SpiresBuilt

I just got and 86 rx7 and I am having trouble with it not wanting to start all the time.

what would be the 1st few things you would recommend I check?

farberio

iTrader: (7)

Your description of not wanting to start all the time. We need more info as to what that means, does the starter start spinning faster and the motor has no compression? Does the starter not turn over? What?

undesiredshoe

iTrader: (1)

Does it crank at all?? If not, I would check your battery, grounds, and especially your starter ground. If it does crank but does not start, check your plugs, plug wires, see if you have fuel, etc.

DJ_Sunrise

It's a rotary.. As long as I've known rotories, the words hard to start come to mind.. Mine usually floods quickly and without warning haha

-Bart

disturbdnz

Take the battery to a sparky and get it load tested, very possibly a faulty battery. If that checks out all right then next you would look at starter itself, ignition switch... the list goes on sadly

bprotary

if your car makes apsolutly no noise then its your starter swich they are expensive you are beter of bipasing it with a micky mouse job

farberio

iTrader: (7)

Starter switch? Are you talking about the starter solenoid?

BungaloBob

It might be like mine where it floods after running it for a while.

Give it a few minutes after you've ran it and try starting it.

SonicFD

iTrader: (17)

how are your spark plugs? check them out

disturbdnz

By starter switch he means ignition/key switch. If starter clicks (maybe once or many times) then your switch should be fine so long as it does the same thing all the time. If you have absolutely no live feed coming from starter wire at ignition it could be faulty switch.

jp908

if it still cranks the engine is probably flooded. happens a lot with rx7

bprotary

that is what i was traing to get at ------------->