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Old Mar 5, 2010 | 12:13 AM
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Please help, car won't start

I just bought an FC 2 nights ago. The car was starting that night. Now it's barely even cranking over. Battery is reading 12 volts, and everything else is working just fine. Tried jumpstarting it, all to no avail. It has a straightpipe system with a hole at the flange. I don't know if it's not starting because of the lack of backpressure. I thought it might be flooded but my friend said it wouldn't crank at all if it was. I need help badly because I'm stuck without a car now and need something to get me to and from work. If you live in NJ come by and help, I'll buy you BK lol.
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Old Mar 6, 2010 | 11:14 PM
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If it was flooded the car would crank as if there is no compression. Try pulling the EGI fuse, crank the car for a minute, put the EGI fuse back in and try to start.

Try to start it with a freshly topped off battery.
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Old Mar 7, 2010 | 12:07 AM
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if its flooded, pull the EGI fuse, crank, repeat 3-5times.
if flooded bad change oil, remove plugs clen them, pull EGI fuses crank with no sparkplugs in, put about a teaspoon of fresh oil in bottom spark plug holes, reinstall plugs, and it should fire and blow smoke like hell for a few mins.
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Old Mar 7, 2010 | 11:33 PM
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i tried that for days now haha
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Old Mar 8, 2010 | 12:02 AM
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i cant find the fuel pump on this thing, soooooo not used to rotary. and should i get a walbro 255 or 190 for a n/a setup?
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Old Mar 8, 2010 | 03:12 AM
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The best help someone gave me

Some very nice person on this forum gave me this advice for testing fuel and spark system.

Step 1: Pull the CAS(crank anlge sensor) out of the front cover. Leave it plugged in!!
Step 2: Remove fuel pump fuse
Step 3: Remove one plug at a time and check for spark by spinning CAS with each plug grounded(Do you have spark?)
Step 4: Replace Fuel pump fuse and remove spark fuse
Step 5: Spin CAS and listen for injector click from bottom two injectors(Primaries)(Do you have injector click)
Step 6: Check fuel pressure? hold fuel line and spin the CAS u should hear running water and fuel line will be hard.
Step 7: Check compression

If you've got compression. Has it been cold lately? Apex seals could have receded! try tow starting or pouring a bit of oil in each leading plug hole and give it another crack
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Old Mar 8, 2010 | 03:19 AM
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ohh i forgot

If you dont know how to re install CAS, just turn the motor with your hand and line up the little mark. Then on the CAS there will be a raised little nub on the shaft and a lil dent on the gear wheel. ur all lined up. just re-stabb it. you may need to have this done profesionally cause i don have any pics atm
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Old Mar 8, 2010 | 07:49 AM
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This is some great info !
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Old Mar 9, 2010 | 10:21 AM
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idk which fuse is which, nothing is labeled
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Old Mar 9, 2010 | 11:02 AM
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Here is a snipped from the FAQ section of the Second Gen Technical Section, if you scroll down it contains pictures of the fuse covers.

https://www.rx7club.com/showpost.php...72&postcount=3
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