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Old Feb 12, 2007 | 11:04 AM
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having trouble starting car...

well here's the thing, my car has sat for about 4 months so i drained the gas, changed fuel filter, changed the plugs, and got a new battery.

the car started up once and wanted to die out if i held it under 4k rpm's i held it for a few minutes till it totally died out, when i keep trying to restart it the car will start up to about 700 rpm's then die no matter where the throttle is and its not flooding or anything

i'm thinking its air in the fuel line, i wanted to see if anyone else thinks?

and if it is air in the fuel line what is the best way to get it out? or just keep cranking on it?
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Old Feb 12, 2007 | 11:10 AM
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Did you put more gas in it after you drained it? Sounds to me like its out of gas.
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Old Feb 12, 2007 | 11:14 AM
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Did you put more gas in it after you drained it? Sounds to me like its out of gas.
lol yea i put 5 gallons in it and i can hear the fuel pump going
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Old Feb 12, 2007 | 11:56 AM
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and now my battery just took a **** on me again i ******* hate rx7's
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Old Feb 12, 2007 | 01:28 PM
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and now my battery just took a **** on me again i ******* hate rx7's
Then go buy a Honda and the headaches are gone...
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Old Feb 12, 2007 | 04:39 PM
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Then go buy a Honda and the headaches are gone...
its a love hate thing

but seriously any sugestions on the car???
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Old Feb 13, 2007 | 10:40 AM
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anyone?
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Old Feb 13, 2007 | 12:00 PM
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Check and double check all vac hoses as well as the TPS.
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Old Feb 13, 2007 | 12:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Mills604
Check and double check all vac hoses as well as the TPS.
it started when i had the bad gas in the car after a while of trying, and it ran just kinda rough so i changed the gas, now it wont stay started at all. and the thing is it ran perfectly before i parked it

and with the bad gas in it i could smell it out the exhaust and it would flood, not its not flooding and i cant smell gas out the exhaust. it'll start go up to about 1000 rpms and die no matter how much throttle i'm giving it

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Old Feb 13, 2007 | 02:31 PM
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sugestions?
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Old Feb 13, 2007 | 08:27 PM
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Exclamation

please someone help me out

i really dont want to get it towed to the mazda dealer because i can do alot of stuff on the car myself i just suck at troubleshooting problems
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Old Sep 8, 2010 | 11:55 PM
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i having the same problem too. it's really annoying me now too.
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Old Sep 9, 2010 | 02:32 AM
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Did you check to see if the injectors are actually supplying fuel? They might be clogged from running bad gas through it.
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Old Sep 9, 2010 | 10:51 AM
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Are you sure your afm is plugged in?
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