My new 80 rx7 wont start ?
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My new 80 rx7 wont start ?
I have just picked up a 1980 rx7. I got it home, and I have been working on it for the past couple days. Its getting to look pretty good. Ok the bad news, It wont start. It has been sitting for a year. I just got a new starter for it and that didnt do it. I took the starter out and tried to turn the fly wheel with a screw driver and it wont budge. It seems the engine is frozen. Is that carbon lock? Anyway I tried to push start it and it wont start. The back tires just skid when I put it in gear. What should I do.
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Originally posted by Mr. ImportGuy
I'm no pro so anyone feel free to correct me on this. But I would say ATF time.
I'm no pro so anyone feel free to correct me on this. But I would say ATF time.
hehehe... I would say poor some down the carb.... some in the spark plug holes... and let it sit...
make sure all the electricals work.... and its not just a blown wire thingy on the firewall....
um... if you can... I would try and take a socket and a cheater bar to the front pulley and try to pry it backwards a bit, but also try not to take the pulley off
it may have blown an apex seal, and it got wedged in there.. thats what happened to my 80 before I owned it, and it was my brothers.... he got the car after the previous owner over heated it.... well... it smoked and some how the seal made it blow up... hhhee.. then I got ahold of it.. and now it will be my daily driver...
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Originally posted by Manntis
1) remove rad cap
2) replace all under
3) screw rad cap back on
1) remove rad cap
2) replace all under
3) screw rad cap back on
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Hey I put atf in the carb and in the spark plugs. I tried to push start the car and it still wont crank over. Any suggestions. I tried to crank the pully but it still wont budge
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Originally posted by 82mazdarx7
Hey I put atf in the carb and in the spark plugs. I tried to push start the car and it still wont crank over. Any suggestions. I tried to crank the pully but it still wont budge
Hey I put atf in the carb and in the spark plugs. I tried to push start the car and it still wont crank over. Any suggestions. I tried to crank the pully but it still wont budge
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I know how it works. I just think the engine is frozen. I dont know why but I think I might have to replace it. Is there any other reason why the engine would turn.
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Hey I got it runing. It looks like it was carbon lock. I tock the fan out and put a big braker bar on the main pully while dumping a ton of atf down the carb. Thanks for your help
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take car outta gear, take 19mm 3/8" drive rachet/socket and try to turn the main pulley if it wont turn you got serious clutch problems or you got a locked up motor. Kinda hard to believe it was fine one day and the next wont turn
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Hey Another question. The car wont start. It will but I have to push start it every time. The new starter sounds like it is working but it wont crank over
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If the starter won't turn the engine over make sure all connections are good. If still does not work give the starter a lil tap with a hammer because it may be seized. That should unseize the starter. If that doesn't work ask the people who know more about this stuff than me lol.