Guys, what the! is it with me and rotarys, Just had a fantasic evening in the company of John Yorke, karting at sittingbourne, 4 days ago, started my yellow RX first time in 6 weeks and it sprung a leak in the rad, A friend of mine Mr Norwich brakedown man said try this stuff as a temp fix, so in goes this blue liquid with little silver bits in and does actually work, then today took her to the car wash, as I was taking her out tonoght and next week want to get her in the body shop. At the wash I found a lovely screw right on the top outside edge of the front tyre, oh crap. Coming home tonight as I changed gear noticed the revs shoot up and thought I had miss judged the throttle clucth thingy, but then 30 miles from home I had to slow down to about 80 as I noticed the engine was cutting in and out. At the traffic lights on my junction There was this awful smell as I said to Chloe, darling appart from the engine revs rising and falling between 1500 and 2500 rpm, we have no brakes. I had to pump the brakes as the servo was not working.
So my burning question is, should I just scrap her, er sorry no, erm what the feck could be wrong, look at the servo and all pipes are on and seem ok. confused:
On a lighter note, on the way there a rarri 550 came out to play, He wont anymore;) :
Gary,
I may get crucified for this but here goes, i have been recently thinking about all the probs the rx\'s have with the engines, and came to the thought that if my engine was to go i would not get a rebuild but look for a alternative engine to replace the rotary.
May sound daft depending on room under the bonnet but i have a feeling the Escort Cosworth engine would fit (block) out goes the air con and stuff in comes the main block and all else.
My main reason for buying a rx was not the fact its a rotary but the fact it looks like the dogs......
What you think, no more petrol worries to an extent and reliability higher as i had a escort cosworth before.
what was the smell?
You said you checked the hoses to the master cylinder, are they definately not split, this would cause a smell of petrol and a very lumpy idle. And of course no brakes!:eek:
QuoteOriginally posted by gsb876
Gary,
I may get crucified for this but here goes, i have been recently thinking about all the probs the rx\'s have with the engines, and came to the thought that if my engine was to go i would not get a rebuild but look for a alternative engine to replace the rotary.
May sound daft depending on room under the bonnet but i have a feeling the Escort Cosworth engine would fit (block) out goes the air con and stuff in comes the main block and all else.
My main reason for buying a rx was not the fact its a rotary but the fact it looks like the dogs......
What you think, no more petrol worries to an extent and reliability higher as i had a escort cosworth before.
The engine would sit over the front axle rather then behind it and the weight would be a little higher up. I suspect that this may completely destroy the FD\'s balance.
Iain
PS. I\'m off looking for some big bits of wood and some nails... :D
Engine revving + no brakes can only mean a leak somewhere between your manifold and the brake servo unit. I have never heard of the brake servo diagphram leaking, but I suppose it could be that, too.
Yes, I also suffer from screws in tyres all the time!
IainT,
It was just a idea really not the final decision but you can see what i\'m getting at?
Not sure if anyone has tried this yet??
there\'s a white V8 powered 2nd gen on Ebay at the mo: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2469542294&category=18211 but I say that it\'s sacriledge! BURN THE HERETIC :D :rollin
Blimey, all I wanted was a little help, what do I get for my sins, Blasphemy.
ThanksMartin will have another look tonight.
Cosworth honestly tiss :rolleyes:
Gary
Almost certain to be a leak from manifold to servo, in daylight I\'m sure you will find it [wondered where you went last night!]
gsb876: time you got yer coat:p There\'s a film out this week might be suitable:D Escort pah..........how can you mention the 2 together.....my gast is flabbered
JY,
Unless you have driven a escort cosworth i dont think you understand the appeal good setup.:)
The problem with the rx7\'s is he reliability we dont all have bundles of cash to rectify all probs we get.:eek:
Seriously though just looking at alternatives to rebuilding if required 3k\'s alot of money you could buy a decent engine for 1.5k and improve mileage. Think about it, sometimes we are blinded by loyality;)
a cosworth engine isn\'t that good a choice, they are fairly cheap to tune but the engine block is a boat anchor at best with a decent 16v head bolted to it. There are much better modern engines that have eclipsed the cosworth engine but as usual the UK is stuck in the past so the cosworth "legend" lives on.
gsb
I know we are totaly of subject but consider this: cost of different engine+ modifications to engine bay, engine management ect, will certainly cost a great deal more than the 3k for a re-build, plus you would ruin the balance of what is meant to be one of the best handeling cars around
By the way I have owned the same car for more than 3 years and have done over 40k miles without any problems and not had to throw a shed load of money at it.
can we start or transfer this to a "VS" kinda thread ;)
Im useless at technical stuff so wont claim to know owt but hows the brake trouble thing going Gary?
Si
Last time i was at the pod saw at least 5 cossies break down, mostly transmission stuff, so aint that reliable!
ps, was at a ford day so higher ratio of cossies than normal :D
I put a v8 in my \'86 rx7, and it cost me exactly $1500 +$500 for the car. Including motor, rebuild parts, and trans. I did everything myself for less cash then it would have cost to rebuild the motor, and now it has loads of torque and no reliability issues. There where no major problems with fit, a low air cleaner clears the hood, and a relocated sway bar clears the pan.
doesnt even look different. see for youself (http://members.shaw.ca/cavityhotline/images/icam0008.jpg) :rollin
Right you buggers, no more talk of funning sounding bongy up and down thingys, cant even bring myself to say it. Oh feel quite sick!
Hers are some piccys, first one, me on the beach, no sorry.
Ok now pay attention at the back.
piccy hose001 hose on servo circled 7, has no cracks and is on solid, but has a hard lump in it, should this be correct?
piccy hose002 all circled are on firm and no visible splits, the fury on is fluid anyway, no fooling me then.
piccy hose003 all circled all on firm and conected to map sensor/s
piccy hose004 just looked pretty, but circled once again for pleasure is lump in servo hose.
Also checked manifold on tight.
Please come back. My hands now have greese on them and want to be done with it before someone sees me like it :rollin
piccy001
piccy002
piccy003
piccy004
Hi gary,
the lump in the hose is a one way valve so that you dont force boost in to the brake servo. If it isnt that then i dont know what else to try. It could be a hole in the brake servo somewhere which is allowing air in your engine on the vacume side and cause you to have no brakes.
just thought, if you pull the hose off the brake servo, block it off with a bolt or something and see if your idle comes back to normal. If it does then it is servo thats perished or corroded.
QuoteOriginally posted by gsb876
Gary,
I may get crucified for this but here goes, i have been recently thinking about all the probs the rx\'s have with the engines, and came to the thought that if my engine was to go i would not get a rebuild but look for a alternative engine to replace the rotary.
May sound daft depending on room under the bonnet but i have a feeling the Escort Cosworth engine would fit (block) out goes the air con and stuff in comes the main block and all else.
My main reason for buying a rx was not the fact its a rotary but the fact it looks like the dogs......
What you think, no more petrol worries to an extent and reliability higher as i had a escort cosworth before.
haha ! LOL !
please pay attention to my signature wich means:
NO ROTOR, NO MOTOR !
Iwan
PS. Sorry Gary, for no useable info to your problem. I think, it would be the best to take the car to Carl ?!
Thanks Iwan but Carl built my engine and I know its not an engine problem, its got to be sometime simple. But not as simple as me around cars :rollin Plus without having a transporter take it there, its a bit difficult driving it there with the engine hunting as your constantly surging foward in the car, and hard work with next to no brakes.
Gary
did you try my test with the brake servo vacume pipe?
tony
No, sorry, been at work and just not had time, See you guys at pod tomorrow, I\'ll be the sado in the lexus 430.:(
well i have used my best mechanical skills and cant see a thing wrong, so 2 days ago started her up to see if I could hear anything, on started and run sweet, so drove down road 2miles fine, To day took her to work 8 miles either way and for 16-20 miles been fine. Gonig for a 20-30 mile blat tonight see what happens. Weird.
I don\'t the rx is any less reliable than any similar performance car. How much does a porker or ferrari or TVR (i threw the TVR in to balance!) engine rebuild cost ?
and if you want a ford engine, buy a ford.
.....uuuuummm, I luuuuv my RX:p
QuoteOriginally posted by g11ary
well i have used my best mechanical skills and cant see a thing wrong, so 2 days ago started her up to see if I could hear anything, on started and run sweet, so drove down road 2miles fine, To day took her to work 8 miles either way and for 16-20 miles been fine. Gonig for a 20-30 mile blat tonight see what happens. Weird.
Just a thought if the car is running fine now but....... when you were tinkering did you by any chance cut yourself and bleed on the engine. It seems to apease my engine when I bleed into the engine bay;)
Ohhh beleive you me, they have bled me.
Went 7oaks last night running fine.