Around 1998 I bought an 88 RX-7 for $900 from a = guy who=20 could not get it to run. Towed it home and found the only problem = was that=20 it was flooded! Leaky injectors were apparently a not uncommon = problem for=20 certain year models. Shut it off with the fuel pump and it worked=20 great. That was the core for my engine.

Bill Eslick

www.weslick.com

----- Original Message -----
From:=20 lonnwood
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft

Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 = 2:07 PM

Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Off = topic:=20 RX7

Thanks Tracy and Marv, this gives me a good = idea of what=20 to pay for an older RX7. My wife wants a

sports car, red, wich this one is. I will keep = looking.

Lonnie

----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Tracy = Crook
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft=20

Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 = 3:23=20 PM

Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Off = topic:=20 RX7

I'd pass on this one unless it had a pristine body & = interior &=20 a rebuilt engine. That price is way high for an average = 88.

Tracy (bought a clean 88 six years ago for = 2800)

----- Original Message -----
From:=20 lonnwood
Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 = 6:14=20 PM

To: Rotary motors in = aircraft

Subject: [FlyRotary] Off = topic:=20 RX7

Help, My son is looking at an 88 = rx7 100=20 miles away for me .

2 things make me nervous.

1. The coolant color is = brown.

2. Loses power after 4000 rpm, = starts to=20 pick it up somewhat over 5000.

It has 94000 miles, asking = 3400.

Should I still consider this, or = look for=20 another?

Thanks, sorry for the off topic, = but you=20 guys are the only rotary guys I know.

Lonnie

Hi Lonnie,

I purchased an = '87 RX7=20 with 110k miles on it 3.5 years ago for $800. I drove =
the=20 wheels off of it for 2.5 years during which time I put an = additional=20 130k
miles on it (at least... I drove it everywhere, and I = do mean=20 everywhere.) I
found it on Ebay, less than 100 miles = from=20 home. I purchased it to get
experience with the = rotary... my=20 attitude was that I was not going to replace
any failing=20 non-critical systems, but do whatever it took to keep it on the =
road=20 until the engine gave out. By the time it hit 240k miles = I'd=20 replaced
the water pump, radiator, a rear end (thanks to Oil = Express=20 or one of those
places, where they didn't put the plug in = properly=20 after a fluids change), a
set of plugs and wires (pm only, = the=20 engine was running fine with the parts
that came on the car, = but=20 what the heck <g>), a clutch, instrument cluster, =
brakes,=20 etc... nothing that you wouldn't expect to last over 150k = miles. =20 When
I parked the car to start driving something a little = more=20 comfortable it was
still running. They are amazing = pieces of=20 machinery. Anyway, my first take
would be to keep = shopping...=20 there are lots of good deals out there. $3400
sounds a = bit=20 much (unless it's a well dressed Turbo-II convertible.) =20 FWIW.

<Marv>

PS... = here's a=20 link to quite a few... poke around..
http://motors.listings.= ebay.com/Mazda_RX-7_W0QQfromZR11QQsacategoryZ6327QQsocmdZListingItemListQ= QsocolumnlayoutZ3

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