sj_rx7nut

My '91 convt. won't start. It was running great until it got cold today (15 degrees). I kept trying to turn it over and I think I flooded it.

I have a fuel shutoff switch, if I turn it off and let it sit until tomorrow will it un-flood on its own or do I have to do something ?

wwilliam54

you have to put the gas pedal to the floor and crank it for several seconds

it wont unflood by itself

sj_rx7nut

Should I leave the fuel switch off until I get it to turn over ?

wwilliam54

yuh

sj_rx7nut

I recharged the battery, pulled the plugs and cleaned them (top plugs were wet with gas). I put everthing back held the pedal to the floor and it still will not start.

The plugs had some build up on them, I cleaned them best I could with a towel.

It cranks, it just doesn't start. I'm off to pepboydsd to buy new plugs.

Any other suggestions. Could I have bigger problems then a flooded car ?

sj_rx7nut

I waited and got it started, but then one of the belts started to smoke. The outer most belt heated up on the cooling fan pully. I don't the cooling fan pulling was turning. Is it suppose to ?

please help

sj_rx7nut

I waited and got it started, but then one of the belts started to smoke. The outer most belt heated up on the cooling fan pully. I don't the cooling fan pulling was turning. Is it suppose to ?

please help

wwilliam54

if the belt smoked then the pulley might be locked up
you should be able to turn all the pullies by hand

sj_rx7nut

Someone said water pump might be seized.

Is replacing the water pump a big job ? Is it an expensive part ?

wwilliam54

ive not seen a s5, but on a fb its pretty simple, it shouldnt be much different, pretty strait foward

get a http://www.victoriabritish.com/ catalouge
has most of the part you need, but a a tad pricy
also check napa they tend to be pretty cheap for me

and get a haynes manuel

edit: i looked in VB they dont have a pump, napa should and it shouldnt be expensive

sj_rx7nut

I think I found the problem, I got the car running, but it is leaking coolant like crazy. I took the rad cap off and there is ice in the spout.

I'm guessing the guy I brought the car from didn't put enought anti-freeze in. It was 7 degrees here yesterday.

I ran the car for about 10 minutes, when it started to heat up I shut it down. Do you think the ice caused any major damage ?

wwilliam54

hope not better look for cracks

sj_rx7nut

Its leaking at the front of the car, looks like below the radiator, I just can't see anything. The car starts fine so I'm hoping theres no major engine damage.

Does the rx7 have a freeze plug designed to pop if this situation happens ?

Do I remove both drain plugs (on rad and on engine block) to drain the system ?

Any suggestions on where to get a radiator, mazdatrix has one for $233.

Thanks for your responses.