i searched around and havent found anything taht would help me. when i warm up my car to go only one rotary goes on. its at low rev and my motor looks like its about to die. i waited 5-6 mins and the 2nd rotary still didnt go on yet. i had to leave so i decided to drive it anyways. with 1 rotary the car was really slow but after driving 1-2 blocks the 2nd rotary went on. it happend to me twice already so i aint goin to drive it till i fix this problem. what can i do to get the 2nd rotary goin again? i have a o-ring problem could that be the cause of it?

 

wow.

 

Quite simply: Yep, that could be a cause.

I've seen this happen on several different motors with a coolant leak (my personal car included). Water sitting in the combustion chamber will make it very difficult for that rotor to fire until it's been expelled. Once this "running on one rotor" thing started happening to me, it became more and more difficult to start the car. Eventually, the engine refused to start, which forced me to pull the engine. Not saying that this is definitely your problem, but it is a strong possibility.

Good luck!
-Rob


Pic of my bad coolant seal (circled in blue):

 

Another possibility is a leaky injector. What color smoke is it producing? What does it smell like?

Pull the lower plugs and see if there is oil/fuel on them, or coolant/fuel. You can also borrow a coolant pressure tester from Autozone and do that.

Dave

 

well i know i ahve a coolent leak. on a nice summer day i make my block foggy. i just talked to my friend that lives by me, he said one day he drove my and thought there was a fire on my block because of all the smoke till he saw my car LoL. imma check on the injectors soon. i have a motor getting street ported right now but its goin to be done in 2 weeks so i want to know if my car can make it till that day.
THANK YOU for all the answers and advice. dave and saxyman