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Old Sep 21, 2008 | 02:36 PM
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Question Not sure what is wrong wont start

Alright i have a 1987 mazda rx-7 baseline as far as i know. I have been through the faxes and searched many posts. I did fix some issues i found in posts but still cant get it to start. I bought the car and the fuel lines busted and caught my engine bay on fire. Well i replaced all the wiring harnesses from my other rx-7 (it is a gxl) with a blown motor into this one. I replaced the starter,altenator, battery, oil cooler, most relays,Throttle body was replaced all the vaccume lines,and fuel injectors. I just recently found out why it wasnt sparking there was a ground i didnt connect under the intake. Well i still cant get it to start. My cas is good so are the coil packs. Ive tried 3 ECU's they all do the same thing so im guessing they are all good. My Air flow meter tests in OHM range also replaced it too though. I did notice my shift up light is permantly on. And there is a buzzer goin off but i think that is cause i replaced my oil pressure sensor with a manual gauge one cause it got burnt up in the fire. My seat belt light wont turn off but i noticed it does when i turn on my headlights. I just have no clue where to start now. Any advice would help.
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Old Sep 21, 2008 | 11:52 PM
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Also forgot to mention my blinkers/hazards randomly turn on and off... I'm thinking my primary injectors aren't working right. Ive read some on how to check them but I still have a electrical problem somewhere i think just not sure where. By the way I've turned my CAS and I don't really hear the injectors primary or secondary(with the key in the on position)
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Old Sep 26, 2008 | 04:28 AM
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Good new and bad news. Good news first. So i got it running. It needed different fuel injectors and messed with the timing. Bad news. Because I started it so much with no real fire some well alot of fuel was in the exhaust. I wasn't thinking about moving it forward yet because I was so excited it started. Well there was 3 mattresses and some other cloth stuff next to the mufflers and they were leaning on my garage wall which i might add is old and wooden thank god in the backyard. It caught the mattress on fire when i backfired a huge flame that ive never seen happen before cause as i stated alot of fuel was in the exhaust shot out. The fire department got to ny house in about 5 mins. In 5 mins my whole garage both my rx-7's and about $20000 worth of other stuff stored in my garage burnt down I don't post here much but just thought i might let peeps know don't work on a car with the exhaust pointed into the garage
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Old Sep 26, 2008 | 08:51 AM
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Dude that sucks, hopefully you got out before any fire got to you. That sucks about the RX-7's though. Hopefully you can salvage something. Best of luck to you in the near future, don't give up on rotaries though!!
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Old Sep 26, 2008 | 09:08 AM
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Originally Posted by wankel1988
Dude that sucks, hopefully you got out before any fire got to you. That sucks about the RX-7's though. Hopefully you can salvage something. Best of luck to you in the near future, don't give up on rotaries though!!
No its totaled completly it melted the car And no its all rotaries for me for road racing
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Old Sep 26, 2008 | 11:17 AM
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Damn, talk about a bad day..
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Old Sep 26, 2008 | 04:28 PM
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yea I'll definitely follow that advice. Don't work on a car with the exhaust pointed in the garage.
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