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- Sun Jul 12, 2015 8:51 pm
- Forum: RX7 Rides and projects
- Topic: 81 project... episode 2
- Replies: 1
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81 project... episode 2
Episode 1 was the carb... I rebuilt it and achieved idle... which she wasn't doing before. Win. Episode 2: Once she's warm, I give it some gas and the rpms either stop mid rise, or die out once I let go of the pedal. 1st I flushed the coolant since I had only water in there due to searching for a le...
- Fri Jun 26, 2015 3:26 am
- Forum: RX7 Rides and projects
- Topic: What am I missing now?!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3840
Re: What am I missing now?!
I thought coolant at first too but it doesn't leak, so air hose... hmmm I guess I'll just remove it and cap it off. I don't think it's a vacuum leak cuz she runs.
- Wed Jun 24, 2015 2:51 am
- Forum: RX7 Rides and projects
- Topic: What am I missing now?!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3840
What am I missing now?!
I've got an errant hose coming out of the intake manifold. It starts metal, changes to rubber, and ends in metal, and goes nowhere... what is it?
- Tue Jun 23, 2015 8:09 pm
- Forum: RX7 Rides and projects
- Topic: She idles!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7124
Re: She idles!
Update- so I guess the problem was running it out of fuel because it doesn't smoke that much anymore. Haven't had a chance to check out the spark plugs. I'm waiting for my new fuel pump and filter, meanwhile I've located and started the process of removing them. I also a have to flush the coolant an...
- Fri Jun 19, 2015 8:16 pm
- Forum: RX7 Rides and projects
- Topic: She idles!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7124
Re: She idles!
Yeah codge that's what I was thinking, I'll probably fill up the tank and run her for while see what happens, no chance of road running yet.. I'll check the omp and clean the plugs..
Thanks guys
Thanks guys
- Fri Jun 19, 2015 3:04 am
- Forum: RX7 Rides and projects
- Topic: She idles!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7124
She idles!
After a long awaited re-installation of my nikki, due to winter and buying a home, I got to try n start my '81 yesterday. She started right up like a champ and actually idled! Oh man I was so happy, I jumped out of the car and screamed like dr.Frankenstein... it's aliiive it's aliiive! I did an oil ...
- Thu Jan 01, 2015 6:24 pm
- Forum: Fuel, exhausts, emission systems & turbos
- Topic: carb progress
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1816
carb progress
Air horn is free and ready for Chem dip. Still got a long way to go.
Nikki off my 81 gsl
Nikki off my 81 gsl
- Sat Dec 20, 2014 10:27 pm
- Forum: Fuel, exhausts, emission systems & turbos
- Topic: what's missing on my carb
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4726
Re: what's missing on my carb
Thanks for the info, that link will be very helpful, appreappreciate it!
- Sat Dec 20, 2014 1:10 am
- Forum: Fuel, exhausts, emission systems & turbos
- Topic: what's missing on my carb
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4726
Re: what's missing on my carb
So I found another missing part on my carb. I've included a picture from my manuAL for comparison. In the manual there is something sticking up from next to where the 2nd float would be. On my carb, both floats are pictured but nothing sticking up like on the image from the manual. HaynesCarbSmall.j...
- Fri Dec 12, 2014 6:16 pm
- Forum: Fuel, exhausts, emission systems & turbos
- Topic: what's missing on my carb
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4726
Re: what's missing on my carb
Will do, thanks.