High idle start up
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High idle start up
Hi I just recently bought a used 1979 mazda rx7 with the 12a engine. I went to start it up the other day and it started and the rpm's shot straight up. I made sure i had not bumped the choke out i do not know anything about cars and i was wondering if someone had had similar problems.
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It depends on how high the rmps went up to. But a lot of rx7s start up and begin to idle high between 1500-2000, then it goes down after about 90 seconds once the engine reaches normal running temps.
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yeah, like other have said, RX-7 engines rev high until they are warmed up (1500-2000 rpm) and then will fall back down to normal idle rang (700-800 rpm) once they are warmed up. You shouldn't drive your car while it is warming up...rotary engines are very fragile when they are cold. You should also NEVER turn the ignition off while it is in it's "high rev" warmup state because you will FLOOD THE ENGINE. They are relatively easy to un-flood but just let it idle down before you turn it off or drive after starting it.
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it's not a good idea to be redlining and/or beating on the engine until normal operating temp, but you can drive the car just fine. unless there is something terribly wrong rotaries are no more fragile cold than virtually any other engine when cold - very few exceptions.
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it's not a good idea to be redlining and/or beating on the engine until normal operating temp, but you can drive the car just fine. unless there is something terribly wrong rotaries are no more fragile cold than virtually any other engine when cold - very few exceptions.
driving a little 2L 4 banger too hard when it's cold is one thing....driving a 250HP rotary beast too hard when it's cold is another ball of wax.
...or maybe I have absolutely no idea what I'm talking about!
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my point was really that the manufacturers (and not just Mazda) assume people are not "warming" the engines and thus, they are built with that assumption in the design (metals, clearances and lubrication systems). it's totally acceptable to just start and go, it's just a little better if you wait or at least take it easy until warm.
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I guess that is the big thing....just make sure that you don't push the engine before that temp needle is straight up and down. I would just be afraid of having to make some evasive maneuver that requires a little extra throttle before the engine is warmed up properly and risk damaging the engine just to avoid an accident...but on the other hand i guess a short little burst wouldn't cause too much damage.
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