my baby stopped running.. PLEASE HELP!
12-01-08, 06:39 PM
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my baby stopped running.. PLEASE HELP!
okay i know this is a mouthful but please take the time and read and let me know what you think.
so i drive an 88 rx-7. basically stock manual 5 speed with a 13b injection. first off, the car has trouble starting. i have to take out the egi injection fuse to unflood it and try to start it up constantly. Usually when its completely cold and has been sitting for a while it will start up fine, but when its all warmed up and i turn it off and try to start it soon after, it always gives me a **** ton of trouble. One night i tried to start it for a half hour, trying to start it then taking out the fuse and trying to start it again. i gave up, then in about a couple hours i tried and it started up fine. but i drove for two blocks and then all the warning lights came on on the dash like it does when you just put the car on the "on" position (not all the way started) but it was still running... and i didnt want to turn it off becuase i didnt want it to not start so i drove it to my house and by the time i got there, i had no power steering and all my lights were really dim to the point where they looked like flashlights were strapped to the front of my car. i parked it and turned it off.. hoping maybe it was just the cold weather cuz i live in wisconsin. the next day i started it and the same thing happened. warning lights and dim head lights so i thot maybe id let it run for a bit and see what happens and i came back to my car in 5 minutes and it wasnt running. so i am in need of some assistance and what i can try to do becuase i dont have a lot of money and i just bought the car a couple months ago..
so i know that was a mouthful but if any ideas please help.
so i drive an 88 rx-7. basically stock manual 5 speed with a 13b injection. first off, the car has trouble starting. i have to take out the egi injection fuse to unflood it and try to start it up constantly. Usually when its completely cold and has been sitting for a while it will start up fine, but when its all warmed up and i turn it off and try to start it soon after, it always gives me a **** ton of trouble. One night i tried to start it for a half hour, trying to start it then taking out the fuse and trying to start it again. i gave up, then in about a couple hours i tried and it started up fine. but i drove for two blocks and then all the warning lights came on on the dash like it does when you just put the car on the "on" position (not all the way started) but it was still running... and i didnt want to turn it off becuase i didnt want it to not start so i drove it to my house and by the time i got there, i had no power steering and all my lights were really dim to the point where they looked like flashlights were strapped to the front of my car. i parked it and turned it off.. hoping maybe it was just the cold weather cuz i live in wisconsin. the next day i started it and the same thing happened. warning lights and dim head lights so i thot maybe id let it run for a bit and see what happens and i came back to my car in 5 minutes and it wasnt running. so i am in need of some assistance and what i can try to do becuase i dont have a lot of money and i just bought the car a couple months ago..
so i know that was a mouthful but if any ideas please help.
12-01-08, 08:54 PM
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Your dimming light problem means that either your alternator belt broke or your alternator has stopped functioning correctly. You can get it checked for free at most auto parts stores.
May want to have your battery checked too since running it dead a few times can cause it to prematurely fail.
May want to have your battery checked too since running it dead a few times can cause it to prematurely fail.
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