89 gxl problems running
 

ok guys i got this 89 gxl and it has 176k on it orginal motor, the problem is we think its flooded like as soon as i put my foot to the floor it started right up......heres the thing i got it from anther dude he ran outta gas and ever since he filled it up afterwards it ran like shit like it smokes blue smoke and it hesitates or misses. Now today i started it up and it did that same thing....now could it be low compression or could it be bad gas and shitty plugs becasue it was flooded? like i was thinken to put new plugs in it and wires and a fuel filter and sum new gas like 93 octane with sum 2-stroke oil and maybe sum 550cc injectors all the way around then try to see it start up? u think its a good idea becasue it is stock and well the exhasut sounds liek shit too so im guessen the cats are plugged, im also thinken about opening them up and getting open exhaust????? so i hope sumone knows sum shit about this i would gladly apperciate your input guys....


thankx

If the tank had not been flushed in a while, chances are when he ran it dry he did a couple of things.

I am sure he clogged the filter and sent junk down the lines that clogged an injector open.

May have also damaged the fuel pump as they use gas to cool the pump, although I would think that it would be running very lean then.

Anytime you have a major flood, you want to change the oil as well, as the gas will seap past the seals and make compression even harder to maintain. May want to do add some ATF to each rotor and see if you can get compression back.

Hey I put a whole bottle of rubbing alcohol in mine to raise the octane after it was sitting for like a year. It worked for me:D Don't think people would recommend doing that though.

ok man i dont think i am gonna go to extreme and put alchol in the tank lol, your a crazy :rolleyes: but like if it is a stuck injector dude well how can i solove that problem u think it would be ok if i put 550cc's all the way around and well my FD pump in it plus a new fuel filter and well of course an oil change and new wires and plugs...... casue honestly i think it wasnt matined that well i mean shit the guy ran outtta gas for cryen out loud lol:mad: but yea plus i want to put 2 stroke oil in the tank also.... but thnakx for the replies keep letten em in... and if sumone has a 89-91 N/A motor for a good deal id be interested oh yea and well how much are bushings becasue the trans or the shifter is very loose! ahahhaha man its a fixer upper as u can see :o

The bushings are pretty cheap. They sell the kits at www.mazdatrix.com, think its like $20 or so for all the bushings you need.

aight sweet deal buddy im gonna check this out!

thankx homes

my old car did that, it died after ir an out of gas. had to change the plugs, wires and change fuel filter

ok see that is what i plan on doing to it when i get the chance to pick it up....but otherwise my buddy said it is probably oil seals.......he says that i should let it warm up and let it go through the cycle and then it should drive fine, but hes like the motor is starten to go sooo well see i should check it out though and put sum new wires and plugs and a fuel filter and see what happens....

thankx bro

ok guys bad news i put new plugs and wires and my FD pump and a new fuel filter and not to mention my 550cc 91 turbo II injectors all the way around.....now it has 176k and the dam thing still misses and just sounds like its choking i give it gas and it does not rev smooth at all!!! now i duno what else there is????? maybe clogged converters? well how would it act if it was that case? please help me......

thankx guys

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Try adding a bottle of fuel injection cleaner with 1/2 tank of gas. Drive the piss out of the car to clean the injectors. Then on the next fill up, add a bottle of MMO with 3/4 tank of gas to clean out everything else.
It should help.

Good luck and Merry christmas :cool: