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Old 10-07-2005, 07:59 AM
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okay so ill tell you what happened and you see if you can help me... i was driving home last night and while passing a car i accelerated to 5krpm when my car just dropped off.. it stopped accelerating... so i shift and when ever i go more than half throttle the rpms wouldnt rev any higher.. it would just stop at whereever i pushed more than half throttle! what the hell is goin on? please give your thoughts.. thanks everyone!
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Old 10-07-2005, 08:26 AM
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a.you cracked/broke an apex seal

b. You have secondary injector probs

c. fuel supply issues
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Old 10-07-2005, 10:52 AM
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i thought it might have been fuel problems.. how much would the other problems cost to fix? no one around here works on rotary engines either
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Old 10-07-2005, 05:33 PM
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If its A. then rebuild time

B. Need to take off UIM and check injectors

C. could be cheap, could be expensive, depends on what it is

and also, learn to work on ur own car, its a must with rotaries.
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Old 10-07-2005, 05:52 PM
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Originally Posted by drunkin_idiot' post='767314' date='Oct 7 2005, 06:33 PM

If its A. then rebuild time

B. Need to take off UIM and check injectors

C. could be cheap, could be expensive, depends on what it is

and also, learn to work on ur own car, its a must with rotaries.
sounds like a fuel filter
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Old 10-07-2005, 07:28 PM
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could someone explain why each of those problems might be occuring and causing my engin to stop revving when i push the gas passed half?
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Old 10-08-2005, 12:15 PM
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Where are you located? We can point you in the direction of someone to help you locally...
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Old 10-08-2005, 12:24 PM
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throttle response...

check tb.. cable.. tp sensor... etc..
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Old 10-09-2005, 03:45 PM
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im located in trenton nj
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wow you have alot of options in nj
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