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Posted 2002-12-01, 10:14 AM
in reply to DaFrigginDoctah's post "RX7 turbo sports car... Good?"
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If u do get it, there's a few things u should do:
Replace or remove the thermostat(preferrably replace)
Check all coolant hoses for bulge's, crack, oil saturation, stress marks, or any sogn of wear, and replace.
Flush the radiator, and run a radiator pressure check. If the radiator cant hold pressure, replace it.
Flush the whole cooling system.
Make sure the turbo stay oiled and the bearing isnt worn(Jin, does the rx-7 use a ball bearing turbo?)
Since the 1985 RX-7 engine(13B) and up uses DIS(Distributorless Ignition System), make sure the wires are good, because I believe it comes stock with 7mm wires, and the stock ignition puts out 18k or 19k volts, which is too much for 7mm wires in my opinion.
And, IMO, replace the spark plugs NO MATTER WHAT. Rotary engines are very picky about what condition the plugs are in. 80% of all engine problems can be traced back to fouled or wet plugs. For exapmle, when I had my RX-7, I couldnt get her to start or even fire for a month.(this is when i knew onthing about rotary's) After replacing the pugs, she fired right up. Make sure to use NGK's only(even tho i think those are the only plugs made for a RX-7, at least that u can get easily)
And thats all I can think of right now. It may seem like a lot, but it's actually the kind of stuff you should do when you get any car. Also, you want to make sure the suspension is in good condition, the wheel bearings dont hum when you drive, and the transmission/clutch doesnt slip and is filled with transmission fluid/hydraulic fluid.

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