know if i'm getting in to a bad deal or sometihng jsut normal. thnakxs again for the help. it's actually tan like like chriti's. i'm proly jsut gonna buy it now and park it in my garage and work on it bit by bit cuz my univ. is really close by so take the bus for a month or so wown't be bad. lol
thankx
Manesh

 

oh and the rpm's do jump even after the car's wamr. i drove it for about 20 miles. a few hard revs to top out that 8k rpm.

 

bump.. because I'm not sure why his rpms fluctuate so rapidly like that...I'm curious to know.

 

bump.. could anyone help him out? Or was it figured out yet

 

UGH! The jumping RPMs are caused by either bad compression or INTAKE/VACUUM LEAKS. No big deal, some starter fluid and alot of patience will fix that right up. If that doesnt work, then it's most like the TPS that is either misadjusted or broken. It's about a $150 part.


expect 20-40k more FUN filled miles out of her

 

Check for a vac leak, and theck the TPS. Set the idle adjustment, and the variable resistor screw. If that doesnt fix the idle problem, i dont know what will. As far as the trans, check the shifter bushings, and the linkage. Oh yeah, before you buy ANY rotary powered car, run a compression test. Anything under 85PSI i would seriously think about reconsidering purchasing. Hope this helps.

 

hey, thankx for the help, i'll get a compression tool from my machanic and run it on it tommorow. i'm not too worried about the idle cuz i've seen alotta posts about it and adjusting the tps so if i get it, i'll prolly get that done. but it cranks up ok, take a lil while. gotta hold the crank and maybe pump gas a bit. i'll give the compresion test a try tommorw and give u an update. thankx