coyne002

87 Turbo II starts well when cold. Mechanic says it has a "good used turbo" with no leaks. It has 95,000 miles on it.

It takes vigorous pumping of the accelerator and 4-5 tries to start it when it is hot. If the idle is kept up a minute or two, it runs fine after that. It has some pep, but doesn't seem a quick as it should be.

Compression testing was normal, and it doesn't use much oil. The catalytic converter was clogged, but isn't now.

Any things I can tell the mechanic about these problems? Any good Rx7 places in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area? Thanks

thinkimagetone

haha i have the same problem it wont start when hot. and it sucks.

EricRyan

iTrader: (4)

When I first got my FC, it wouldn't start after running it for a few minutes.

Turns out the previous owner had the trailing plugs hooked up in the leading and vice versa. It's a long shot, but check your spark plugs for the correct order, as well as any kind of obvious signs of detonation damage to the plugs.

hondahater

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stuck injectors and low compression are usually the cause of your hot start symptoms.

thinkimagetone

yeah well compression may have been my problem. i went out to remove the plugs and the fronts were tight. but the rears werent tight as they should be. the bottom rear was hand tight. so i tightened them back up and i havnt drove it yet i got to get jumped off. but i will let u guys know how it goes.

signofinfinity

compression.....

i had a stuck side seal and it never fired up hot.

loose plugs can be a problem, but if you are loosing that little comp through the plugs and it wont start i would consider a compression test and see were you are.

cheers