Outta gas....now it won't start
07-16-02, 12:21 PM
#1
Banned
Thread Starter
Outta gas....now it won't start
My rx7 was almost out of gas, and while I pulled it out of the garage and down the driveway, it ran out. So I went and got brand new gas for it....2 gallons. Well, I put that in and tried to start it, and there was nothing. It cranks over, but it sounds like it wants to start every once in a while, then it has nothing again....what the hell. Could it be flooded?
07-16-02, 12:25 PM
#2
Z06 powered FD
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Dallas, Texas
Posts: 1,883
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Don't mean to scare you but my friend ran low on gas in his TII and ended up taking a apex seal with it. I never go below 1/4 tank because of that but hopefully, that's not your case.
07-16-02, 12:40 PM
#4
Senior Member
Prime the fuel system as outlined here - http://www.rx7turboturbo.com/robrobi...lease_fuel.htm Then try to start it. Good luck.
07-16-02, 12:54 PM
#5
#!/sup_mod/üb3rg33k
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Kansas City
Posts: 96
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally posted by jr
Prime the fuel system as outlined here - http://www.rx7turboturbo.com/robrobi...lease_fuel.htm Then try to start it. Good luck.
Prime the fuel system as outlined here - http://www.rx7turboturbo.com/robrobi...lease_fuel.htm Then try to start it. Good luck.
Trending Topics
07-16-02, 03:06 PM
#10
It's never fast enough...
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Miami - Given 1st place as the POOREST city in the US as per the federal government
Posts: 3,760
Likes: 0
Received 3 Likes
on
3 Posts
Originally posted by 95R2-89TII Ground Zero
Yeah, well I don't yet.....but obviously it would help in this situation wouldn't it? Do you think that priming it will do the trick?
Yeah, well I don't yet.....but obviously it would help in this situation wouldn't it? Do you think that priming it will do the trick?
It's always good to start with the basics, so make sure fuel is getting to the engine first. I'd first remove the hose from the fuel rail, put a big rag over it, and hot wire the pump until you see fuel is spitting out. since you ran it bone dry, it's good to do this first just to make sure the pump and filter are not clogged up.
07-16-02, 03:26 PM
#12
Banned
Thread Starter
Originally posted by Flybye
It could, that's even if fuel is getting to the engine compartment. Since you ran the tank bone dry, you might have picked up excessive dirt that may have been at the bottom of the tank, and that allow could have clogged up the pump and/or the filter.
It's always good to start with the basics, so make sure fuel is getting to the engine first. I'd first remove the hose from the fuel rail, put a big rag over it, and hot wire the pump until you see fuel is spitting out. since you ran it bone dry, it's good to do this first just to make sure the pump and filter are not clogged up.
It could, that's even if fuel is getting to the engine compartment. Since you ran the tank bone dry, you might have picked up excessive dirt that may have been at the bottom of the tank, and that allow could have clogged up the pump and/or the filter.
It's always good to start with the basics, so make sure fuel is getting to the engine first. I'd first remove the hose from the fuel rail, put a big rag over it, and hot wire the pump until you see fuel is spitting out. since you ran it bone dry, it's good to do this first just to make sure the pump and filter are not clogged up.
07-16-02, 04:11 PM
#13
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Attleboro, MA
Posts: 331
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
how many times did you crank the engine when you tried to restart it. Once when I ran out of gas (broken gas guage) i had to recrank it like 10-15 times to get the gas flowing again.
07-16-02, 04:16 PM
#14
Full Member
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Montclair, CA
Posts: 227
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Yeah I remember the first time I ran out of gas, I had to crank the hell out of the car before it started. Then a huge cloud of smoke came out of my muffler then it went away.
07-16-02, 05:03 PM
#15
Senior Member
GET MORE GAS! I bet it will start right up after that. there might not be enough gas in the plastic tray that the fuel pump pickup sits in. no gas = no pressure. hopefully it is as simple as that.
07-16-02, 08:30 PM
#16
Banned
Thread Starter
All right here it is. I took the plugs out and the trailing were soaking wet....the leading were just damp. I cranked the engine over a few times and gas vapors came out of the holes that house the plugs. Then I put the plugs in and tried to crank it. The car turned over a few times, but wouldn't start. The battery went dead, so I jumped it, and it still wouldn't start. It feels like it wants to, but it just can't get all the way started. I don't know what it is. I took the fuel delivery line off after the filter and there was gas getting there. As I cranked it....my friend noticed a little white smoke coming from the tail pipe....HELP!!!!!!!!!
07-16-02, 08:44 PM
#19
Banned
Thread Starter
Originally posted by c00lduke
have you un flooded it yet? soaked plugs might not start
have you un flooded it yet? soaked plugs might not start
07-17-02, 12:26 PM
#21
Banned
Thread Starter
Originally posted by Flybye
Once plugs get wet, and after they are dry, they usually won't spark right....
Once plugs get wet, and after they are dry, they usually won't spark right....
07-17-02, 01:19 PM
#22
Former Rx7 *****
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Mississauga
Posts: 4,534
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
shoot some intake cleaner or even WD40 on the plugs... let them dry ... stick them in....
but put a bit of motor oil into the housings, resintall plugs... crank over and see if it will start now.
btw filling up the tank to say 1/2 is a good idea to see gaurentee the pump is sucking gas, instead of empty air if it happens the 2 gallons of gas isn't sitting near the pump.
but put a bit of motor oil into the housings, resintall plugs... crank over and see if it will start now.
btw filling up the tank to say 1/2 is a good idea to see gaurentee the pump is sucking gas, instead of empty air if it happens the 2 gallons of gas isn't sitting near the pump.
07-17-02, 02:36 PM
#24
Full Member
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Portland, OR
Posts: 100
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Anyone thought of carbon lock yet? He only rolled it out of the driveway... I've heard that cold start + short distance + cold stop (can)= carbon lock... Just a thought, and something to check.
Adam
edit: here's some info http://mrmazda.members.atlantic.net/...t.html#CLOCKED
Adam
edit: here's some info http://mrmazda.members.atlantic.net/...t.html#CLOCKED
Last edited by OptusX4; 07-17-02 at 02:39 PM.
07-17-02, 02:45 PM
#25
Banned
Thread Starter
Originally posted by OptusX4
Anyone thought of carbon lock yet? He only rolled it out of the driveway... I've heard that cold start + short distance + cold stop (can)= carbon lock... Just a thought, and something to check.
Adam
edit: here's some info http://mrmazda.members.atlantic.net/...t.html#CLOCKED
Anyone thought of carbon lock yet? He only rolled it out of the driveway... I've heard that cold start + short distance + cold stop (can)= carbon lock... Just a thought, and something to check.
Adam
edit: here's some info http://mrmazda.members.atlantic.net/...t.html#CLOCKED