Northern California Rotary shop thread
Total Newbie Idiot
Joined: Jun 2006
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From: Oakland, CA
Damn! Apparently I need 10 posts to PM! That'll learn me for bein' a lurker.
Anyway:
HELP! I moved to Oakland with my 93 FD auto about 6 months ago, and as of this morning, he needs some professional help. Electrical issues: Looks like some kind of intermittent short somewhere. Either that, or my alternator's going.
...I already changed out that alternator, about a year ago. I don't have the time to do it myself at the moment.
In short: I need to contact somebody in Oakland who can take my money to make my car happy again. And after all the moving around and letting strange people poke around in there, he's probably overdue for a good once-over by trained eyeballs anyway.
After reading this thread, I was going to pm Junpower, but alas: I have not enough posts. Would some kind soul please ping him on my behalf?
Thanks. And Hello, everybody: I'm Katie.
Anyway:
HELP! I moved to Oakland with my 93 FD auto about 6 months ago, and as of this morning, he needs some professional help. Electrical issues: Looks like some kind of intermittent short somewhere. Either that, or my alternator's going.
...I already changed out that alternator, about a year ago. I don't have the time to do it myself at the moment.
In short: I need to contact somebody in Oakland who can take my money to make my car happy again. And after all the moving around and letting strange people poke around in there, he's probably overdue for a good once-over by trained eyeballs anyway.
After reading this thread, I was going to pm Junpower, but alas: I have not enough posts. Would some kind soul please ping him on my behalf?
Thanks. And Hello, everybody: I'm Katie.
$52... half tank?... wow
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 18
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From: Cali
This is my first experience to bring a car to a shop for a diagnostic. I normally have piston engines which I fix myself. Since i heard soo much about how rotaries are complex and what not, i decided to bring my car over to Rick's Rotary. I called rick over the phone and informed him I was running a jspec motor and the newer jspec sequential system and that my sequential isnt running right and it bogs.
The day I bring my car in finally comes, the result: He told me that to fix the sequential i would need to change it to the Usdm stuff. I told him that i informed him that I had a jspec motor then he tells me that he didnt know the whole motor+acc was jspec. I basically paid 125 for him to tell me that I need to change my whole sequential control system to the usdm one. I could have told myself that for free.
So for my personal experience rick's gets a thumbs down.
The day I bring my car in finally comes, the result: He told me that to fix the sequential i would need to change it to the Usdm stuff. I told him that i informed him that I had a jspec motor then he tells me that he didnt know the whole motor+acc was jspec. I basically paid 125 for him to tell me that I need to change my whole sequential control system to the usdm one. I could have told myself that for free.
So for my personal experience rick's gets a thumbs down.
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This is my first experience to bring a car to a shop for a diagnostic. I normally have piston engines which I fix myself. Since i heard soo much about how rotaries are complex and what not, i decided to bring my car over to Rick's Rotary. I called rick over the phone and informed him I was running a jspec motor and the newer jspec sequential system and that my sequential isnt running right and it bogs.
The day I bring my car in finally comes, the result: He told me that to fix the sequential i would need to change it to the Usdm stuff. I told him that i informed him that I had a jspec motor then he tells me that he didnt know the whole motor+acc was jspec. I basically paid 125 for him to tell me that I need to change my whole sequential control system to the usdm one. I could have told myself that for free.
So for my personal experience rick's gets a thumbs down.
The day I bring my car in finally comes, the result: He told me that to fix the sequential i would need to change it to the Usdm stuff. I told him that i informed him that I had a jspec motor then he tells me that he didnt know the whole motor+acc was jspec. I basically paid 125 for him to tell me that I need to change my whole sequential control system to the usdm one. I could have told myself that for free.
So for my personal experience rick's gets a thumbs down.
Just take the LS1 you have and put it in the FD. I'll help. I'll hit you up later man.
They call me - Hybrid!
Joined: Jun 2008
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From: Austin/Round Rock
anyone know of any shops in the northern sac area like roseville, folsom, fair oaks or citrus heights area? i just bought a s4 n/a in june and i would like to get it checked to make sure ever knook and cranny on the engine is working properly. 
They call me - Hybrid!
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From: Austin/Round Rock
airplane apex seals
Joined: Mar 2004
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From: either sunnyvale or san jose
last time there I remember white... Ivan is not bad but charges a arm and a leg for his time, don't think I saw a SR motorsports up yet...If I can get space to work I can do fd work! ( Also when my hand/wrist isn't broken)
