Baselining 1980 RX-7 with odd rattle
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2016 9:14
Hey Everyone!
I just picked up a 1980 SA RX-7 S 4 speed. It's been sitting in my parents garage for 7 years and I got it up and running a few weeks ago and shipped it out to Colorado to be my new auto-x/track toy.
As soon as I got it off the truck in Colorado Springs it started making a ticking noise and I can't for the life of me figure out where it's coming from.
Here is the rattle, it's coming from the passenger side of the engine and sounds like it might be in the carb. The rattle speeds up when you give it some gas too.
Click on the picture to head to my Flickr page and watch the video, I couldn't figure out the video embed code.
I changed out the water pump and that only made it worse but now the radiator won't fill up all the way so I'm wondering if my cooling system is clogged. (yes I drained the block during the change)
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
I just picked up a 1980 SA RX-7 S 4 speed. It's been sitting in my parents garage for 7 years and I got it up and running a few weeks ago and shipped it out to Colorado to be my new auto-x/track toy.
As soon as I got it off the truck in Colorado Springs it started making a ticking noise and I can't for the life of me figure out where it's coming from.
Here is the rattle, it's coming from the passenger side of the engine and sounds like it might be in the carb. The rattle speeds up when you give it some gas too.
Click on the picture to head to my Flickr page and watch the video, I couldn't figure out the video embed code.
I changed out the water pump and that only made it worse but now the radiator won't fill up all the way so I'm wondering if my cooling system is clogged. (yes I drained the block during the change)
Any help would be greatly appreciated!