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03-08-2003, 04:16 PM

peglegpig

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i have a dastun 510 with a 85' 13b with a dell'orto sidedraft. anyway it's been very hard to start in cold weather (below 40 F.) anyway today it's like 60 F., so i go out and it starts fairly easily and i have it running for about 2 or 3 minutes and i start to back it out of my garage and it died. after that the damn thing just won't start.

i waited 2 hours and tried again with no luck, so i waited 2 more hours and tried again with no luck. i treid using starter fluid to no avail. also tried using the choke, without the choke and also with just a little pressure on the gas peddle. i got it to sputter a couple times with slight gas pettle pressure but it would never start. eventually i drained my battery, luckily i have a battery tender so it should be charged back up by tomarrow.

any advise on how i should get this thing started?

03-08-2003, 04:51 PM

Judge Ito

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change your spark plugs.

03-08-2003, 06:59 PM

peglegpig

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i just had new spark plugs installed last month when i had a few other things done to it. on that subject though the guys at the shop said that the 13b uses 2 different types of spark plugs. 2 for the front and 2 different ones for the rear. they said it had the same 4 spark plugs all the way around which was incorrect. but due to them bungling a repair on my other car(91' eclipse turbo) i'm starting to have my doubts about the competance of these ppl.

so even though it has new plugs do you still think i need new ones?

03-09-2003, 05:51 AM

Judge Ito

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Ok your telling me that you have a first gen type of distributor and your using second generation spark plugs. That right there is a no-no. The first generation coil Voltage is not enough to properly fire the colder heat range spark plugs that the second generation Rx7 uses. You need first gen. plugs. I like using for the first gen. set up NGK B7EM, they work really good you just need that special socket that slides inside the rotor housings. Racing Beat sells them or make your own by grindding the edge down. Keep me posted..

03-09-2003, 09:59 AM

peglegpig

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man o man , i just knew these guys at that shop it took it to were retarded.

03-14-2003, 12:53 PM

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when i bought the car the guy i bought it from told me to be sure to use a spacer on the spark plugs to avoid the electrode coming in contact with the rotor, or something like this. is useing a spacer necessary?