Its a miracle: my FC's working!!!
01-11-04, 12:36 PM
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Its a miracle: my FC's working!!!
After months and months of it just sitting in my driveway....
I got my FC running! it turned out it wasnt cranking fast enough.
We did some things here and there:
1) JDM NGK RE Spark Plugs
2)New battery
3)ALL fuel (that was there for a year) drained out and new fuel put in
When it ran, it burnt off the oil and gas that it accumulated and it smoked like crazy!
.... and then it ran. we paid 600 bux for it when it wasnt working...we got every penny's worth!
It sounds nice idling. Very very smooth.
-Franz
I got my FC running! it turned out it wasnt cranking fast enough.
We did some things here and there:
1) JDM NGK RE Spark Plugs
2)New battery
3)ALL fuel (that was there for a year) drained out and new fuel put in
When it ran, it burnt off the oil and gas that it accumulated and it smoked like crazy!
.... and then it ran. we paid 600 bux for it when it wasnt working...we got every penny's worth!
It sounds nice idling. Very very smooth.
-Franz
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01-11-04, 12:42 PM
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LOL the one with the latex gloves is my dad messing with the throttle cable....
He's a real mechanic and unlike me he doesnt like to get his hands dirty!
He's a real mechanic and unlike me he doesnt like to get his hands dirty!
Sure hope mine starts soon too.
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01-11-04, 04:37 PM
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haha thanx
yeah its GAP i think its my bros shirt and i was cold soo i took it. ha lil bro cant do shxxt bout it.
also, the car runs, but then i think theres an exhaust leak around the manifold, might be the rusted out 02 sensor but after like maybe 8 mins it gets real smoky then the car shuts off.
could this be the 02 sensors fault or what?
yeah its GAP i think its my bros shirt and i was cold soo i took it. ha lil bro cant do shxxt bout it.
also, the car runs, but then i think theres an exhaust leak around the manifold, might be the rusted out 02 sensor but after like maybe 8 mins it gets real smoky then the car shuts off.
could this be the 02 sensors fault or what?
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"also, the car runs, but then i think theres an exhaust leak around the manifold, might be the rusted out 02 sensor but after like maybe 8 mins it gets real smoky then the car shuts off."
i had the same problem when i started my $70.45 fc. the problem was the gasket that seperates the exhaust manifold and the downpipe.
i had the same problem when i started my $70.45 fc. the problem was the gasket that seperates the exhaust manifold and the downpipe.
01-11-04, 10:18 PM
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but the latex gloves struck me as funny.
but the latex gloves struck me as funny.
Better grip, and your hands don't get stained black.
01-11-04, 10:21 PM
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I almost always wear latex gloves when working on or in engine compartments.
Better grip, and your hands don't get stained black.
I almost always wear latex gloves when working on or in engine compartments.
Better grip, and your hands don't get stained black.
As for your problem at hand I would check out to see if the cats were clogged or not!
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well i think i got a prob with the exhuast 2 i added a pace setter header and i did tighten the header tight enough to the block so when i tried starting it it leaked oil and gas big time!!!! then i tightened it all the way finally i got the car started let it get to operating temp then shut it off after the smoke staff it created then i replaced the spark plugs and acc put the trailings on *** backwards and then the car started then i noticed the knocking sound shut the car off only after 20 secs of starting it then when i switched it around have not been able to get started agian here is the video of my car trying to start recorded it lastnight http://www.myspleen.com/matt/rxe..avi anyone got any ideas????
01-12-04, 08:03 AM
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yeah i just have to fiugre out y its glowing red
and does it get flooded easily, cuz it starts up fne sumtimes but when my dad messes with it after its doesnt start up
and does it get flooded easily, cuz it starts up fne sumtimes but when my dad messes with it after its doesnt start up
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it sounds like ur cats are clogging ur exhaust, thus making the car difficult to sart. the rx7 duz flood occasionaly, some more than others. a good first mod for u would be a fuel cut off switch so that u can easily unflood the engine.
look at ur main fuses under ur hood. one will say EGI inj. this is the fuse that controls gas getting to ur engine. if ur car floods, remove the fuse and crank the engine with ur foot on the gas. afterwards, reinstall the fuse. an easier way is to make a switch. run two wires from where the fuse goes, hook up a fuse of equal resistance to one wire, and then hook up a switch in ur car. this way u will not have to remove the fuse.
look at ur main fuses under ur hood. one will say EGI inj. this is the fuse that controls gas getting to ur engine. if ur car floods, remove the fuse and crank the engine with ur foot on the gas. afterwards, reinstall the fuse. an easier way is to make a switch. run two wires from where the fuse goes, hook up a fuse of equal resistance to one wire, and then hook up a switch in ur car. this way u will not have to remove the fuse.
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