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Old 11-06-07, 10:59 PM
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Angry a little help for my poor ole rex?

i have an 83 rx, and she wont start. heres what i know, and i need help figuring out whats wrong (im not a good mechanic, and barely know anything about rotary's)

when i tried to crank it, fuel poured out the exhaust between the header and cat. hmmmm first clue.

i checked and i have spark.....er well i did when i had a brand new battery, which is now a paper weight lol

i checked compression, long since forgot the numbers but im pretty sure it was enough,...

personally (as well as a few other people i talked to) think that my carb may be messed up and dumping too much fuel. someone else told me that my apex seals may be screwed... but if that's true i wouldnt be getting enough (if any) compression.... or would i?

this car is really driving me up the wall and i would like to gt her running. any ideas would be GREATLY appreciated. thanks.
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bump* plz help
Old 11-12-07, 11:34 PM
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Apex seal failure you would see bad compression.

Try deflooding procedures.
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i'm bumping this again. maybe someone knows something about it?
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What were the results of the deflooding procedures?
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How long did your carb sit? The floats may be stuck, thus letting the fuel pump push fuel straight into the carb and then into the intake = flooding.
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