well what is up everyone, well after selling my FD for school and bills, I said to myself that I wouldnt get into another rx7, but finding a good deal I have decided to come back to the exciting world of Rotaries lol.

Well I bought a 87TII for $100, good body and good interior. Well the previous owner stated that he was driving and the car just magicaly shut off and never turned back on ( lol) .

well here is my question, I am trying to see if I can get the car running, does anyone know what can I try to turn on the car, the motor turns over but it wont fire up!! besides push starting does anyone know some trick to see if it would turn on?

Thank you everyone, John

 

flooded, dry the plugs off, maybe put a teaspoon of oil in the chamber.

 

Yeah I changed the sparkplugs and tried flooding the motor. The next thing that I am thinking of doing is buying starter spray ( lol something like that)

 

no the motor being flooded is the problem, unless it's not getting spark. or something is broken

 

starter fluid is horrible for the housings. it washes all the oil off the walls. that would be my LAST thing to do on the start list.

 

At the risk of sounding stupid; check the simple stuff: gas (proper amount), spark, fuses, etc. Good luck, great buy!!

 

I find it hard to believe that he was just driving and it magically flooded while moving. But that's me..

 

I know that is what I thought. I bought it from an 63year old man. (Original owner) the mileage is 89K and I also noticed that there was a line of oil on the back of the motor that is all clogged of oil.

If it doesnt turn on, it is ok I guess. I will do a crazy swap lol...Maybe 3rotor.

The way i see it, if it turns on Il get to drive it for a lil bit before I do my swap.

 

It sounds a lot like flooded as well...

 

lol maybe you should know what your talking about before you start talking about a 3 rotor swap. the eccentric shaft and a couple other parts are $5.5k alone not including all the other major stuff.

maybe you should learn whats wrong with it first

 

I just wanted to tell you I hate you. How the hell can you find a turbo rx for $100 with 89,000 miles. post pics

 

well I wouldnt build my own 3 rotor smartass. I would just buy one

And here are the pictures of the Rx7

 

that's damn straight for 100 bones.

 

Check for good spark and fuel first.

I'm gonna' say fuel pump relay.

 

+1. You will be able to get it running. Like everyone said, just check for simple stuff.

 

bad grounds, etc.

 

well yesterday I was checking the coils and wires, one of them didnt have spark, but would only 1 cause the car not to turn on?

 

Do a complete tune up on the car and see what happens

 

fuel pump. if the car just magically died that is prop it

 

How much for sunroof visor? lol...ill buy it from you.

 

I'll give ya $200 for the whole thing. Sounds like a good deal to me....I mean, you could double your money without really doing anything!! lol


Seriously, check the basics first. Unless its a blown engine, starting problems shouldn't be too hard to correct. Good luck! Nice buy!!

 

yeah sounds like no spark.. replace plugs. maybe even something with the coils...wont know till you try

 

ok, well i changed the coils and now there is spark on all 4, and it did sound like it wanted to turn on, the only thing left is too actully push start iT!! so ima try tommorow to see if it will run Prb a 20mph push.

Wish me luck

 

If its been sitting for a while it may take a few minutes of turning over to crank. I wish you all the luck in the world though. Killer price on a great car!

 

thanx bro, I think that I will need all the luck, I will most likely go with a 3rotor swap.

but hey I appreciate everyones input