R-R-Rx7

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maybe pineapple racing's water seal was a good upgrade.. you said yourself that you overheated the car cause of a broken radiator correct?

I really dont understand your whole theory. You overheated the car (quoting your terminology "Yeah, my radiator (original) burst open and my buzzer sounded just as my water gauge pointed firmly to the RED!") but you also thought you would get away with it. I only saw one rotary that made it after an overheating.

Maybe you didnt know about the money you owed to pineapple.. That explains why you sent the engine there but still pineapple racing was unpaid for 5 years and still is.

And the warranty is there for a reason .. IN case you are not satisfied or IF it brakes in the X year period given as a warranty they will fix it for free. Dont say that you paid for an engine that wasnt fixed properly because you havent turned it back in a timely manner and say "this engine is not running the way it should, Fix it please"

As i have said before its not entirely your fault but for the most part it is.

And... were you able to do some tests that you need some sort of minimal technical experiece but you couldnt perform a champange test, which it appears to be the most popular test for a rotary for the least technical experience you need to do it

GoodfellaFD3S

iTrader: (213)

Wow, I don't even know where to start.

The pineapple water seals failed because you neglected to install a new/better radiator. The original radiator did NOT fail because of pressure as you stated, it failed because of age......it's plastic.

The engines on ebay are garbage more often than not, and their warranties are a joke. You get what you pay for.

I think Rob at Pineapple has been more than reasonable with you. You owe him $3300, not even including all the interest from years back. Why shouldnt he keep your blown long block (which is your fault that it's blown), which isn't worth close to that?

You need to make things right for this Kiki girl, it's your responsibility. I'm not surprised your wife is disappointed in you.

Sorry man, it's nothing personal, but the truth hurts.

BOOSTscoop

damn man. that is very sad and unfortunate.

drftinmx6

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wow you sound like my dad, blaming other people for his own mistakes, and the car. First of all when you buy a car, do research on it before you buy it, know what you're getting yourself into. second, rich is completely right radiators get old and crack, you should have replaced the radiator with a better aftermarket radiador when you got the other motor. I mean really this whole situation just sounds like an epic failure. Just got finance a piston car, with a warranty and be done with it. Rx-7's are cars for the enthusiasts, and it just seems like you were using it to get from point A to point B Reliably, but since you don't know anything about the car therefore, it's not going to be very reliable. and tell that lady you sold that car to her as is no warranty, she shouldn't have bought an FD if she didn't know what she was getting into.

1QWIK7

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Wow, lots of words in this thread and im not reading it all. I just read the original post so ill comment on that.

It seems to me man, that you jumped from one thing to another without using a step by step basic.

If you do a rebuilt, its obvious that your car is down, YOUR job, as the owner, is responsible to check and double check all the necessites to make sure they work and not failing. That being said, ususally people refer to the saying, "if its not broke, dont fix it".

Well since your engine was shot, it only makes sense to replace common things that ARE important that is critical when they do fail. And especially in your case, the radiator, tstat, etc etc.

The second problem lies with the turbos. You had an excellent chance to inspect and/or replace the turbos since that is a KILLER PITA to change while your engine was out. Why you didnt do that, i have no idea.

ALso, i dont know if you mentioned it in the later posts of this thread but why did you ship the engine to pineapple in the first place? Was the engine already blown or you just wanted something built?

Basically your whole story is very twisty, some parts mostly your fault.

If something is wrong with the car, ESPECIALLY the engine, thats the time to inspect and change EVERYTHING that fails commonly or thats a PITA to do when the engine sits in the bay.

Also, with that being said, i think it was better if you would just gotten a reman.

Good luck for the future of the car though, i hope you dont lose hope in it. It really is a great car when its running.

vudoodoodoo

FDs are like wives. They suck the life/money out of ya.

fd3sucks

I am Kiki, and I'm new to this forum. My boyfriend set this account up for me and I've been dealing with something about "post counts" that keeps me from using this thread or posting to it... sigh...

WHTEVO

Sorry you have to deal with this whole dilemma. I think the previous owner should pay Pineapple what they are owed and you, Kiki, should only be responsible for paying any amount that might be due for the warranty work, if any. Good luck getting it all worked out.

Aaron

fd3sucks

OH wow! it worked!

Okay, so I'm Kiki and I bought this car from David like seven months ago. It's been a good car but in June when the weather got hot the engine started to over-heat.

I was reading the stuff y'all have to say and I'm not a mechanic but the car worked awesome until it heated up and my mechanic tested it and David even came into town a couple times to help me out. The compression is totally good and Mike my mechanic tells me it overheats because of a leaking water jacket seal deal. David put a new radiator in it before he sold it to me because the original one blew up but the engine worked great. So Mike told me the engine was fine and started overheating because of this exhaust leak into the engine water and that the pressure of the leak made the radiator blow up.

So today 9/20/2008 I got a letter from Rob at Pineapple and it was kinda of rude but he's just mad because he feels like he lost money. I am waiting for a quote from him to fix my engine but he is saying it is his engine. I don't care I just want a fair quote and my engine back. If he wants to go after the original owner, David, for money owed like five years back then fine but it shouldn't be taken out on me.

I bought this car with a dented quarter panel which is why I was able to get it for only $7000 and it needs a new quarter panel on the driver's side plus paint. I'm getting quotes like $3000 or more to replace it and paint it. Does anyone know how I can do it cheaper?

Also, people keep emailing me telling me to get an attorney and giving me names. My brother-in-law Paul is an attorney but I don't want to involve attorneys. At this point I hope Rob at Pineapple Engine shop does the right thing and gives me a fair quote and gives me my engine and turbo back.

I or my boyfriend Kevin (who made this account for me) will keep you posted. We will tell you if Rob treated me right or not. How I see it is that the finance problems are between Rob and David and I'm a total victim here but Rob is telling me I am just sort of collateral damage. I totally don't agree.

Yeah, so please don't keep emailing me you guys. Thanks for your support but let's just Rob a chance to do the right thing. I hope to get a quote on Monday for the work. David told me Rob quoted him between $500 and $1000 before Rob found out David had not paid for the engine so let's hope Rob keeps my part of the money below $1000 and goes after David for the rest like he should.

I guess we'll see soon enough. If you want to give me some advice that's fine but please don't email me. I wish my email wouldn't have been given in this thread and I wish my place of work would not have been given out either. If you are in Las Vegas please do not come by my work and pretend you know me. That has been a problem in the past. Thank you. Kiki

fd3sucks

Thanks so much to you Aaron. I hope Rob sees it the way we do.

R-R-Rx7

iTrader: (24)

i dont know Rob well but we spoke a few times regarding some parts. He has a good reputation even if i have never dealt with him. I believe you will be able to sort something out. BUT the previous owner has to pay off what he owes at pineapple racing.

Pineapple racing keeping your engine is the only way that might get his money back. Im sure he doesnt need your engine.

as for fixing your rear panel it will be costy because its not just replacing parts

Got any pic of the damage?

Costas

racerx7

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what was the out come?

TRWeiss1

iTrader: (20)

The FD - Keeping people in debt since 1993.