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Old 04-05-2008, 07:49 PM
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Hard to start in cold weather?
One of my friends had a RX-7 and he claims that rotary engines are hard to start in cold weather. Is this true? I do not see why it would be harder to start that an inline four cylinder.
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Old 04-05-2008, 09:04 PM
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hes crazy, only problems i had were after I left mine sit for 3 months in the garage


-35 celcuis and colder starts for me, first time every time.
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Old 04-06-2008, 08:45 PM
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Bump.. Can anyone else tell me more about this issue?
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Old 04-06-2008, 09:22 PM
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I don't believe "cold weather starting" was ever an issue with the RX-8.

Early RX-8s were susceptible to flooding if a cold engine was shut down before it warmed up; to address that issue, Mazda switched to a bigger battery and more powerful starter motor. But starting in cold weather was never a problem, AFAIK.
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Originally Posted by btonns
One of my friends had a RX-7 and he claims that rotary engines are hard to start in cold weather. Is this true? I do not see why it would be harder to start that an inline four cylinder.
20 year old cars might be hard to start.
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There was an issue with the starters in the '04 and early '05 models I think, but nothing of a major problem. The 8 has come a long ways from the 7.
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