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I thought the 240 was nice looking.

Thanks, but unfortunately, it doesn't cut it compared to my 7. I've been through many many many different types of cars, but the 7 has always been my favorite car.

Help me revive her.

mechanic in houston
 

that can do a full engine check up or rebuild on rotary engines? my car has been acting horribly ever since a h3 rear ended me :crying:

Give Bryan at Maz-Max a call. 713-896-8005, he is the service manager there and is a RX-Club member and will give you honest answers. He is also a FD and FC owner too!

Your other alternative is to bring her out to the next club meeting on the 3rd and have some of the resident "pros" take a look at her.

PS - Beware of rotary "mechanics" named Gabriel.

thanks, well the problem is after the incident the car has a very rough idle, i'll post up a vid after i get off of work, the car's goin to be under the knife either later today or tomorrow to fix the body damage.

also to add, when i checked the car this morning, there was the smell of gas coming out of the engine bay and also looked like smoke on the driver side. if i dont send the car to the shop i will take it to the meet. :dunno:

rough idle, and fuel smell.. Check your fuel injectors to see if there is a leak, and mabey have them cleaned.

can u explain to me where the injectors are? i'm a noob with rotaries :(

Might be flooded.. esp if you were smelling gas. Have you checked the plugs to see if they were wet with fuel?

not yet, i'm waiting on a friend to stop by to help me out.

well, not knowing anyone that knows rotary kinda sucks... haha would anyone of u guru's like to swing by one day to help this noob out? :sadwavey:

First thing you should check (if you havent already) is the two lower spark plugs.. take one (or two) of them out and see if they are wet with gas, if so then the engine is flooded and there are some simple steps outlined here on the forum on how to un-flood a rotary.

Otherwise, I might be inclined to believe that when you got hit one or more of your vacuum hoses got knocked loose, there are like 100 + connections where they could have come loose or broken under the intake and in various other spots around the engine.

ah.. well, i called bryan at maz-max and i will have to schedule a day for the car to come in..

Where in the area do you live?

Fuel smell in the engine area is most often caused by the fuel pulsation dampner leaking. Any FD that has not had it changed is a firebomb waiting to explode!
The rubber nipple on top breaks off and causes fuel to leak.

Considering that you were hit in the rear; the pump or it's lines may have been damaged and causing low fuel pressure.

The only damage in the front would be due to SHOCK breaking something that is brittle. This also includes the engine harness if it is still the original. This is another item that is a time bomb.

Chuck (one of the local pros)

im around the nw area, mainly around 249 and beltway 8. my car was sandwiched so it could be anything. i'm goin to try to unflood the car tomorrow morning. truthfully i dont see any kind of leaks but i do see smoke and some smell fuel when i try to start the car. everything is still original (other then the usual tune-up stuff), i barely hit 52k miles on the car.

if it'll start take her out to the meet today, you'll get to meet plenty of other 7 owners!

The RX-Club meet is next Tuesday. :D

i'll try to get it out there, lol, i might try to bring a tool set in case something can be done temporary.. the bodyshop i sent it to and insurance will be taking a look at it and the estimate on damages.

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that is the funniest thing ever!!!! but its the truth.....lol..everyone who comes to houston hears about Gabriel one way or another!!!!

lol.. i just did a search on gabriel and i'll make sure i wont do business with him or with "Rotary Performance Plus" lol

this is how the car idles before it started to keep dying. now it doesnt start, so could this be a symptom of flooding?

ignore where the rpm gauge is at.. im trying to figure out what made it read that high...

Yea i was going to say that was high for the sound of the motor.

Where are you located, I do alot of On-Site rotary work... Ask Keith,Phil,Roland, ect :)

Check the MAP hose connection, or the TPS (Need a Ohm meter for this)