i jsut bought a 1987 rx7, and i am new to this sight.

i bought it with a recently rebuilt engine (13b non turbo manual) and it was running from the guy i boght it from.. he pulled some vaccum hoses and stuff. i am not familiar with rotarie engines. CAN SOMEONE tell me where in WINNIPEG i can take it to get it running again?

please help thnx

 

If you think it's put back together properly and it's just being stubborn starting, a pull start will get it running in most cases.

 

oh ill go ahead and try that. thnx

but i dont think thats the problem cause it WAS running and now its not after something was taken out. I got the 87 rx7 shop manual and its not helping me very much. if i cant do this myself im going to have to bite the bullet and take it to fred

 

So, it hasn't ran since you got it? Do you know or can you ask what the last guy took off the engine?
If it smells like gas after cranking it, it's probably flooded. If so, it won't start and they won't unflood themselves either.

 

**** it kinda did smell like gas. is it easy do unflood?

 

Yes it is easy to unflood.

Under the hood, on the driver's side is a block of fuses. Remove the "EGI" fuse, and crank the motor over for a little while with the throttle plates open (this will help get air into the motor to help evaporate the gas). After you have cranked for a while, plug the fuse back in and it should start.

Another option: Under the dash, at the bottom of the steering column is a yellow plug facing down/back. If you pull this it will kill the fuel pump. If you crank the car like this it will slowly relieve the pressure in the fuel lines, and as the mixture in the chamber leans out the car will start for a brief period. If you can plug the pump back in while it's running it will stay running, but otherwise let it die, and plug it back in and crank again. This second method can theoretically glaze over your injectors as it leans out, but I haven't heard of anyone having real issues with this.

 

hmm that could be it. but i think the problem is with unplugged hoses and other stuff

 

That is very possible as well, but as it is so easy to do the unflooding procedure it's worth a shot.

"Pull starting" it will also generally un-flood it for the record.

 

hmmm yeah i did that but it didnt help.. problem must be something else