rx-7ml

Ok,

Had a new rebuilt engine put in a few weeks back, car has been running fine since.

Got up sunday morning to drop a chic off (successfull saturday night), car started as usual, started reversing out the drive and stalled. I'm putting this down to clutch rather than a problem. Anyway, since stalling I have not been able to get the car started again.

It turns over pretty well so I'm sure there no compression issues (new engine ffs). While turning over it sometimes pops. I have managed to get it started breifly, although it sounds rough, probably running on 1 rotor. However, it dies after a few seconds.

It's very smokey from the exhaust, although it always has been due to a very rich fuel setup at present. It doesn't smell of coolant, and I would be suprised if the seals went after 2 weeks of use!

Other factors which might be relevant. The car was running with a coolant leak although I was monitoring this, and actually fixed it on the saturday. Was just a loose hose clip.

I'm hoping that the problem is one of the following.

1. The damp cold weather is interferring with the ignition some how.

2. The rich mixture has fouled the plugs. New plugs, so would again be surprised if it happened so quickly.

3. Bad earthing


How should I go about diagnosing this problem??


Cheers,
Lenny