my 87 N/A i got in this afternoon and it wouldnt start! it cranked and cranked but wouldnt start! insted of holding the egnition i taped it like 3 time and it started. i turned it off and it started right back. HELP whats wrong????????

 

standard questions:

1) Last full tuneup was when?
2) How many miles are on your inectors. Have they ever been professionall cleaned & blueprinted.
3) Do you normally have problems with flooding (hotstarts)? Do you have to pull the EGI fuse to engague fuel cut, reinstall the fuse, and it cranks fine?

This has been covered MANY MANY MANY times. Do a search.

 

i have a 90 n/a hot starts no prob...but when she has sat for a while it will not start unless i turn the key for like 2 sec at a time...then she will finally start...any help would be great... i am new to rotors i read info on here every day to try to help myself out but i guess if i ask i will hopefully figure it out......thanx in advance oh yeah 1 more thing when its warming up the idle surges up and down untill its warm or i drive it around the block...whats wrong with it..

 

pablo escobar,

This has also been covered MANY MANY times and can be found by search for flooding, hot start, etc..

The 1989-1991 rx-7s have a built in fuel cut to overcome flooding. Press the gaspedal to the floor & crank.

If your car starts fine after you imediatly turn it off, won't start in a 5-60 minuet window, and then starts fine after that you need to have your injectors cleaned & blueprinted. The injectors will leak off the fuel line pressure after you shut the car off and cause a rich air/fuel mixture in the engine (minor flooding).

My 1989 Convertible doesn't flood with 125K miles on the injectors, but my 1991 Turbo II floods slightly in a 5-65 minuet window and then starts without the need for the gaspedal fuel cut.

 

what about the surging idle is that normal

 

TPS (Throttle Position Sensor) may need adjusting.

 

in his defense it is hard to search for something if you don't have any idea what it is.

 

I've never figured out if the warmup surging is a sticky wax thermo pellet, TPS, or slightly opened throttle plate.

 

sorry.. double post, not sure why

 

what is the wax thermo pellet and where is it so i can try to fix it thank you