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07-10-03, 06:02 PM
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You all know there is also a screw on the back of the s5's throttle body that can be used to adjust how far the primary throttle plates are open when they should be all the way closed. Mazda calls this the 400 dollar screw or something along those lines as there really is no way to check it and set it back to the way it should be.
07-10-03, 06:21 PM
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Buy a haynes manual and try and find the problem in there. Even if you don't find the problem it makes some good reading. I read my Haynes repair manual from cover to cover and I enjoyed every bit of it. If you don't love your car, who will?
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ERAUMAZDA, Yes, I am a kid, and I did enjoy watching those movies, but who in the hell didn't? I could easily afford a 3rd gen, but it would've had over 100k miles and the insurance would go sky high.
I bought this car because it is a 1991 RX-7 in great condition, one that 1987rx7guy wanted to buy. $6600 + $725 shipping for a 38k mile car isn't bad at all. This left me with about $4700 left over, which would really help with maintenance. I'm not some retard who doesn't want to fix his car like all of you think. I've made a 4.0GPA so far in high school, so I am completely capable of retaining information!
Now, anyone that is willing to single out their family and g/f and **** for the maintenance of their 7 is crazy. So, the answer is no, but it's not going to take up all of my time... Mazda wouldn't have made the car if it required THAT much attention.
I bought this car because it is a 1991 RX-7 in great condition, one that 1987rx7guy wanted to buy. $6600 + $725 shipping for a 38k mile car isn't bad at all. This left me with about $4700 left over, which would really help with maintenance. I'm not some retard who doesn't want to fix his car like all of you think. I've made a 4.0GPA so far in high school, so I am completely capable of retaining information!
Now, anyone that is willing to single out their family and g/f and **** for the maintenance of their 7 is crazy. So, the answer is no, but it's not going to take up all of my time... Mazda wouldn't have made the car if it required THAT much attention.
07-10-03, 06:30 PM
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Originally posted by hybridracer
You all know there is also a screw on the back of the s5's throttle body that can be used to adjust how far the primary throttle plates are open when they should be all the way closed. Mazda calls this the 400 dollar screw or something along those lines as there really is no way to check it and set it back to the way it should be.
You all know there is also a screw on the back of the s5's throttle body that can be used to adjust how far the primary throttle plates are open when they should be all the way closed. Mazda calls this the 400 dollar screw or something along those lines as there really is no way to check it and set it back to the way it should be.
07-10-03, 06:48 PM
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I enjoyed the people around us in the theater with their puzzled looks at our jokes about the stupidness of the movie. I wanted my money back after watching that garbage.
heh whatever
I graduated in the top 10% of my class. I am doing my second year of college. That has nothing to do with fixing a car. All you need is to have basic skills and reading ability
This is not I REPEAT NOT A HONDA. This is not a MUSTANG either. It is a highly modded rotary car. You should have know with your 4.0 GPA that a modded car needs a person that actually knows something or has the ability to have someone that is competent work on the car. I personally have chosen to make things for cars and start a small company for this purpose. I love these cars. My family and girl understand. I provide enough time for everyone. Like I said you don't even need to spend more than a few hours total fixin your current problem. Oh and if you didn't want to have your car take a big part of your day then don't buy something that is heavily moded. buy something closer to stock so you don't have problems beyond your skill level and then gradually you can learn to mod and fix the car. That is what 95% of us here probably have done. Another thing this car and all 7's require constant attention to detail of maintenance and repairs. Not doing so will resuld in a blown engine and a great deal of problems.
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Originally posted by Driv300mph
ERAUMAZDA, Yes, I am a kid, and I did enjoy watching those movies, but who in the hell didn't? I could easily afford a 3rd gen, but it would've had over 100k miles and the insurance would go sky high.
ERAUMAZDA, Yes, I am a kid, and I did enjoy watching those movies, but who in the hell didn't? I could easily afford a 3rd gen, but it would've had over 100k miles and the insurance would go sky high.
I bought this car because it is a 1991 RX-7 in great condition, one that 1987rx7guy wanted to buy. $6600 + $725 shipping for a 38k mile car isn't bad at all. This left me with about $4700 left over, which would really help with maintenance.
I'm not some retard who doesn't want to fix his car like all of you think. I've made a 4.0GPA so far in high school, so I am completely capable of retaining information!
Now, anyone that is willing to single out their family and g/f and **** for the maintenance of their 7 is crazy. So, the answer is no, but it's not going to take up all of my time... Mazda wouldn't have made the car if it required THAT much attention.
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07-10-03, 07:10 PM
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Seriously man you need to lighten up some. Maybe not everyone wants to spend a lot of time working on their car. Sure he may have bought a highly modded car but that doesnt mean he should want to work on it all the time. Maybe he just wants a fast car. Not everyone is a rotor freak like most of us. Im sure in time he will be but maybe he has other priorities. I swear almost every post I have seen you make lately has pissed me off in some way or another becase you are griping people out.
07-10-03, 07:22 PM
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I used to drive a very nice s5 but sold it to get the f-body and am now selling the f-body and getting another nice s5 thanks though. Im not saying dont take care of the damn car. Im saying maybe he doesnt want to spend all of his time working on the car. There is a big difference between taking care of the car and always having to work on it.
07-10-03, 07:22 PM
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Originally posted by 1987RX7guy
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Look I act like an ***. YES but I do think you could have solved this by reading on your own. You are 16 and have a 6k+ dollar car. I would say either you sold a kidney, your parents bought it, or you all run drugs. You are a kid with too much cash and not enough willingness yo work for your car. All you had to do was look for 30min at the most by searching. If you didn't feel satisfied after that then fine make a thread about your car not working properly and your inability to fix it. But you have made more that ONE thread. I am sorry but I don't see the need for more than one. YOu can call me what you want but you aren't doing much other than waiting to hear from others where the mechanic is or who can help you. It isn't that hard to fix a car. RX-7's aren't make in mars. Buy a haynes manual look at the FSM's in www.iluvmyrx7.com or www.fc3s.org and you will learn a LOT. The FSM's are made to fix these cars I would say you can find 85-95% of the information you need just by taking time out of your BUSY schedule to read them a bit. Persons like Sonicrat and the others have already told you how you could seek out that vac leak and how to fix it. You really don't even have to search anymore. All you have to do is get under the hood of your car and get to work.
When I got here I didn't know much and that wasn't to long ago. since then I have learned many thing and keep learning things every day sometimes every hour. But I don't post that many threads for one prob man. Anyways be glad you only have a vac leak, my first problem was busted oil lines. Chew on that for a while. 
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Look I act like an ***. YES but I do think you could have solved this by reading on your own. You are 16 and have a 6k+ dollar car. I would say either you sold a kidney, your parents bought it, or you all run drugs. You are a kid with too much cash and not enough willingness yo work for your car. All you had to do was look for 30min at the most by searching. If you didn't feel satisfied after that then fine make a thread about your car not working properly and your inability to fix it. But you have made more that ONE thread. I am sorry but I don't see the need for more than one. YOu can call me what you want but you aren't doing much other than waiting to hear from others where the mechanic is or who can help you. It isn't that hard to fix a car. RX-7's aren't make in mars. Buy a haynes manual look at the FSM's in www.iluvmyrx7.com or www.fc3s.org and you will learn a LOT. The FSM's are made to fix these cars I would say you can find 85-95% of the information you need just by taking time out of your BUSY schedule to read them a bit. Persons like Sonicrat and the others have already told you how you could seek out that vac leak and how to fix it. You really don't even have to search anymore. All you have to do is get under the hood of your car and get to work.
When I got here I didn't know much and that wasn't to long ago. since then I have learned many thing and keep learning things every day sometimes every hour. But I don't post that many threads for one prob man. Anyways be glad you only have a vac leak, my first problem was busted oil lines. Chew on that for a while. Santiago
Anyway, stop getting
and get out there and check for vac leaks!
07-10-03, 07:27 PM
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Forgive me but:
https://www.rx7club.com/forum/showth...hreadid=204248
https://www.rx7club.com/forum/showth...hreadid=204246
https://www.rx7club.com/forum/showth...hreadid=203819
Fingers, vectorminds, SonicRaT
, JerryLH3, Flyby116, hypntyz7, And myself have tried to help this guy.
He has been told the problem more than once and the way to fix it more than once. Unless he is taking summer classes or working(which I doubt), he should have plenty of SPARE time. I work, go to school, deal with my sisters children at home, talk here online, and have a girl and have started my company on top of that and fixing my FC alone. I have time for all of that and he can't fix a vac leak???? He already has a fast car, Mustang.
Like I said I act like an *** YES very true. My personality I don't really like to act "nice". Atleast not with this rich boy crap.
Santiago
Forgive me but:
https://www.rx7club.com/forum/showth...hreadid=204248
https://www.rx7club.com/forum/showth...hreadid=204246
https://www.rx7club.com/forum/showth...hreadid=203819
Fingers, vectorminds, SonicRaT
, JerryLH3, Flyby116, hypntyz7, And myself have tried to help this guy.
He has been told the problem more than once and the way to fix it more than once. Unless he is taking summer classes or working(which I doubt), he should have plenty of SPARE time. I work, go to school, deal with my sisters children at home, talk here online, and have a girl and have started my company on top of that and fixing my FC alone. I have time for all of that and he can't fix a vac leak???? He already has a fast car, Mustang.
Like I said I act like an *** YES very true. My personality I don't really like to act "nice". Atleast not with this rich boy crap.
Santiago
07-10-03, 07:28 PM
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Originally posted by Driv300mph
Now, anyone that is willing to single out their family and g/f and **** for the maintenance of their 7 is crazy. So, the answer is no, but it's not going to take up all of my time... Mazda wouldn't have made the car if it required THAT much attention.
Now, anyone that is willing to single out their family and g/f and **** for the maintenance of their 7 is crazy. So, the answer is no, but it's not going to take up all of my time... Mazda wouldn't have made the car if it required THAT much attention.
07-10-03, 07:37 PM
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Originally posted by 1987RX7guy
Your saying I am an idiot? Just say it if you are. No other person has fixed my car. I do my work.
Your saying I am an idiot? Just say it if you are. No other person has fixed my car. I do my work.
Basically your tendency to talk about things you have no firsthand experience of. I especially love your S-AFC posts and things of that nature knowing FULL WELL you've never owned a TII. I just get tired of you reiterating things youve read, just to look like you know it all. I have tried in the past to ignore the postwhoring, etitism, and your general bad attitude, but NO MORE. If the mods wont warn you for flaming, and everyone wants to think your gods gift to the FC, FINE. But I am going to take EVERY opportunity to debunk you.
Good luck.
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07-10-03, 07:43 PM
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07-10-03, 07:43 PM
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Originally posted by hybridracer
Seriously man you need to lighten up some. Maybe not everyone wants to spend a lot of time working on their car. Sure he may have bought a highly modded car but that doesnt mean he should want to work on it all the time. Maybe he just wants a fast car. Not everyone is a rotor freak like most of us.
Seriously man you need to lighten up some. Maybe not everyone wants to spend a lot of time working on their car. Sure he may have bought a highly modded car but that doesnt mean he should want to work on it all the time. Maybe he just wants a fast car. Not everyone is a rotor freak like most of us.
I agree, not everyone is a rotary freak. Most people don't know how they work stock let alone highly modified, so why would a not rotary freak buy a rotary car that requires beyond factory specified maintenance if he doesn't have the skill/time/desire to maintain it properly?
I agree with ERAUMAZDA cause I too am a aircraft mechanic. You aren't expected to know everything, but you are expected to know how to find out anything, and that means read, research, troubleshoot.
07-10-03, 07:45 PM
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Absolutely not, I am just calling your bluff.
Basically your tendency to talk about things you have no firsthand experience of. I especially love your S-AFC posts and things of that nature knowing FULL WELL you've never owned a TII. I just get tired of you reiterating things youve read, just to look like you know it all. I have tried in the past to ignore the postwhoring, etitism, and your general bad attitude, but NO MORE. If the mods wont warn you for flaming, and everyone wants to think your gods gift to the FC, FINE. But I am going to take EVERY opportunity to debunk you.
Good luck.
Jarrett
Absolutely not, I am just calling your bluff.
Basically your tendency to talk about things you have no firsthand experience of. I especially love your S-AFC posts and things of that nature knowing FULL WELL you've never owned a TII. I just get tired of you reiterating things youve read, just to look like you know it all. I have tried in the past to ignore the postwhoring, etitism, and your general bad attitude, but NO MORE. If the mods wont warn you for flaming, and everyone wants to think your gods gift to the FC, FINE. But I am going to take EVERY opportunity to debunk you.
Good luck.
Jarrett
07-10-03, 08:06 PM
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haynes manual is great, its actually tells me what you guys are talking about when im reading it =] only like $20, advance auto will have to special order it if you live in a yeehaw place like me
07-10-03, 08:14 PM
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Basically your tendency to talk about things you have no firsthand experience of. I especially love your S-AFC posts and things of that nature knowing FULL WELL you've never owned a TII. I just get tired of you reiterating things youve read, just to look like you know it all. I have tried in the past to ignore the postwhoring, etitism, and your general bad attitude, but NO MORE. If the mods wont warn you for flaming, and everyone wants to think your gods gift to the FC, FINE. But I am going to take EVERY opportunity to debunk you.
By no means do I see Santigo as being cocky and stuck up. First of all I respect that he puts so much time an effort into N/A's. Why, because everyone thinks that Turbos are the only cars that exists in this forum. I've seen post ****** and at least he has something valid to say. Everyone is titled to there side and ideas. Just because you don't have a turbo doesn't mean your an idoit when vac becomes boost.
He has been told the problem more than once and the way to fix it more than once.
Surely you cant be including yourself in this statement.
Maybe not everyone wants to spend a lot of time working on their car. Sure he may have bought a highly modded car but that doesnt mean he should want to work on it all the time
ERAUMAZDA, Yes, I am a kid, and I did enjoy watching those movies, but who in the hell didn't? I could easily afford a 3rd gen, but it would've had over 100k miles and the insurance would go sky high.
Do I smell contradiction.
All in all.
You don't want to pay Mazda
No one around you knows about rotaries
you don't want to learn, nor read, nor fix it your self.
So your fucked.
We are not saying to leave your life and live in your car. I just think you ate more than you can chew.
A 4.0 will not help you turn a wrench.
A 4.0 will not fix your car
retaining information is what computers do
Commonsense will do all of the above.
So here are your options:
1. Fix it your self.
2. Put on some barbie knee pads bend over and excepted a certifed Maz tech rape
3. Find a local who has some form of techincal knowledge.
Peace -Orlando
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07-10-03, 08:38 PM
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First off ERAU, I was NOT saying that a 4.0 would help me turn a wrench or fix my car... you were implying that I didn't have the ability to comprehend what I read and get a move on... someone on this board said I couldn't work on the car because Mazda had it in the shop, overlooking the engine. -- I COULDN'T work on it!!
1987rx7guy, all three threads I created had different information in each... but one of those was simply asking if I had a mechanic in my area, so that IF I had problems with fixing it, I could get ahold of him, or if I had further problems, he would be my mechanic!
For all of you that has called me a "Rich boy" -- I don't think $6600 for a first car is considered "RICH" by any means. Now, I live in a descent house with an awesome dad, but that certainly doesn't make me rich. I could see where you would be coming from if I bought a good condition FD though, that would make sense.
1987rx7guy, all three threads I created had different information in each... but one of those was simply asking if I had a mechanic in my area, so that IF I had problems with fixing it, I could get ahold of him, or if I had further problems, he would be my mechanic!
For all of you that has called me a "Rich boy" -- I don't think $6600 for a first car is considered "RICH" by any means. Now, I live in a descent house with an awesome dad, but that certainly doesn't make me rich. I could see where you would be coming from if I bought a good condition FD though, that would make sense.
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I went out today and bought a can of "Throttle Body & Air Intake Cleaner," got the car from Mazda, and then drove it home... Now, I'm off to try and find the leak.