87 Turbo II starts well when cold. Mechanic says it has a "good used turbo" with no leaks. It has 95,000 miles on it.

It takes vigorous pumping of the accelerator and 4-5 tries to start it when it is hot. If the idle is kept up a minute or two, it runs fine after that. It has some pep, but doesn't seem a quick as it should be.

Compression testing was normal, and it doesn't use much oil. The catalytic converter was clogged, but isn't now.

Any things I can tell the mechanic about these problems? Any good Rx7 places in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area? Thanks

 

haha i have the same problem it wont start when hot. and it sucks.

 

When I first got my FC, it wouldn't start after running it for a few minutes.

Turns out the previous owner had the trailing plugs hooked up in the leading and vice versa. It's a long shot, but check your spark plugs for the correct order, as well as any kind of obvious signs of detonation damage to the plugs.

 

stuck injectors and low compression are usually the cause of your hot start symptoms.

 

yeah well compression may have been my problem. i went out to remove the plugs and the fronts were tight. but the rears werent tight as they should be. the bottom rear was hand tight. so i tightened them back up and i havnt drove it yet i got to get jumped off. but i will let u guys know how it goes.

 

compression.....

i had a stuck side seal and it never fired up hot.

loose plugs can be a problem, but if you are loosing that little comp through the plugs and it wont start i would consider a compression test and see were you are.

cheers