need anyone's opinion......have a 1987 rx7 turbo II and after driving it for 4 months as a daily driver....ran into a little problem, lost acceleration and heard a ticking sound almost as if it's misfiring dosen't idle well and doesnt gain rpm's.. dont wanna hafta take it to a dealer, im a father of 3 (no money) any thoughts asap would be greatly appriciated







[SIZE=14]please help me

 

sounds like a bad apex seal?



but dont listen to me, im usually wrong

 

[quote name='Shane.Trammell' date='Jul 28 2005, 02:22 PM']sounds like a bad apex seal?



but dont listen to me, im usually wrong


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i could believe that but, would it really make the car idle that rough?

 

yeah, theres not much vacuum so its not getting the air it needs. its like having a bad vacuum leak

 

[quote name='Shane.Trammell' date='Jul 28 2005, 02:34 PM']yeah, theres not much vacuum so its not getting the air it needs. its like having a bad vacuum leak


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any thoughts on how i would go about finding it?

 

finding what? you should do the ghetto compression test to see if the compression is ok.



what you do is take out a spark plug and listen for 3 even and strong wooshes when you turn the engine over. if 2 are weak and one is strong you have a bad or stuck (probably not stuck if you are hearing a ticking) seal. if you dont hear any strong wooshes all 3 seals are bad. then go to the other rotor. make sure you cut the fuel while doing this so it wont actually start. you can do that by pulling the egi fuse in the main fuse block

 

[quote name='Shane.Trammell' date='Jul 28 2005, 02:42 PM']finding what? you should do the ghetto compression test to see if the compression is ok.



what you do is take out a spark plug and listen for 3 even and strong wooshes when you turn the engine over. if 2 are weak and one is strong you have a bad or stuck (probably not stuck if you are hearing a ticking) seal. if you dont hear any strong wooshes all 3 seals are bad. then go to the other rotor. make sure you cut the fuel while doing this so it wont actually start. you can do that by pulling the egi fuse in the main fuse block


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what happens if they're all good?

 

then your problem is probably fuel related. does it smell like gas under your hood?

 

[quote name='Shane.Trammell' date='Jul 28 2005, 02:48 PM']then your problem is probably fuel related. does it smell like gas under your hood?


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i think it runs rich but it does smell like fuel under the hood and outta the exhaust

 

you might get more responses in the 2nd gen forum (I'm moving it), good luck!