hey everyone i bought a beautiful rx7 mint god dam shape...it doesnt run rite..theres absolutly no power/acceleration...i just got in the door rite now from workin on it....AGAIN... im so sick and tired and fed up with the thing i dont no wat to do with it anymore...trial and error this trial and error that...alls i do is read on here and try to fix it...im just not getting anywhere...theres notta rotary mechanic within 5000klms from me...i duno i just wanted to rant and rave since im so pissed...sorry if i ruined anyones day...i have onna the most beautiful cars in town sittin in my driveway... not worth nothin...im starting to think its onna the most worst investments ever...im absolutly dieing to drive the thing after hearin how much fun they are and everything...lol i giv uppppppp........

 

Stick with it.

 

Your thread title makes no sense.

 

After you have had your timeout in the corner, post details. What is the car doing/not doing, what have you done, looked at, checked, etc.

I often have to take timeouts myself so I know your frustration all to well. During timeouts, if I ignore the problem, I sometimes find a solution, or new thing to try subconciously.

Btw, there is a local mechanic, you're it. Keep at it.

 

Dont give up! The feeling of getting it running and driving it, is by far the best in the world. Everything takes time

 

I like that.... There's a whole lot of grey matter at your disposal on this forum. Feed it information, and it will impart wisdom unto you.

 

These things can get really frustrating, But don't give up. Me and my friend are fighting with his AE86 and cannot get it to run right to save are lives. But if you give up, that is quitting and nobady likes a quitter.

 

Describe the problem in detail including feeling behind the wheel, noises, clunks, stutters, etc, be thorough and the forum will help you.

Welcome to the dark side.

 

I need a Vacation, buy me a plane ticket and i will fix it for you. Just show me where their is a good place to go fishing,lol.

 

We're all here in your corner. Give us the details and we'll suss it out.

 

well im his brother, ill tell ya what happend, it lacks power, and it doesnt reach a high rpm level, and it will stall if ya dont keep pressing the gas, no other problem occurs when driving just that. joey you can give em the details whenever ya get on here man, but anyway, its a **** off to not see his car workin right, he really needs a fix for it

 

haha aWWsome dudes thx alot for backin me...i had my time out now and im redy to get att it again... haha..." Btw, there is a local mechanic, you're it. Keep at it." thats one of the best replies iv seen on here man haha... way to give someone some hope man...along with everyone elses that ittt thx alottT

well hMMM... iv got it down to a couplE of things...

a faked apex seal...or a rear carboned up housing...or somethin veryyyyyyy stupid with the electrical or somethin.... tommorrow im ganna give it the compression test...iv just got a tester...so thats my next step and ill go from there.....

its only running off the front rotor..not doing nothing in the rear...absolutly nothing...theres no power no compression wat so ever...and when yer sittin inside of the caR...the shaking is unreal...the shifter if shakin back and forth ...its shakes alotttT other then that thats the ballgame folksss
thx again
Joe

 

hey joe, i got a reply on that t-bar thing, and its said it would lack power if unhooked, so hopefully i got some power back into my car, but your car my opinion is its all carbined up, or sumthins ceased in the carbrator, i dunno why but thats what i think, but we gotta solve it, and with rx-7 heaven here im sure we'll get er done haha

 

and andddddd that rotor not workin, replace that and it might be bingo!

 

I'm gonna ask the obvious questions. Did you check all of the spark plug wires and spark plugs?

 

heyyy well
i know this sounds kinda dumb
...
but all the plugs and wires seem to be workin fine...when i test them for spark by puttin the end of the plug on metal there is spark but u can hardly see it....
is there such thing as not getting enough spark?????

 

Absolutely!

Cap/rotor/plugs should be your next investment.

Look in the FAQ section for the 2nd gen ignition mod, and do that (20 dollar investment).

Dump a couple ounces of Seafoam down the carb while running, and put the rest in the tank when it is nearly empty. This will clear the carbon and free up stuck apex seals.

 

X2

 

seafoam, i know its carb cleaner, but how, just pour it down with the engine on? and leave it there for a while??????

 

i would also check your coils. if you are getting weak spark and the rear rotor is nto working it could possibly be the coils if i remember right. definately do the cap/rotor and wires as well as new plugs. how many miles?

 

Add a full can to 1/8 tank of gas and drive it hard. There are other methods (dumping down carb, in through a vacuum line, etc.) but I consider all of those to be a waste of product. Just put it in the tank and it will work great.

 

Check the coils before you Seafoam it.

 

classic ...

******* hilarious!

 

on a more serious note. start with a complete tune up. it sounds generic and dumb, but you really need to know your starting point with these cars before you go tinkering with things that are not broken.

 

Pictures? And is it a GS, a GSL or a GSLSE?

Also this is some very good advice from diabolical1:

"start with a complete tune up. it sounds generic and dumb, but you really need to know your starting point with these cars before you go tinkering with things that are not broken"

It sounds like you are expecting way too much for a 20+ year old car, no matter how good it looks. Chances are you are going to have to fix several things unless you paid a lot of money and got some guarantees, so expect trouble, don't get frustrated by it.

And if you would provide a bunch more useful information of this sort:

"but all the plugs and wires seem to be workin fine...when i test them for spark by puttin the end of the plug on metal there is spark but u can hardly see it.... is there such thing as not getting enough spark?????"

Then the guys and gals on this forum will fix it for you, all you need to do is run the tests, turn the wrench and be smart enough to understand what you are doing. Also, the search function and a shop manual are extremely useful, if you haven't discovered these yet.

If this sounds like too much work, then you might want to look around for a later model Civic, they are pretty much trouble free.


Ray

- an older generation guy who doesn't understand why so many younger generation guys expect everything to be easy.