NEED HELp
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NEED HELp
hellow everyone, i have a little dilema on my hands,,,
i just bought a 1984 mazda rx7 about a month ago(GSL)...
its absolutly beautiful...white with the red interior, interior is flawless painted a yr ago...new exhaust , new white letter tires and all new suspention...and a few other new things...160 000klms on it..i got it off buddy for 900$...when i bought it it had one problem...only running off the front rotor...he told me it was only something minor with the electrical...so i took his work for it...it was a steal for 900 bux running on one rotor or not as far as im concerned...its in beautiful shape...so im not very machanically inclined as it is...but me and my father troubleshooted everything we could possibly think of or do ourselves...couldnt solve it.. so i said well im just ganna have to get it done by a machanic...there is absolutly not one machanic in my home town that works on rotary engines...so im in some big trouble here...i luv this car im dieing to get it on the road and drive it...so my last hope is to see if i can get some good answers from u guys...wat could be the problem? plZZZ HELP haha...if i cant figure it out my only option left is to buy a piston engine and replace the rotary engine...which i reALLLLy really do not want to doo....
sorry for being so long here haha im just in dessperate need of help as yous can see
THx,
Joe (nova scotia)
i just bought a 1984 mazda rx7 about a month ago(GSL)...
its absolutly beautiful...white with the red interior, interior is flawless painted a yr ago...new exhaust , new white letter tires and all new suspention...and a few other new things...160 000klms on it..i got it off buddy for 900$...when i bought it it had one problem...only running off the front rotor...he told me it was only something minor with the electrical...so i took his work for it...it was a steal for 900 bux running on one rotor or not as far as im concerned...its in beautiful shape...so im not very machanically inclined as it is...but me and my father troubleshooted everything we could possibly think of or do ourselves...couldnt solve it.. so i said well im just ganna have to get it done by a machanic...there is absolutly not one machanic in my home town that works on rotary engines...so im in some big trouble here...i luv this car im dieing to get it on the road and drive it...so my last hope is to see if i can get some good answers from u guys...wat could be the problem? plZZZ HELP haha...if i cant figure it out my only option left is to buy a piston engine and replace the rotary engine...which i reALLLLy really do not want to doo....
sorry for being so long here haha im just in dessperate need of help as yous can see
THx,
Joe (nova scotia)
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Check the coils (near the quarter panels) and check the ignitors on the distributor if you think it's electrical.
Easy to check if the engine if toast though. Disconnect the battery and coils and then pull a spark plug from the front rotor and crank the engine by hand (easy with a socket) and then listen for 3 solid whooshes. Put the plug back in and check the same on the rear rotor. If you don't hear them then you need a rebuild.
Also, check the 1st gen section as you'll get a ton of help there as I'm too lazy to write this out in detail.
Easy to check if the engine if toast though. Disconnect the battery and coils and then pull a spark plug from the front rotor and crank the engine by hand (easy with a socket) and then listen for 3 solid whooshes. Put the plug back in and check the same on the rear rotor. If you don't hear them then you need a rebuild.
Also, check the 1st gen section as you'll get a ton of help there as I'm too lazy to write this out in detail.