my type r wont start help me

[marktyper]

I have had my gen 3 for 4 months. this morning while pulling off my steep drive i ran out of petrol . After getting some petrol it struggled to start and then the battery died i have tried jumping it but still no joy i need some quick suggestions   :confused:

[Andyp]

how much petrol you put in it matey?

is it turning over but not firing or is it totally dead?

may help to do a search for the flooding procedures too

[marktyper]

i have only put a can in which is 4 quid what can i do about floodin should i put more petrol in it

[marktyper]

its turning over but not firing sometimes it nearly goes but just dies

[Andyp]

personally if were me I\'d put some more in if its totally out...

it\'s gonna be real difficult to start with a duff battary too but keep at it and I\'m sure it\'ll fire..you may wanna go buy another one asap

give the flooding thing a go it may work... here\'s the link

link

[marktyper]

yeah cool thanks 4 the link it may help a bit

[marktyper]

do you think i could have a problem with my rotor tips because that is the main thing i am worried about

[Andyp]

no very doubtful I think mate.. not for starting problems

from what I understand if it were rotortips, i\'d start but sound like a traction engine and you\'d have white smoke puring out the back

[Charlie]

Had the same problem over the last 2 days. I now know how to tackle a flooded rotary engine, if you haven\'t got it started yet let me know.

[marktyper]

still not started battery is flat do you knw an easier way of getting the git going

[davefrith]

Put more than £4 worth of fuel in if it was totally empty, get new battery or charge up old one, if no luck starting then do the deflood procedure
Or if that fails
RAC cover ? to get it to someone with a bit more mechanical knowledge

Dave

[nikp]

I\'ve had the same problem...well, except for the running out of petrol thingy!!

I had to go and buy a new battery, and then had to spend ten minutes unflooding it. You\'ll find it a lot easier (In my opinion anyway) if you just go out and buy a new battery. It\'ll help a lot.

Mine was barely trying to fire when I flooded mine, then I bought a new battery, and I could hear it firing. Took a while, but finally got it started - didn\'t even need to take the spark plugs out either. Just followed the instructions set out in the manual!

[marktyper]

I havent got a manual though, how did you unflood the car, i really need it to start, please help!

[davefrith]

this is what worked for me once

hold accerator to floor (cuts fuel) and turn engine over, probably be a lot of smoke etc, but it should go in the end hopefully, i f not.........

take spark plugs out and dry them

or else find the deflood procedure using the search button !

what have you tried ?

[nikp]

I don\'t have the manual either. But this site does:

http://www.iluvmyrx7.com/index.htm

And navigate to the relevant page.

With a bit of luck you shouldn\'t need to take the spark plugs out. I didn\'t. But it does take a while to start. I was sat for about 10 minutes trying to start mine.