Wassup? Its been a while since I've posted...(I like to try and figure things out myself). I'm stumped, and I need help from the rotary gurus we've all come to know and respect, bla bla bla. Enough with the sucking up...



She holds an idle on a good day, and its kind of weak even then. I get no power, zero, when I put it in gear and try to go. Its not a vacuum leak, it runs decently at higher rpms, and it backfires when I shift (if I make it that far).

The lowdown on how it happened: Downshifting into 3rd @ 60 on the highway and boom. She had some idle problems before (surging and high idle) . There was an audible pop, but I dont remember it all that well, this happened like 3-4 weeks ago.



Anybody got any ideas? Please dont tell me I chipped a seal or something. I'd have to hunt you down and kill you. Or at least maim you.



Oh, and anyone got a general idea how much a good rebuild w/ mid-range street port and good quality internals would cost?

Thanks guys

-Dave



*Going to check compression and try to check ignition timing tomorrow, just got the equipment*

Ha..since you don't know where I live I'm gonna tell you...it sounds like a busted seal or something. Go check that compression and let us know! Seriously...thats what my SE-X feels like now though...it hardly idles and has NO power and backfires like a biATCH....

Sounds like u busted a whole rotor chamber. You are probably running on one rotor now. Sounds like the time I first blew my first n/a engine. I would do a compression test to be 100% sure.



C

this doesn't looks good :(

I think I'm gonna cry. This isnt right, I spent forever getting that thing in!

argh.



BTW, i didnt get around to the compression test today, but I did get the interior and carpet for the hatch area out. I'm tearing out the interior of my '86 and using whatever doesnt break in my '87. Custom interior, the cheap way...wahoo.



I will get that comp test done ASAP though, and let y'all know how everything goes. I seriously hope thats not what happened, b/c that pushes my schedule for the rebuild up a whole bunch, and I'm about as broke as a 17 yr old kid can get. And I refuse to let my parents pay for it. Theres just no dignity in that. Ack.



Anybody know how to earn 1500-2500$ in a few days? Couple weeks maybe? Without resorting to pimping or dealing? *sigh*



https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...DIR

-Dave

You never said anything about robbing a bank or a store. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...DIR#>/wink.png

hey there is a medical testing place around here 800-1400 for an overnight stay!



healthy people like 18-26 but your 17 so fib to them! lol

sweet!

Good deal.

Oh, and rotaryman? I'm not going to maim you. yet.

That will happen at the next nopistons bbq/meet. j/k

How could I hurt a brother in mazda? er something.





-Dave

lol someone i can relate to... only hes a year older than me

lol someone i can relate to... only hes a year older than me[/quote]

https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683785.gif damn kids :P j/k

ok.

After some swapping, some tinkering and a couple of prayers my car holds an idle..........at about 1k. I have yet to check/adjust the timing, but with new plugs, the ATF trick and a compression test things seem to be looking up (comp test: forward rotor- 120, rear rotor- close>120). Oh and BTW, I found a leak in the vac line to my pressure sensor, replaced the line, but it doesnt seem to make much of a difference, can someone tell me what its for? and how can I tinker with it? And I need to reset my mixture, anyone got any tips? maybe the factory setting?



Thanks for y'alls help so far, its probably saved my car from being canned at least once. heh.



-David



Oh, and its taken me forever to get stuff done b/c I've been working a lot lately. I dont have a job, but I work, funny eh? Anyway, its kind of hard to do all this in less than an hour a day. so yeah, sorry about the wait, I just know y'all were about to break from all the tension and stuff. I mean, how am I ever gonna take out mike (OKIER-X7) if my car doesnt even run??

Well look at it this way, the 2nd time will be a hell of a lot faster since you know what your doing. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...#>/biggrin.png