'79rx7

Okay, my frankenstein car is now acting up and I don't know where to begin... It was running just fine but I hit a bump going sideways through a turn and now the engine seems to run on just one rotor, but only sometimes... Until tonight when it seems to be blown, but it stills seems to have good compression it starts up just fine idles fine just doesn't have any power. It has been idling at 600 rpms, but right before it did that it was idling at 1500 rpms I don't get it! I'm lost I don't know what to do and I'm in know state to deal with this crap.



So any ideas about what might be causing this would be great...



PS the connection at the trailing ignitor the clip that holds it in place was broke and the connection came loose in my hand but I haven't tried to drive it sence.



Thanks

rx7machine

Running on only one rotor.. never really heard too much about that.. but it doesn't sound good at all..

ChainSawOnSteroids

it happened on my 87 gxl when i first bought it, it was a broken apex seal

vosko

that doesn't sound good. time for ghetto compression test



pull out spark plugs, remove EGI fuses



crank engine. listen for loud even whooshes.



if you hear a faint whoosh or a missing whoosh you are missing an apex seal



whoosh,whooosh, whooosh is good



whoosh................whooosh is bad



good luck

rotary>piston

do a comp test, check the spark plugs, and check the fuel injectors too. Maybe an injector got knocked loose or something

j9fd3s

ive had a fuel injector conector go bad too



mike

SacRippingFast

I have to agree. Sounds like the apex seal.

ChainSawOnSteroids

that sucks man, check it out and give us the news

'79rx7

It turned out to be that bad connection at the trailing ignitor I'm glad that's all it was, I also checked all of my connections, zip ties are my best friend!

vosko

what the hell did you need us for then



congrats you fixed it