I bought an 87' FC Turbo II about a month ago that has 110,000 miles on it. The car seems to have been maintained well and the VIN is clean. It has new oil, spark plugs, wires, battery, and battery terminals. None of the mods in my signature have been applied yet though I do have them. Anyway, on my way to work the other day (a 3 mile commute) I lost ALL power about half way there. I could build speed but very slowly and the only way to drive was to engage the clutch, rev it, and drop it. I'm pretty sure this is a sign of a blown seal but I would like some futher confirmation. I haven't done a compression test but will likely do so tomorrow.

 

sounds like a apex seal went. the compression test you speak of will indef. answer this though.

 

See this page:
http://www.aaroncake.net/rx-7/blown.htm

 

can you get it started? if it sounds "lop-sided" when it roles over then compretion is gone for sure. but i also had plugs take a **** on me one day just driving down the road, that could also be the problem.

 

Alright thanks. I went and got new plugs though I have yet to take out the old ones and put in new ones. In any case, I left out some possibly pertinent information (it didn't seem like it until I read Aaron Cake's article... I didn't think my symptoms could lead to this). Anyway, I have a leaky injector which causes me to sometimes have to pull the injector fuse, crank it, and then re-install the fuse to get the car to start. Additionally, when I turn the key I usually get one or two "clicks" before the car starts. Now, no amount of clicks will start the car. We had to compression start the car to get it running again (I'm not driving it anymore obviously).