rx7 question
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rx7 question
i have an 89 1.3 liter turbo RX7. it has a brand new motor bought in april. blew a radiator hose and immediately shut her down, and replaced the hose, now car wont fire. what is wrong???
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Re: rx7 question
If the car turned off on its own, it could be a number of things. Does it crank at least?
Otherwise, start with basics...:
...if it sat around a while till you got the hose and coolant back in, then it could be the battery.
...Water and electronics don't mix either, so check your fuses and connections. If water got on any grounds, I would clean them off. Not likely to mess anything up really, but peace of mind.
...If those check out, then you need to check the 3 basics: timing/compression, spark, and fuel. Check spark by pulling a plug, holding it against the engine (use rubber gloves and hold it from the wire, you want the metal part against metal on the engine), and crank. If you got spark, check fuel (you can spray starter/carb fluid in and see if it cranks with that), and...well I don't really know how to check timing on a rotary. I would look that up.
Otherwise, start with basics...:
...if it sat around a while till you got the hose and coolant back in, then it could be the battery.
...Water and electronics don't mix either, so check your fuses and connections. If water got on any grounds, I would clean them off. Not likely to mess anything up really, but peace of mind.
...If those check out, then you need to check the 3 basics: timing/compression, spark, and fuel. Check spark by pulling a plug, holding it against the engine (use rubber gloves and hold it from the wire, you want the metal part against metal on the engine), and crank. If you got spark, check fuel (you can spray starter/carb fluid in and see if it cranks with that), and...well I don't really know how to check timing on a rotary. I would look that up.
Last edited by Phoenix; 01-24-2012 at 05:24 PM.
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