Today I opened up the hood of my RX7 after 6 months. She was just sitting on my driveway for 6 months, unattended (I dont drive it in winter and I dont have a garage yet). The battery was empty and some coolant was missing. I connected the starter (great gadget btw) and turned the ignition. After only 5 cranks it came to life. I was so amazed. I was expecting all sorts of problems after the car sat so long.

I'm so proud of it.... as much as anyone cas be proud of their car

I guess its time to put on fresh license plates and go rip out some tarmac

 

Yeah, it is so cool to get back in them after an extended absence! Sort of like re-living the whole experience of purchasing it, all over again.

Good luck with your hell-raising!

 

I just attached a battery minder on mine to keep it charged...and yeah, the feeling is great to drive the car after not driving it for a while

 

The withdrawl is sometimes hard to take.

 

mine started up after 3 years! runs the same as it did in 01....

 

Wow, I hope all you guys spin the egines over for 30 sconds or more before allowing fuel in. By doing that, it gets the oil through the shaft & into the rotor bearings etc. When they sit for many months, everything dries out & that means metal on metal for a couple of seconds......

When my RX-7 was off the road for a while & I pulled the fuel pump relay (circuit relay) prior to starting it. Wound the engine over for around 30 seconds in 3 bursts & then connected the relay.

Made me feel secure knowing the engine wasn't going to chew out 1000km worth of life in 3 seconds of starting up......

 

^nice idea there

 

Oh well, I only drive it about 3k miles a year. When it goes, it goes....
Until then I want to see what they can take. And I'm impressed

It's a car afterall.... a lively one though

 

Maybe im a noob but i dont understand the turning the engine process.

 

So far its been about a month since i drove my car, longest period of time i havent drove the car since i owned it. But i have a problem so im forced not to drive it. I am having it fixed in the week or 2, i cant have the car sit. I need to drive the thing.

 

Gets oil on all the appropriate places before high loads of the engine actually running

 

My FD hasn't been licensed for 8 months and hasn't been driven since December when the engine gave up on me, plus there is now an electrical short somewhere so I can't even turn the thing over to c if it still runs......

 

I got that just didn't get the physical process

 

Take the EGI fuse out, or just hold the gas pedal to the floor (does the same thing) and crank the engine. It allows the engine to spin over without the presence of fuel, thus no combustion.

 

just jumpin in quick..You roll the engine over ,,manually..by using a extended handle 1/2 inch rachet with a deep socket (19 mm??)..on the front pulley..roll the engine 3-4 times every other week,takes a couple seconds ..that way the oil gets injected into the housing and it is lubing the engine ahead of time..(for spring start-up)..you could always toss a bit of oil into the housing through the spark plug holes ..roll it over ..and done..til spring..It would smoke alot upon start-up and may foul plugs though..I'm in Canada..and since I couldn't garage my car, I would go out and start it every two weeks..-25 celcius ..she started up fine!!..snow sucks!

 

wow AMAZINGG

 

Many thanks.

If I got it right.....

Plug my battery back in. Connect everything. Open Box Take out the H shaped fuse that corresponds to EGI (I will look for number and color). Get in car. Step on gas and turn key and hold for 30 seconds. Stop. Put the H shaped fuse back in place. Close fuse box cover. Get in car and turn ignition key and PResto!