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Old Feb 2, 2010 | 04:40 PM
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AL Hello from Alabama, what the heck did I buy??

I had recently just purchased a 1990 RX7. It had its issues for starting up. Hardly ever would start up on the first try, but sometimes it would. Most recently I had left it running while I went inside to get something and come right back out, the shifter was stuck in park and then it just cut off on me. Wouldn't start back up. Let it sit over night. Still wouldn't start. That usually worked, just letting it rest. Came back the next day, still wouldn't start, so I just called road side assistance and got it towed to a body shop that said they could work on it. So they took a look at it and said that the motor was a junkyard motor from another car and that a bunch of the wires were all crossed up going to wrong places and plugs weren't plugged in the right places and I was running on straight gas. They said they have it running now but they still are looking for a fuel filter or something. I should find out everything tomorrow.
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Old Feb 7, 2010 | 04:58 PM
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Originally Posted by pttrue
I had recently just purchased a 1990 RX7. It had its issues for starting up. Hardly ever would start up on the first try, but sometimes it would. Most recently I had left it running while I went inside to get something and come right back out, the shifter was stuck in park and then it just cut off on me. Wouldn't start back up. Let it sit over night. Still wouldn't start. That usually worked, just letting it rest. Came back the next day, still wouldn't start, so I just called road side assistance and got it towed to a body shop that said they could work on it. So they took a look at it and said that the motor was a junkyard motor from another car and that a bunch of the wires were all crossed up going to wrong places and plugs weren't plugged in the right places and I was running on straight gas. They said they have it running now but they still are looking for a fuel filter or something. I should find out everything tomorrow.
T town huh? do you go to school there or are you just a local? have you ever been up to hsv?
but hope everything works out for ya bro. can you hook us up with some pics?
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Old Feb 8, 2010 | 10:59 AM
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Sounds like it was flooded.
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Old Feb 8, 2010 | 07:29 PM
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T town huh? do you go to school there or are you just a local? have you ever been up to hsv?
but hope everything works out for ya bro. can you hook us up with some pics?
They said my car will be ready tomorrow afternoon sometime. Ill try and put a few pics up with my phone once I get it. Im from bham, going to school down here at the university. I dont know what hsv is.
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Old Feb 9, 2010 | 11:17 PM
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I've heard how easy it is to flood rotary from a buddy of mine who's a mechanic at Mazda, but I didn't think it was this easy. Thank good for the fuel pump fuse
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Old Feb 10, 2010 | 12:35 AM
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They said my car will be ready tomorrow afternoon sometime. Ill try and put a few pics up with my phone once I get it. Im from bham, going to school down here at the university. I dont know what hsv is.
sounds good, i got accepted down there, dont know if im gonna go though. but you dont know where huntsville is lol? sorry.
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Old Feb 10, 2010 | 11:18 AM
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sounds good, i got accepted down there, dont know if im gonna go though. but you dont know where huntsville is lol? sorry.
Ohhh yeah I know where huntsville is lol. just never heard it abbreviated hsv.
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