Hi,
My name is Bernie, live in Central NJ and I aquired a 1985 RX7 GSL, grey with red interior 12A carb engine and 5 speed tranny. It has been sitting in a garage for 13 years and I would need to know what should be the first thing I would need to do for the engine. This is my first rotary engine. I am aware I need to change all of the belts and hoses and drain and flush the cooling system, and change oil but should I squirt oil in the "cylinders" prior to trying to start it?

Thanks,
Bernie

 

Start here:

http://www.aaroncake.net/rx-7/unstore.htm

That's aimed towards fuel injected cars but almost everything non-fuel injection is the same.

You'll need to rebuild the carb.

 

I'm confused, since the car hasn't been started in 13 years, I know in regular combustion engines you would need to make sure there is some oil in the cylinders. Why would that be aimed at fuel injection cars only?

 

".....but almost everything non-fuel injection is the same."

I would follow the steps in the link above and disregard anything related to fuel injection. Substitue anything related to fuel injection with a-rons advice to rebuild the carb.

 

You would absolutely want to get some oil into the engine before cranking it over. It's all covered in my writeup.

 

Thank you so much for your reply! I'm looking forward to bringing this RX7 back to life!