13bprojectFC

i have an 88 rx7 N/A auto an when you put it in gear it stalls out. in every gear but park and nuteral. please help me i want to get this car on the road soon. O and i already replaced trans fluid and gasket

NoviceRotaryTech.

Well...I cant give a u an idea of what might be wrong, but a "rough" suggestion, Try reving it a little as you put it in gear. Might get it going for ya.

13bprojectFC

nope tried it lol still shuts off its like when it ingauges i takes a sec to think about it then its like . its got 146,678 miles no clue if it the original trans or not. im going to test the vacum not sure if that might have something to do with it or not??

KeloidJonesJr.

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A/T should be illegal. I just don't understand the point of it in a sports car. The purpose of a sports car is to be sporty, right?

13bprojectFC

well ya i agree with ya on the auto begin illegal. but i think i have good news when i went looking for a timing light sunday dad was playing with it and got it to move and put it back in park then it shut off he said. so its getting there i found a timing light so im going to time it this weekend and then hope that works . update next monday

trochoid

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Check your idle speed. It should be 750-800 rpm in drive, not park or neutral.

MOBEONER

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i have an 88 auto tranny with 50 k miles one it..if you need a new tranny i have it let meknow

13bprojectFC

How much? i mit be able to go to a place called harry's u pull it and get one for $35 no warrenty or know if it works but if i do that im getting a turbo engine and manual trans and just doing that. The timing didnt work . i put it in drive now and have to hold my foot on the gas and it stays just at 800 yes 800 and it wont go higher. let me know the price on that trans i see your from NY. and were at in NY im from centeral PA.

13bprojectFC

ok well dads the one thats been playing with the idea speed and tb stuff. whts the easiest way to adjust the idea speed with out taking it off becasue the one idea speed screw is in the back. and thanks for the idea speed info we thoug that was for the park and nuteral speed.

trochoid

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In my sig line is a link to the online FSMs, sounds like you need one for trouble shooting.

13bprojectFC

ya i was looking at the other night i have the hanyes book that helps a little ill really have to check out the one u have i just looked over it fast the other night.

13bprojectFC

hey just a guess but would the torque converter be froze up. from seting for over a year

iluvtruenos

I think the lockup isn't disengaging. Basically the engine's connected directly to the diff.

Jack up the rear of the car, and give it a little gas as you're shifting into D.

If the wheels instantly start spinning fast at idle (20mph or something?) that means that the lockup is messed up.

Your torque converter is fine, if it were frozen up, then the engine wouldn't run in any gear, P, or N because no matter what setting it's in, it's always pumping fluid.

13bprojectFC

ok ill try that becasue i havent done that yet. If that is the problem how do i go about fixing that???

13bprojectFC

ok heres what's new i know i said i would try that this weekend well its my day off so i went down and did the jack up and see if they spin deal well they did an yes it was around 15 mph at 1500 rpm. I need to tune the tb more! now the question is how do i figure out what it is thats being a pain and how to fix it i know some one said something about a lock or somethin??

Thanks for all and any help

trochoid

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If you have a vacuum leak in the system somewhere and have turned down the idle to compensate for the high idle a vacuum leak usually causes, it will die when put into gear.

13bprojectFC

well when i jacked it up it didnt really need more gas when i put it in gear. but becasue ive played with the tb ideal speed it stalled because of it not being right.

iluvtruenos

Yes, that was me. Your engine is fine, your trans is the one that's messed up. Set the TB settings back to how they were and go get your tranny rebuilt. Basically in fourth gear, the engine and trans are spinning at the same speed, so a torque converter actually makes it lose power, so there is a lockup that engages so the trans is one unit, sort of like a manual trans. However, like a manual trans, if left engaged, it will stall out, unless the rear end doesn't have a load on it.

Moral: go get your trans rebuilt. Sorry, ain't no way around that.

13bprojectFC

would it be esier to just find a manual an swap it out or cheaper to just rebuild

13bprojectFC

hey do you guys know wht all ill need to go manual? i know the clutch pedal and slave cly and the manual trans bracket. but thats all i can think of. let me know wht im missing. and thanks for all the help i really needed it.

13bprojectFC

hey guys in know its been a long time seens the last post but i was in school today thinking. i have the car on stands stil and the wheels will speed up off the grond and do all the normal stuff. What if i take and drive it so it gose to 4th gear and do this a few times. Do you think it mit free up and losen some stuff up. Do you think it mit "unlock" or what ever you guys said about that lock before. let me know wht you think.

13bprojectFC

Hey i need an opion I found a guy that will sell me an auto trans for 2 with all the goodies. What do you guys have to say.

Mazdaracer4fun

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Hey theres my que... lol
yes i am the one with auto trans and EVERYThing he needs for replacement ... i have question to ask everyone that has helped .. (recon hope you dont mind)

my rx7 shifts great and everything doesnt stall when i put into gear but doesnt pass emissions by FAR lol and i know at one point it must have passed ... it runs EXTREMELY rich... is there ANYONE in ohio that would come take a look at mine and maybe tell me what my cars deal is??? if so i could give couple bucks for the effort or can anyone gimme some easy tests i can do to determin what is causing the super rich condition and the horrible lawn mower smell ?

recon hurry up and buy this crap so you can have your ride fixed and i can get mine fixed and we can go cruiz'n !! lol