Did I Kill It? Please Say No
12-23-2004, 08:18 PM
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Well, people. I bought my first RX-7 yesterday after years of interest. A '91 2nd gen with a stock, non-turbo 13b and an auto tranny (127,000 on the odometer). I've spent the day tuning it up... (changing the oil, new plugs, fuel filter, fixed an exhaust leak, etc) and it was shaping up nice. Just now I went to crank it up... the motor turned over a few times and there was a "thunk". Now... I can hear the starter engage (not just the solenoid, but the drive engaging) and the lights dim... but the engine does not turn over. Anyone have a clue? Think the engine locked up on me maybe? Know a good way to troubleshoot it? I'm new to rotaries, so any help would be appreciated. I'm in love with the way this car drives, and I'd LOVE to get it back on the road. Many thanks!
Phil
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12-23-2004, 08:36 PM
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Originally Posted by lunarwynd' date='Dec 23 2004, 06:18 PM
Well, people. I bought my first RX-7 yesterday after years of interest. A '91 2nd gen with a stock, non-turbo 13b and an auto tranny (127,000 on the odometer). I've spent the day tuning it up... (changing the oil, new plugs, fuel filter, fixed an exhaust leak, etc) and it was shaping up nice. Just now I went to crank it up... the motor turned over a few times and there was a "thunk". Now... I can hear the starter engage (not just the solenoid, but the drive engaging) and the lights dim... but the engine does not turn over. Anyone have a clue? Think the engine locked up on me maybe? Know a good way to troubleshoot it? I'm new to rotaries, so any help would be appreciated. I'm in love with the way this car drives, and I'd LOVE to get it back on the road. Many thanks!
Phil
Phil
Since the lights are dimming when you try to start it, the starter may be drawing too many amps.(I've seen bad starters do this) See if you can jump the car and start it, if not take it out and any auto parts store can benchtest it. If it's a bad starter, at my work (Napa) they run $82.66 and are factory bosch units. Good luck to ya!
12-23-2004, 10:14 PM
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Originally Posted by forcedinductionz' date='Dec 23 2004, 06:36 PM
Since the lights are dimming when you try to start it, the starter may be drawing too many amps.(I've seen bad starters do this) See if you can jump the car and start it, if not take it out and any auto parts store can benchtest it. If it's a bad starter, at my work (Napa) they run $82.66 and are factory bosch units. Good luck to ya!
12-24-2004, 12:34 PM
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well... as of this morning... I've tried boosting it. The batt has plenty of power... and the starter is trying to turn the enginge. You can see the engine try and move. I tried getting it to move by hand and nothing will turn. It's really looking like it's siezed. I certainly hope not. Anyone have a good way to check for engine siezure?
