New Member RX-7 Technical Post your first technical questions here, in an easy flame free environment, before jumping into the main technical sections.

Car starts, revs up with choke on, then dies

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old May 8, 2025 | 02:41 PM
  #1  
repressd's Avatar
Thread Starter
Junior Member
 
Joined: Jul 2022
Posts: 37
Likes: 7
From: Michigan
Car starts, revs up with choke on, then dies

Hey yall - newbie here. So I had some issues with my 85 GS running insanely rich, then adjusted the floats (the little metal spring got stuck and float tabs needed to be adjusted). After being adjusted to spec, it doesn't smell as rich now BUT it won't hold idle. I swear I have checked almost all the vaccuum connections, but I will continue to check again.

Partner thinks it was the throttle opener needed adjusting, but had that loosened and tightened and almost no change, but I will loosen it again and check. I checked if there was fuel coming out with ignition on and sure enough there was and I didnt see any debris. I can hear the fuel pump going, but I haven't checked the fuel filter. Im loosing my mind trying to make this thing just hold idle like it did!

I can share some photos or videos if needed- thank you all
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
inventFools
1st Generation Specific (1979-1985)
5
Aug 30, 2022 11:07 AM
re-rx7
2nd Generation Specific (1986-1992)
10
Nov 11, 2007 01:20 AM
dean23
Microtech
2
May 10, 2007 06:32 PM
jays83gsl
1st Generation Specific (1979-1985)
13
Sep 28, 2004 01:04 AM
slag
1st Generation Specific (1979-1985)
3
Apr 16, 2003 01:18 PM




All times are GMT -5. The time now is 06:32 PM.