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Old 01-24-11, 09:59 PM
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CA 88 rx7 hesitation on acceleration/ jumpy idle

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Anyone in the eastbay care to help or anyone from the bay?
Old 01-24-11, 10:05 PM
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its time for a new motor. shall you decide to get rid of it, I have a free towing service for junk RX-7s
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^^^ LOL

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really? Care to explain?

Still runs very strong after 3800rpms, anything under SUCKS almost hard to get off the line without high revving it.

Im sure it might be something.
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Now it hardly holds a idle dips down and dies. Its back firing. Its ok on the freeway
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compression check
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I would go with what rotarydave2006 said, check out your primaries.
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