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11-09-10, 11:49 PM
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The motor runs strong as hell and idel like a champ after warming up. Like I said, the only problems are the alternator belt is broken in half, the headlights went out and smoke screen when I start it, but after like 10-20 secs, It will be fine with no smoke.....
11-10-10, 12:18 AM
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Ok, didn't see that for sure, just saw it hypothesized. Headlight going out is nothing big, hell a busted alternator belt and alternator isn't a big deal either; you are looking at 100 bucks there in all, less if you buy a used alternator off of here.
The entire warning light cluster lighting up is indicative of the Alternator being shot, but taking it off and getting it tested is a good move, you can do that when you go buy a new belt and headlight.
You need to find out for sure if the coolant seals are blown or not. Being November in New Jersey, I assume its cold outside, so some smoke until warmed up isn't an unusual ordeal, neither is an RX-7 not idling well until it is warmed up.
Here is what you must do to find out:
https://www.rx7club.com/2nd-generation-specific-1986-1992-17/champagne-test-coolant-seal-803178/
JUST THE FIRST FEW POSTS in that thread.....geez it rambles on into worthlessness... like many threads do here.
The entire warning light cluster lighting up is indicative of the Alternator being shot, but taking it off and getting it tested is a good move, you can do that when you go buy a new belt and headlight.
You need to find out for sure if the coolant seals are blown or not. Being November in New Jersey, I assume its cold outside, so some smoke until warmed up isn't an unusual ordeal, neither is an RX-7 not idling well until it is warmed up.
Here is what you must do to find out:
https://www.rx7club.com/2nd-generation-specific-1986-1992-17/champagne-test-coolant-seal-803178/
JUST THE FIRST FEW POSTS in that thread.....geez it rambles on into worthlessness... like many threads do here.
11-10-10, 02:37 AM
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I bought a new belt and a used alternator already. I will get a set of lights later. The mojor problem i worry about is the smoke and i will look into that post that you gave me, thanks a lot for helping me man, thanks a lot!
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11-10-10, 05:57 AM
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keep in mind if your car does not start right away it will continue to dump fuel as long as you keep that key turned, so if its stubborn and it finally fires up it will smoke up from all the fuel, and obviously you will have the smell of fuel.
Perhaps if the seller seemed like he knew the car he could give you a hand out of good faith. I have sold quite a few FCs to first time buyers and I always go over details of the car with them including educating them how to start the car should it be stubborn so it does not flood out. if one of those people contact me later I always try to help them out, even got one a headlight switch 2 months later and would not take any money from him for it.
Dont go tearing into the motor yet, because another thing I can tell you about those FCs I bought and sold- everyone one of them were diagnosed with a bad motor and every one of them ran for years and years after I got them running due to simple misdiagnosis.
Perhaps if the seller seemed like he knew the car he could give you a hand out of good faith. I have sold quite a few FCs to first time buyers and I always go over details of the car with them including educating them how to start the car should it be stubborn so it does not flood out. if one of those people contact me later I always try to help them out, even got one a headlight switch 2 months later and would not take any money from him for it.
Dont go tearing into the motor yet, because another thing I can tell you about those FCs I bought and sold- everyone one of them were diagnosed with a bad motor and every one of them ran for years and years after I got them running due to simple misdiagnosis.
11-10-10, 06:01 AM
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Contact KDR Rotory in PA.
http://www.kdrotary.com/
He will get you sorted out -great prices and great work.
Sorry man -that really sucks.
http://www.kdrotary.com/
He will get you sorted out -great prices and great work.
Sorry man -that really sucks.
11-10-10, 09:55 AM
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When I bought my car, the front iron was cracked but the coolant seal was intact. It took MONTHS for the add coolant buzzer to come on. Burp system and roll for several more months before it'd do it again.
Ran fine like that for 2 years. The seller didn't know it when he sold it, and it took me a while to figure it out.
Just replaced the motor in march, and lo' an behold, 3 cracks in my front iron but all my seals where intact. It'd allow exhaust gas into the coolant but wouldn't let coolant into the chamber. The motor was wore the hell out anyway due to it having 160k miles on it, so no big deal really.
I spent $5000 on the engine and new housings, irons, plus some new fuel injectors and other misc. parts. That includes R&R and labor.
Ran fine like that for 2 years. The seller didn't know it when he sold it, and it took me a while to figure it out.
Just replaced the motor in march, and lo' an behold, 3 cracks in my front iron but all my seals where intact. It'd allow exhaust gas into the coolant but wouldn't let coolant into the chamber. The motor was wore the hell out anyway due to it having 160k miles on it, so no big deal really.
I spent $5000 on the engine and new housings, irons, plus some new fuel injectors and other misc. parts. That includes R&R and labor.
11-10-10, 05:22 PM
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Contact KDR Rotory in PA.
http://www.kdrotary.com/
He will get you sorted out -great prices and great work.
Sorry man -that really sucks.
http://www.kdrotary.com/
He will get you sorted out -great prices and great work.
Sorry man -that really sucks.
that place is too far, i think there's one called JPR?? around south jersey. I heard they are pretty good at rotary
11-10-10, 05:24 PM
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keep in mind if your car does not start right away it will continue to dump fuel as long as you keep that key turned, so if its stubborn and it finally fires up it will smoke up from all the fuel, and obviously you will have the smell of fuel.
Perhaps if the seller seemed like he knew the car he could give you a hand out of good faith. I have sold quite a few FCs to first time buyers and I always go over details of the car with them including educating them how to start the car should it be stubborn so it does not flood out. if one of those people contact me later I always try to help them out, even got one a headlight switch 2 months later and would not take any money from him for it.
Dont go tearing into the motor yet, because another thing I can tell you about those FCs I bought and sold- everyone one of them were diagnosed with a bad motor and every one of them ran for years and years after I got them running due to simple misdiagnosis.
Perhaps if the seller seemed like he knew the car he could give you a hand out of good faith. I have sold quite a few FCs to first time buyers and I always go over details of the car with them including educating them how to start the car should it be stubborn so it does not flood out. if one of those people contact me later I always try to help them out, even got one a headlight switch 2 months later and would not take any money from him for it.
Dont go tearing into the motor yet, because another thing I can tell you about those FCs I bought and sold- everyone one of them were diagnosed with a bad motor and every one of them ran for years and years after I got them running due to simple misdiagnosis.
11-10-10, 05:27 PM
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When I bought my car, the front iron was cracked but the coolant seal was intact. It took MONTHS for the add coolant buzzer to come on. Burp system and roll for several more months before it'd do it again.
Ran fine like that for 2 years. The seller didn't know it when he sold it, and it took me a while to figure it out.
Just replaced the motor in march, and lo' an behold, 3 cracks in my front iron but all my seals where intact. It'd allow exhaust gas into the coolant but wouldn't let coolant into the chamber. The motor was wore the hell out anyway due to it having 160k miles on it, so no big deal really.
I spent $5000 on the engine and new housings, irons, plus some new fuel injectors and other misc. parts. That includes R&R and labor.
Ran fine like that for 2 years. The seller didn't know it when he sold it, and it took me a while to figure it out.
Just replaced the motor in march, and lo' an behold, 3 cracks in my front iron but all my seals where intact. It'd allow exhaust gas into the coolant but wouldn't let coolant into the chamber. The motor was wore the hell out anyway due to it having 160k miles on it, so no big deal really.
I spent $5000 on the engine and new housings, irons, plus some new fuel injectors and other misc. parts. That includes R&R and labor.
11-10-10, 06:17 PM
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Why is everyone here so ******* stupid except for a handful of us?
Specifically the people under 300 posts.
LEARN HOW TO ******* SPELL AND USE GRAMMAR. TALK IN COMPLETE SENTENCES AND PUT YOUR ******* THOUGHTS TOGETHER BEFORE WRITING THEM DOWN AND SOUNDING LIKE AN IDIOT.
HOW LONG DID YOU DRIVE WITH THE COOLANT LIGHT ON?
**** YOU OP FOR WASTING MY TIME. LEARN HOW TO RESEARCH THINGS BEFORE YOU DO THEM. YOU FUCKED YOURSELF.
Specifically the people under 300 posts.
LEARN HOW TO ******* SPELL AND USE GRAMMAR. TALK IN COMPLETE SENTENCES AND PUT YOUR ******* THOUGHTS TOGETHER BEFORE WRITING THEM DOWN AND SOUNDING LIKE AN IDIOT.
HOW LONG DID YOU DRIVE WITH THE COOLANT LIGHT ON?
**** YOU OP FOR WASTING MY TIME. LEARN HOW TO RESEARCH THINGS BEFORE YOU DO THEM. YOU FUCKED YOURSELF.
11-10-10, 06:35 PM
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Why is everyone here so ******* stupid except for a handful of us?
Specifically the people under 300 posts.
LEARN HOW TO ******* SPELL AND USE GRAMMAR. TALK IN COMPLETE SENTENCES AND PUT YOUR ******* THOUGHTS TOGETHER BEFORE WRITING THEM DOWN AND SOUNDING LIKE AN IDIOT.
HOW LONG DID YOU DRIVE WITH THE COOLANT LIGHT ON?
**** YOU OP FOR WASTING MY TIME. LEARN HOW TO RESEARCH THINGS BEFORE YOU DO THEM. YOU FUCKED YOURSELF.
Specifically the people under 300 posts.
LEARN HOW TO ******* SPELL AND USE GRAMMAR. TALK IN COMPLETE SENTENCES AND PUT YOUR ******* THOUGHTS TOGETHER BEFORE WRITING THEM DOWN AND SOUNDING LIKE AN IDIOT.
HOW LONG DID YOU DRIVE WITH THE COOLANT LIGHT ON?
**** YOU OP FOR WASTING MY TIME. LEARN HOW TO RESEARCH THINGS BEFORE YOU DO THEM. YOU FUCKED YOURSELF.
11-10-10, 06:42 PM
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^^ Excuse me for not posting often. My post count has nothing to do with my knowledge of the rotary engine nor my intelligence. If you read my posts they are always decent grammatically and I gave real advice. A small number next to the word posts means nothing to me. If the OP doesn't want to read our advice then it's his fault.
OP, if you want our help, the other posters are right, you need to seriously answer the questions so someone can evaluate your situation, because it could be more than one thing.
OP, if you want our help, the other posters are right, you need to seriously answer the questions so someone can evaluate your situation, because it could be more than one thing.
11-10-10, 06:51 PM
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Why is everyone here so ******* stupid except for a handful of us?
Specifically the people under 300 posts.
LEARN HOW TO ******* SPELL AND USE GRAMMAR. TALK IN COMPLETE SENTENCES AND PUT YOUR ******* THOUGHTS TOGETHER BEFORE WRITING THEM DOWN AND SOUNDING LIKE AN IDIOT.
HOW LONG DID YOU DRIVE WITH THE COOLANT LIGHT ON?
**** YOU OP FOR WASTING MY TIME. LEARN HOW TO RESEARCH THINGS BEFORE YOU DO THEM. YOU FUCKED YOURSELF.
Specifically the people under 300 posts.
LEARN HOW TO ******* SPELL AND USE GRAMMAR. TALK IN COMPLETE SENTENCES AND PUT YOUR ******* THOUGHTS TOGETHER BEFORE WRITING THEM DOWN AND SOUNDING LIKE AN IDIOT.
HOW LONG DID YOU DRIVE WITH THE COOLANT LIGHT ON?
**** YOU OP FOR WASTING MY TIME. LEARN HOW TO RESEARCH THINGS BEFORE YOU DO THEM. YOU FUCKED YOURSELF.
take it easy on the guy, if he wasted so much of your time why bother wasting more of it with this disgusting response?
11-10-10, 06:51 PM
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^^ Excuse me for not posting often. My post count has nothing to do with my knowledge of the rotary engine nor my intelligence. If you read my posts they are always decent grammatically and I gave real advice. A small number next to the word posts means nothing to me. If the OP doesn't want to read our advice then it's his fault.
OP, if you want our help, the other posters are right, you need to seriously answer the questions so someone can evaluate your situation, because it could be more than one thing.
OP, if you want our help, the other posters are right, you need to seriously answer the questions so someone can evaluate your situation, because it could be more than one thing.
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Sorry man, like I said I was in a similar position about 2 years back. It's a really crappy position to be in. I know you're taking it seriously, how couldn't you. Best of luck to getting it figured out.
11-10-10, 07:47 PM
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Not that it is your biggest issue here but, regarding your headlights, it is unlikely they both failed at the same time.you should test the system in this order.
Check fuses, check connections, check relays, check headlight switch and check integrity of your wiring harness.
Check fuses, check connections, check relays, check headlight switch and check integrity of your wiring harness.