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broboxley 02-22-15 11:51 AM

1985 rx7 catberator will not start
 
car sat for a couple of weeks. 102k miles 12a motor. Replaced cap rotor and plugs. Have 1.4 ohms at the coils. Car turns over but acts like no compression. It has done this before, usually waited a few minutes then try again and starts not this time. Where do I start looking?

erick31876 02-22-15 12:29 PM

Do you have fuel and spark at the plugs

erick31876 02-22-15 12:31 PM

Sorry I worded that wrong. Do you have fuel. And do you have spark at the plugs

erick31876 02-22-15 12:33 PM

Also you can download a service manual for free at foxed.ca , that will give you flow-charts for checking those things

broboxley 02-22-15 03:46 PM

spark is good, I have fuel even used starting fluid, no pop. Pulled plug and the nice whoosh sounds like there is compression. Plug looked wet, it flooded out the last time it almost ran. pulled distributor and ensured that the rotor moved when I cranked the motor. It did,
What next?

erick31876 02-22-15 04:45 PM

But are you getting compression on each face of the rotors, you need to de-flood your engine first. Is your timing correct? You can also try to squirter a little oil into the spark plug holes, or pour a little into the carb.if your compression is low, the oil should build it up a little bit, enough to make it start

broboxley 02-22-15 05:44 PM

hmm, seems I need to start looking at fuel delivery thanks for the assist

erick31876 02-22-15 06:17 PM

No problem, keep me posted

broboxley 02-26-15 08:03 PM

getting gas all over my arm when changing fuel filter, so no blockage there. Test check valve, not clear. Went to auto zone, no such item. Google on where to buy them, no joy. put a straight thru and the motor starts and runs. So that was the issue. So where do I buy such a thing? Do I need one? Yea, I know if I roll the vehicle it could save my life, but....


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