Diagnose this RX-7!
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Diagnose this RX-7!
So I'm looking around online classifieds for rx-7's and I see this description:
"Runs very rough and poorly. It has been sitting for about a year."
The car is an '88 N/A, 109k miles, good condition.
The thing is....the car is very cheap. What does that problem sound like to you? Does it need a new engine? Can it even be diagnosed based purely on its symptoms or would a mechanic need to see what was causing the problem?
Thanks a lot guys.
"Runs very rough and poorly. It has been sitting for about a year."
The car is an '88 N/A, 109k miles, good condition.
The thing is....the car is very cheap. What does that problem sound like to you? Does it need a new engine? Can it even be diagnosed based purely on its symptoms or would a mechanic need to see what was causing the problem?
Thanks a lot guys.
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lots of things could be wrong w/ the car if it's been sitting for awhile. Ask the guy how many miles are on the car. I believe if it's sitting for a long time it's usually the coolant seals. All i know is what's been posted on the board. I'd say, use the search, do a compression test and a coolant seal test and just get more info on the car.
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The thing is......he's asking 500 dollars. I figure that could be haggled down to 400 without much trouble. Is there anything that could be wrong that would cost so much to make that a bad deal? Even a rebuilt engine is less than 2 grand all told.
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For $500 its hard to go wrong. Just make sure that everything besides the engine is in good shape (ie underbody, brakes , suspension , etc ,etc) , and when in doubt take the car to a mechanic or someone knowledgeable about the car. Worst case scenario is you get the car for $500 and it needs a rebuild, you get a nice rebuild for $1500-$2000 and youve got yourself one hell of a car for $2000-$2500
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i would change all of the fluids and then i would check to compression and then at that point you will know if you need to get a rebuild. i would also just do the rebuild your self. lots of info about it on this site.
also i would get the engine ported at the same time as you are doing the rebuild. just my 2 cents.
also i would get the engine ported at the same time as you are doing the rebuild. just my 2 cents.
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I think I'm gonna hold off on this car, since it's too far away to be convenient. I don't want to take the risk of buying a car that I haven't checked out first.
If anyone is interested, here is the ad:
http://www.thepartstrader.com/Single...=101&C2ID=1000
If anyone is interested, here is the ad:
http://www.thepartstrader.com/Single...=101&C2ID=1000
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