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reikoshea said:
it sounds like the engine is going to blow up while its idling....thats scary.
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A rotary engine can stand much higher heat temps then that of a piston engine. When u start the engine its usually lost the heat and very cold, therefore most rotary's (besides the rx8) have a pull start aka manual choke.
I bought my rx7 for dirt cheap because the auction guys i bought it from said it wont idle. Little did they know about the car. I started it right up. They thought i was King Arthur from the Sword in the Stone.

skip to 1:25--VVV
YouTube - RX7 START UP

YouTube - REW '85 RX7 first startup
 
hope801 said:
A rotary engine can stand much higher heat temps then that of a piston engine. When u start the engine its usually lost the heat and very cold, therefore most rotary's (besides the rx8) have a pull start aka manual choke.
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Come again ?
 
Bouncing idle is usually connected to too much air or fuel, and the O2 sensors and ECU can't compensate correctly. It's not a show stopper. Usually happens when you do so much as replace the air filter, or the old one gets clogged.
 
Excuse me sir, if you are talking about a rotary then I do not mean to offend you, but you are wrong.^_^
 
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hahaha... That's ok. You're not on the bad track yet.

But I still need explanation of the first Rotary faux-pas - The one about the pull start and the heating up and such. Just want further explanation as to what you are saying.
 
Iv never seen anyone pull-start their rotary before...
 
there is no explanation, rotary engines suck. dont ever buy one.
they eat gas and are unreliable:ph34r:
 
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