Winter Woes!
 

Still brand new to my car (1985 RX7...um... what else do I put here - there's some kind of code to it. Look, I'm a computer geek, not a car geek) and just had some major work done to mine. I'm currently in Denver, and the cold weather is just killing me and the She-Devil. (That's the affectionate name. There have been other names (all unprintable) my car has been called.)

What are the best practices for the cold weather / snow and the beast? I can't imagine sitting and cranking-stopping-cranking-stopping for 10 minutes is good for it, or even all there is to it. Eventually she starts, but I'm hoping there have to be better options. Is there an engine heater I should get? Put a blanket on her?

All information appreciated!

Is it carburated? If so, press the gas down all the way, let off half way, and crank. Mine started every time with this procedure.

If it's fuel injected (GSL-SE) then keep off the gas and crank. If that's not working, the car has a problem that needs to be addressed.

Also, hard cold weather cranking can be a sign of a weak battery, low compression, old spark plugs/distributor, poor fuel mixture, you would really need to have it looked at to know for sure.

You could get a block heater, but it doesn't get cold enough here for that to be necessary.

If you're driving it in the snow, I highly recommend a good set of snow tires, they make a huge difference in the car's traction and actually make it fun to drive when it's snowing.

Purple82 is right,

I recommend do some heavy reading on the 1 Gen section, it got some good info on how to keep your car in top shape.

If you are not a mechanic and new to rotaries, is going to be expensive and fustrating taking it to a mechanic. Get some basic tools and do some reading, you be good!

Good Luck!