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car been sitting for years wont start but did once..

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Old Apr 13, 2007 | 11:30 AM
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Exclamation car been sitting for years wont start but did once..

well im looking at another rx7 fs but the car has been sitting for a year . the guy said he brought of a guy that had it sitting for seven years . he said he started it one and it stalled out and just shut off.... and it woulndt start again . so wat do i look for on it if i need to clean out fuel system is there a write up on it? and besides unflooding the engine wat else can i check besides plugs too ...it has 77k miles on it , se model 88 . let me know guy i think this is the one.
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Old Apr 13, 2007 | 11:57 AM
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You should try using a throttle body cleaner spray while attempting to start the vehicle...lol this'll probably work~
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Old Apr 13, 2007 | 11:59 AM
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if that does work then wat? how bout if the car shuts off after wat does that mean i have todo? lol thanks
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Old Apr 13, 2007 | 12:24 PM
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drain the gas and refill it. it would be a good idea to replace the spark plugs, fuel filter and oil filter. maybe pour some oil into the rotor housings and turn the engine over by hand a few times. what happens when you try and start it? try push starting it maybe
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Old Apr 13, 2007 | 01:50 PM
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ok man i think im gonna buy it idk yet ill keep u guys updated
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Old Apr 13, 2007 | 02:07 PM
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check for any hoses unhooked, make sure the maf is connected and no pins have backed out, hopefully non of the apex seals are frozen. my buddy just bought a 7 that had been sitting for a long time and had one working apex seal on the front rotor, the rest were frozen. get some sea foam too
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Old Apr 13, 2007 | 02:09 PM
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wat do i do with sea foam? i never got that
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Old Apr 13, 2007 | 02:17 PM
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put about 1/3 pf a can into your brake booster vaccum line, and let the neighbor hood fill up with smoke. we put some in the front housing sparkplug holes and let it sit to try to free up the seals, it didnt work for us.
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Old Apr 13, 2007 | 03:19 PM
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any one else?
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Old Apr 13, 2007 | 03:45 PM
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Originally Posted by sidewayz_FC
put about 1/3 pf a can into your brake booster vaccum line, and let the neighbor hood fill up with smoke.
This assumes of course that the car is actually running...which his isn't.
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so wat do i look for on it if i need to clean out fuel system is there a write up on it?
It's just like any other fuel injected car- drain the tank and refill with fresh fuel,replace the fuel filter and flush the lines, clean/replace the injectors.
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besides unflooding the engine wat else can i check
I doubt that a car that's been sitting for eight years is flooded.
Does this thing even turn over?
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Old Apr 13, 2007 | 04:00 PM
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yeah but idk yet close this thread please mods thanks alot guys ^^^^^
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