Dead RX any suggestions?
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Dead RX any suggestions?
I have an 87 N/A that wont start. I have had a problem with the car for a while now and installed a fuel cut off switch for occasions when it gets flooded. Twice now I have moved my car from the garage to the street and shut it off and it wouldnt start after. The first time I took it to the Mazda dealer and they got it running (they installed new battery, spark plugs and told me that they had to drag it around the lot to get it running.) Well that was 2 months ago. I looked at the plugs and they were fine. Now when I crank the key it doesnt sound like the engine is trying to turn over all I get is a whizzing sound like the starter is turning but not the engine. I dont want to take the car back to the dealer every 2 months and am about to just dump the car. Can anybody give me any suggestions before I do that?
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sounds like you're REALLY flooded if it's making that "no friction" funky starter sound. How old are the injectors? Pull the upper plugs & see if they're wet...
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Don't move it when its cold and just shut it off right away. My 88 GTU did the same thing when I moved it cold and shut it off in less than a minute. We got it started after replacing the plugs and just kept trying to start it
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Re: Dead RX any suggestions?
Originally posted by Lucky 7's
when I crank the key it doesnt sound like the engine is trying to turn over all I get is a whizzing sound like the starter is turning but not the engine.
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when I crank the key it doesnt sound like the engine is trying to turn over all I get is a whizzing sound like the starter is turning but not the engine.
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Ok, Good News (for me, I think) I got the car running. I pulled my engine fuze and spark plugs and inserted some atf in the bottom plug holes and a couple days later after some trying it finally started and it smoked like hell and it is still smoking. My question is I have smoke coming from somewhere inside the engine compartment and under the car from the exhaust right in the middle of the car. Does this mean I have an exhaust leak and something wrong with the engine. I cant tell where the smoke from the engine is coming from somewhere behind and under the engine.
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Ok, Good News (for me, I think) I got the car running. I pulled my engine fuze and spark plugs and inserted some atf in the bottom plug holes and a couple days later after some trying it finally started and it smoked like hell and it is still smoking. My question is I have smoke coming from somewhere inside the engine compartment and under the car from the exhaust right in the middle of the car. Does this mean I have an exhaust leak and something wrong with the engine. I cant tell where the smoke from the engine is coming from somewhere behind and under the engine.
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