total loss of power, barely running....blown??
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total loss of power, barely running....blown??
i was driving home tonite, after racing my cousin once and it being not a all-out race at that
all of a sudden (about 5 minutes after race) i lose power, it wont idle, and revvs VERY slowly
i limp it home, amid backfires the size of small bombs....
what could the problem be
also it beeps a series of beeps, dont know exactly yet...very late
anyways, could it be something OTHER than a blown apex or coolant seal???
btw 86 gxl
all of a sudden (about 5 minutes after race) i lose power, it wont idle, and revvs VERY slowly
i limp it home, amid backfires the size of small bombs....
what could the problem be
also it beeps a series of beeps, dont know exactly yet...very late
anyways, could it be something OTHER than a blown apex or coolant seal???
btw 86 gxl
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Just take the blue pill..
check your fuel injector plugs. i had a similar problem before. turns out one of my primary injector plug wires backed out of the the injector plug.
take a look at that, and of course a poor mans compression test would hurt either.
take a look at that, and of course a poor mans compression test would hurt either.
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I had the same scare a week ago. I did poor mans compression test and the pulses were all even (good sign) for mine it turns out the leading coils went and I was only firing on the trailings. So after compression maybe check for spark?
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First rule of rotary troubleshooting:
Compression Check.
Then, you know what you have to deal with. Either a bad shortblock, or if that passes, a control system problem such as fuel, spark, etc.
Compression Check.
Then, you know what you have to deal with. Either a bad shortblock, or if that passes, a control system problem such as fuel, spark, etc.
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i checked the compression
and there isnt any in the rear, NONE
could all 3 apex seal go out at the same time??
the car isnt even worth a rebuild...to me
so i gotta find something else...and quick
and there isnt any in the rear, NONE
could all 3 apex seal go out at the same time??
the car isnt even worth a rebuild...to me
so i gotta find something else...and quick
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Banned. I got OWNED!!!
and there isnt any in the rear, NONE
could all 3 apex seal go out at the same time??
the car isnt even worth a rebuild...to me
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i WANT to keep it...but i have nothing else to drive (the woes of having a rex for a daily driver) 1000 bucks is a little steep for me at the moment....so i dunno
needrotary: i would sell, if you are willing to come up from ga to get it!
pm me
needrotary: i would sell, if you are willing to come up from ga to get it!
pm me
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