General Rotary Tech Support Use this forum for tech questions not specific to a certain model year
Sponsored by:
Sponsored by: CARiD

Having trouble starting car.

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Mar 26, 2006 | 03:58 PM
  #1  
zilubak's Avatar
Thread Starter
Full Member
Tenured Member 05 Years
 
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 78
Likes: 0
From: Fort Worth, TX
Having trouble starting car.

Im having trouble with my car.. I have a 88 rx7 i usally start in in te morning to go to work.. and as usuall takes abit.. let it warm up and go... same once i go home.. but lateley.... days off.. im out.. i leave house as usuall spent about an hour at the mall.. came out to go home.. and car would not turn on... battery is good.. still havent checked alternator.. left it there for about and hour or so same thing... came back about 5 hours later.. like nothing ever wrong started went home.. battery was still reading.... ... but i have yet had the chance to get the alternator checked... and it has been doing this know for a good month... so i try not to go anywhere in the rx7 excpet to wotk and back cause im almost guaranteed it turns on twice a day with no problem...

does any one have any suggestions or has any one had similar problems.. with any vehicles or any rx7s...
Reply
Old Mar 26, 2006 | 04:08 PM
  #2  
bmwrx7man's Avatar
Rotary Enthusiast
Tenured Member: 20 Years
iTrader: (2)
 
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 892
Likes: 0
From: cranston rhode island
Exclamation

Originally Posted by zilubak
Im having trouble with my car.. I have a 88 rx7 i usally start in in te morning to go to work.. and as usuall takes abit.. let it warm up and go... same once i go home.. but lateley.... days off.. im out.. i leave house as usuall spent about an hour at the mall.. came out to go home.. and car would not turn on... battery is good.. still havent checked alternator.. left it there for about and hour or so same thing... came back about 5 hours later.. like nothing ever wrong started went home.. battery was still reading.... ... but i have yet had the chance to get the alternator checked... and it has been doing this know for a good month... so i try not to go anywhere in the rx7 excpet to wotk and back cause im almost guaranteed it turns on twice a day with no problem...

does any one have any suggestions or has any one had similar problems.. with any vehicles or any rx7s...
get a new batt or starter
Reply
Old Mar 26, 2006 | 04:11 PM
  #3  
zilubak's Avatar
Thread Starter
Full Member
Tenured Member 05 Years
 
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 78
Likes: 0
From: Fort Worth, TX
well i did get a new battery and stillthe same so im gonna try the starter...
Reply
Old Mar 27, 2006 | 12:58 AM
  #4  
240sx's Avatar
Full Member
Tenured Member 05 Years
 
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 138
Likes: 0
From: chicago
find out if its the alternator first. the battery wont be charged if the alternator is dead...
Reply
Old Mar 27, 2006 | 08:15 PM
  #5  
The_Prophet's Avatar
Junior Member
Tenured Member 05 Years
 
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 8
Likes: 0
From: North Carolina
You may just have flooded it. When it happens again, leave the car sit for about 20 minutes. Then get in and press the gas pedal all the way to the floor once. This will shut down the fuel pumps. Then crank her up.
Reply
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Th0m4s
Build Threads
25
Feb 26, 2019 02:04 AM
The Shaolin
2nd Generation Specific (1986-1992)
9
Sep 14, 2015 07:50 PM
Marty RE
New Member RX-7 Technical
0
Aug 17, 2015 09:36 AM
Junkee
New Member RX-7 Technical
2
Aug 15, 2015 01:57 PM




All times are GMT -5. The time now is 09:46 AM.