1980 rx-7 No Start 12 a Carb Problem?

codysa22c · 03-30-2010, 09:15 AM

hey my car isnt starting and hasnt for years......i though the gas was bad cause it sat for a long time but its not the gas cause i got some from the line and it light right up......so i checked in the carb its bone dry the...now im not to mechanical intelligent about any thing but the 4 gas injectors in the carb if that is what you wanna call them isnt dripping any gas any tips????

PercentSevenC · 03-30-2010, 10:14 AM

First thing to check is whether the fuel pump is running when the key is in the "on" position. If it is, there could be a blockage either in the fuel line somewhere or in the pickup tube in the tank.

codysa22c · 03-30-2010, 05:54 PM

the gas makes it all the way to the carb then nothing and the fuel pressure is about 3pounds just like what the book said it should be.....so idk i think im gonna have to do a carb rebuild it sucks......

Kentetsu · 03-31-2010, 06:48 AM

Floats are stuck? Try banging on the top of the carb with a plastic hammer (or, since nobody actually owns a plastic hammer, something similar). This might jar them loose and allow gas to enter the bowls.

Good carb info available at www.sterlingmetalworks.com

Good luck.

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codysa22c · 03-31-2010, 08:59 AM

ok thanks i will try that.......but i found 2 small filters i didnt see in the hose housing that is on the carb....and they were really dirty ill post a video of it in a minet but i think thats why it might not be going into it

Whizbang · 03-31-2010, 09:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kentetsu

Floats are stuck? Try banging on the top of the carb with a plastic hammer (or, since nobody actually owns a plastic hammer, something similar)

Hey! i own a plastic hammer

FerociousP · 03-31-2010, 10:08 AM

yeah, but you aren't nobody.... or are you?

codysa22c · 03-31-2010, 07:30 PM

here a video to help explain my problem hope you guys can help me and a small update on what i have done from my last video 1day ago

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wVJdm8WFLw

PercentSevenC · 03-31-2010, 10:12 PM

I second the floats being stuck in the up position. Try tapping it like Kentetsu says. If that doesn't work, take the top of the carb off and make sure they move freely, and check for debris or whatever at the same time.

codysa22c · 04-01-2010, 12:58 PM

hey guys would an air vent solenoid stop fuel from getting to the carb????

12arotary · 04-01-2010, 01:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by codysa22c

hey my car isnt starting and hasnt for years......i though the gas was bad cause it sat for a long time but its not the gas cause i got some from the line and it light right up......so i checked in the carb its bone dry the...now im not to mechanical intelligent about any thing but the 4 gas injectors in the carb if that is what you wanna call them isnt dripping any gas any tips????

gas only lasts about 3-4 months, it will burn in air even 20 years from now but it won't explode in the engine- Change that-
and hopefully you checked your compression first

03-30-2010, 09:15 AM	#1
codysa22c The Newbie Join Date: Dec 2009 iTrader: (0) Posts: 29 Rep Power: 0	1980 rx-7 No Start 12 a Carb Problem? hey my car isnt starting and hasnt for years......i though the gas was bad cause it sat for a long time but its not the gas cause i got some from the line and it light right up......so i checked in the carb its bone dry the...now im not to mechanical intelligent about any thing but the 4 gas injectors in the carb if that is what you wanna call them isnt dripping any gas any tips????

03-31-2010, 06:48 AM	#4
Kentetsu RCC Contributor Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan iTrader: (1) Posts: 530 Rep Power: 17	Floats are stuck? Try banging on the top of the carb with a plastic hammer (or, since nobody actually owns a plastic hammer, something similar). This might jar them loose and allow gas to enter the bowls. Good carb info available at www.sterlingmetalworks.com Good luck. . __________________ "Learn from the past, or it will become your future...." '85 GS 12a + LSD/Sterling carb/Respeed coilovers/Respeed front swaybar/Respeed adj. rear spring perches/Illuminas/Bilsteins on rear AutoX vids @ http://www.youtube.com/user/Kentetsu1

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03-30-2010, 05:54 PM	#3
codysa22c The Newbie Join Date: Dec 2009 iTrader: (0) Posts: 29 Rep Power: 0	the gas makes it all the way to the carb then nothing and the fuel pressure is about 3pounds just like what the book said it should be.....so idk i think im gonna have to do a carb rebuild it sucks......

03-31-2010, 08:59 AM	#5
codysa22c The Newbie Join Date: Dec 2009 iTrader: (0) Posts: 29 Rep Power: 0	ok thanks i will try that.......but i found 2 small filters i didnt see in the hose housing that is on the carb....and they were really dirty ill post a video of it in a minet but i think thats why it might not be going into it

03-31-2010, 07:30 PM	#8
codysa22c The Newbie Join Date: Dec 2009 iTrader: (0) Posts: 29 Rep Power: 0	here a video to help explain my problem hope you guys can help me and a small update on what i have done from my last video 1day ago http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wVJdm8WFLw

04-01-2010, 12:58 PM	#10
codysa22c The Newbie Join Date: Dec 2009 iTrader: (0) Posts: 29 Rep Power: 0	hey guys would an air vent solenoid stop fuel from getting to the carb????