A Couple Questions from a new User
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A Couple Questions from a new User
Hey all,
I have a 1987 TII that I bought around six months ago. I kept it in storage over our excessively snowy winter, but it's back out.
On the first few rides, it did just fine for being stored for so long, but it's recently started having a few little quirks that I can't find the cause to.
1) It can be very tempermental in the cold, and stalls very easily until the engine comes to running temperature. I mostly attributed this to the car being a rotary, but I'm curious if there is any way to make it stop doing this. It can be quite annoying when backing out of the driveway in the morning.
2) When turning at low speeds (say, in a parking lot) the car will make a sequential clicking noise as the steering wheel is turned. I thought at first that this was the wheel bearings, but I replaced them and the problem still hasn't gone away.
I want to have this car in optimal condition for the summer, but I have to do a lot of work until that can be a reality. Anyone that can help, it would be greatly appreciated!
I have a 1987 TII that I bought around six months ago. I kept it in storage over our excessively snowy winter, but it's back out.
On the first few rides, it did just fine for being stored for so long, but it's recently started having a few little quirks that I can't find the cause to.
1) It can be very tempermental in the cold, and stalls very easily until the engine comes to running temperature. I mostly attributed this to the car being a rotary, but I'm curious if there is any way to make it stop doing this. It can be quite annoying when backing out of the driveway in the morning.
2) When turning at low speeds (say, in a parking lot) the car will make a sequential clicking noise as the steering wheel is turned. I thought at first that this was the wheel bearings, but I replaced them and the problem still hasn't gone away.
I want to have this car in optimal condition for the summer, but I have to do a lot of work until that can be a reality. Anyone that can help, it would be greatly appreciated!
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It's not a 'rotary' thing. Do you know if there have been any mods done by the previous owner? Some do what's called a throttle body mod to increase performance/airflow. If done wrong, it disables the cold start system. Need more of a description and location of the noise during turning to help with that one. The following links are to the online FSMs, start there for the cold start hesitation.
http://foxed.ca/foxed/index.php?page=rx7manual
http://www.wankel.net/~krwright/cars/rx7/manuals.html
CV joints?, LOL. Per the FSM, what we call a driveshaft is listed as the propeller shaft. What we call half shafts are refered to as driveshafts.
http://foxed.ca/foxed/index.php?page=rx7manual
http://www.wankel.net/~krwright/cars/rx7/manuals.html
CV joints?, LOL. Per the FSM, what we call a driveshaft is listed as the propeller shaft. What we call half shafts are refered to as driveshafts.
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It's not a 'rotary' thing. Do you know if there have been any mods done by the previous owner? Some do what's called a throttle body mod to increase performance/airflow. If done wrong, it disables the cold start system. Need more of a description and location of the noise during turning to help with that one. The following links are to the online FSMs, start there for the cold start hesitation.
http://foxed.ca/foxed/index.php?page=rx7manual
http://www.wankel.net/~krwright/cars/rx7/manuals.html
CV joints?, LOL. Per the FSM, what we call a driveshaft is listed as the propeller shaft. What we call half shafts are refered to as driveshafts.
http://foxed.ca/foxed/index.php?page=rx7manual
http://www.wankel.net/~krwright/cars/rx7/manuals.html
CV joints?, LOL. Per the FSM, what we call a driveshaft is listed as the propeller shaft. What we call half shafts are refered to as driveshafts.
Those links are fantastic! I'll have to bookmark them!
As for the noise, its hard to explain through text, but I'll give it a shot. If turning at any speed lower than 20mph regardless of direction, the car will make a steady *cli-cli-cli-cli-click* as far as the steering wheel is turned, and repeats when the wheel is turned back to center. It sounds like it's coming from the front-passenger side fender-well but it's hard to place from inside the car. Also, it does not make the noise when the car is sitting still. Hopefully this helps.
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Yes, the car has power steering. I've taken the wheels off numerous times and I've always made sure to put them back to the correct torque specifications.
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