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

FC Cranks, Sometimes Starts for a Bit, Smokes, then Dies

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Jan 27, 2013 | 10:36 PM
  #1  
minotauric's Avatar
Thread Starter
Junior Member
 
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 6
Likes: 0
From: Blacksburg VA
VA FC Cranks, Sometimes Starts for a Bit, Smokes, then Dies

So it's done nothing but this for the past three hours. I've gone through de-flooding procedures multiple times. Once I had it run for maybe a minute but had to hold the key in the start position for it to stay running. It smokes like crazy then dies. I've been pulling the plugs repeatedly, cleaning them, drying them, disconnecting fuel pump then cranking until I don't see the mist coming out anymore, put the plugs back in, connected the fuel pump and it starts for maybe 10-30 seconds while smoking like crazy, then dies. The smoke is always constant.

Any ideas? I was wondering if its the MAF, but that wouldn't cause all the smoke that I know of.
Here's a video of one startup.

Reply
Old Jan 27, 2013 | 11:18 PM
  #2  
GreenChevelleSS's Avatar
Dorito chip?
Tenured Member 05 Years
 
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 28
Likes: 0
From: Tulsa, Okiehoma
sounds like what mine was doing, but once mine started it could use the throttle to keep it running. I ended up with no compression. And it was all because of carbon build up.
Reply
Old Jan 28, 2013 | 08:29 AM
  #3  
minotauric's Avatar
Thread Starter
Junior Member
 
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 6
Likes: 0
From: Blacksburg VA
Maybe I'll run a compression check and see. I've got some carb cleaner I can spray in there. Would tht help?
Reply
Old Feb 2, 2013 | 02:47 AM
  #4  
Kazuki11's Avatar
Junior Member
 
Joined: Oct 2012
Posts: 11
Likes: 0
From: Vancouver
Originally Posted by GreenChevelleSS
sounds like what mine was doing, but once mine started it could use the throttle to keep it running. I ended up with no compression. And it was all because of carbon build up.
did you find a solution to that?
Reply
Old Feb 2, 2013 | 10:18 AM
  #5  
RogueFab's Avatar
Full Member
iTrader: (2)
 
Joined: Feb 2013
Posts: 158
Likes: 0
From: Pacific Northwest
Compression or leak down test should shed more light on this, sounds like a seal isn't doing its job. I agree with the other posters.
Reply
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
trickster
2nd Generation Specific (1986-1992)
25
Jul 1, 2023 04:40 PM
Jeff20B
1st Generation Specific (1979-1985)
4
Jun 26, 2016 10:21 AM
R7rexy
3rd Generation Specific (1993-2002)
19
Sep 2, 2015 10:24 AM
86glxNA
New Member RX-7 Technical
7
Aug 22, 2015 08:54 PM
pzr2
General Rotary Tech Support
1
Aug 15, 2015 08:29 PM




All times are GMT -5. The time now is 04:52 PM.