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Old May 25, 2004 | 09:54 PM
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no power

i am sorta new to rotary engines and i am looking at a
rx7 that has no power

i didnt talk to the guy for long but he sais it starts and runs but has no power and i was wondering what could be wrong with it before i get myself into something i cant fix



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Old May 25, 2004 | 09:54 PM
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no power

i am sorta new to rotary engines and i am looking at a
rx7 that has no power

i didnt talk to the guy for long but he sais it starts and runs but has no power and i was wondering what could be wrong with it before i get myself into something i cant fix



thanks
mike
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Old May 25, 2004 | 10:04 PM
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Cats?

Its hard to tell what "no power" means...
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Old May 25, 2004 | 10:06 PM
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by no power does he mean the engine? as in, lacking a turbo, electrical failures, etc. ? need more info... electrical can be uber'spensive depending on what he means.
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Old May 25, 2004 | 10:37 PM
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what year is it, it could be many things.
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Old May 25, 2004 | 10:44 PM
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i dnt know exactly what yr it is but it is a s4
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Old May 25, 2004 | 10:58 PM
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well like i said i didnt talk to the guy but for like 2 min because it was a friend of his car that he was going to fix but knows nothing about rotaries
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Old May 26, 2004 | 06:21 PM
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so noone knows what my problem could be
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Old May 26, 2004 | 06:23 PM
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How do you realistically expect me or anyone else to diagnose a car that

A: You didnt drive
B: The person you TALKED TO didnt drive
C: The guys friend drove but obviously has no clue

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Old May 26, 2004 | 06:28 PM
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he sais the car starts and runs but it wont move because it has no power thats all i know
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Old May 26, 2004 | 06:30 PM
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*sigh*....

Is it an AUTOMATIC? MANUAL?
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Old May 26, 2004 | 11:22 PM
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its a standard
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Old May 26, 2004 | 11:31 PM
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oh yea and i forgot to say i am going to look at the car today(thursday) to talk to the guy were the car is parked to see if he has any new info on it and i will inform you then
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Old May 27, 2004 | 06:20 PM
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bumpo because they werent open today
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