# buddy's RX blew in NJ. (paging anyone who's got a truck that could help) **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic\ **Created:** [December 18, 2008, 8:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buddys-rx-blew-in-nj-paging-anyone-whos-got-a-truck-that-could-help/240872 "2008-12-18T20:43:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MX-5](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mx-5/32/6336_2.png) [@MX-5](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MX-5)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 8:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buddys-rx-blew-in-nj-paging-anyone-whos-got-a-truck-that-could-help/240872/1 "2008-12-18T20:43:39Z")
My friend was on his way back from PA tonight and his RX7 just blew up in NJ. Anyone wanna possibly launch a rescue attempt this weekend? I got a trailer I can use but no pickup. He’s just gotta decide if he wants to bring the car back or not. ---
**Author:** ![SXY\_TIME](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sxy_time/32/6293_2.png) [@SXY\_TIME](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SXY_TIME)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 8:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buddys-rx-blew-in-nj-paging-anyone-whos-got-a-truck-that-could-help/240872/2 "2008-12-18T20:47:23Z")
hmmmmmmm if i can somehow, by some miracle, get sat off from work i’ll be up for it but i doubt i can get it off ---
**Author:** ![Jersey\_Fresh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jersey_fresh/32/6418_2.png) [@Jersey\_Fresh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jersey_Fresh)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 9:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buddys-rx-blew-in-nj-paging-anyone-whos-got-a-truck-that-could-help/240872/3 "2008-12-18T21:05:01Z")
> [@IROC](#): > > My friend was on his way back from PA tonight and his RX7 just blew up in NJ. Anyone wanna possibly launch a rescue attempt this weekend? I got a trailer I can use but no pickup. He’s just gotta decide if he wants to bring the car back or not. FC or FD rx7? ---
**Author:** ![MX-5](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mx-5/32/6336_2.png) [@MX-5](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MX-5)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 9:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buddys-rx-blew-in-nj-paging-anyone-whos-got-a-truck-that-could-help/240872/4 "2008-12-18T21:10:06Z")
> [@JerseyCantSaveMe](#): > > FC or FD rx7? FC ---
**Author:** ![MX-5](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mx-5/32/6336_2.png) [@MX-5](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MX-5)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 9:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buddys-rx-blew-in-nj-paging-anyone-whos-got-a-truck-that-could-help/240872/5 "2008-12-18T21:11:20Z")
> [@Hooked on SXY TIME](#): > > hmmmmmmm if i can somehow, by some miracle, get sat off from work i’ll be up for it but i doubt i can get it off thanks, I’ll update y’all on what he wants to do tomorrow when he decides. It’d just be sad as hell to see a car like that go for scrap ---
**Author:** ![cazwrx187](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cazwrx187/32/6388_2.png) [@cazwrx187](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cazwrx187)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 9:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buddys-rx-blew-in-nj-paging-anyone-whos-got-a-truck-that-could-help/240872/6 "2008-12-18T21:16:54Z")
apex seals strike again! ---
**Author:** ![slwrthnu](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slwrthnu/32/6296_2.png) [@slwrthnu](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slwrthnu)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 9:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buddys-rx-blew-in-nj-paging-anyone-whos-got-a-truck-that-could-help/240872/7 "2008-12-18T21:20:00Z")
ill scrounge up a truck and trailer, only thing is, my payment is the car. lol. ---
**Author:** ![MX-5](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mx-5/32/6336_2.png) [@MX-5](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MX-5)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 9:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buddys-rx-blew-in-nj-paging-anyone-whos-got-a-truck-that-could-help/240872/8 "2008-12-18T21:21:21Z")
> [@slwrthnu](#): > > ill scrounge up a truck and trailer, only thing is, my payment is the car. lol. he may go for that. I’m pretty sure he’d be happier to see it go to a good home than to scrap oh yea, and it wasn’t apex seals, the coolant gasket or something went bad on the exhaust side, so it was pressurizing the coolant system and blowing the cap off the radiator. ---
**Author:** ![Jersey\_Fresh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jersey_fresh/32/6418_2.png) [@Jersey\_Fresh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jersey_Fresh)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 9:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buddys-rx-blew-in-nj-paging-anyone-whos-got-a-truck-that-could-help/240872/9 "2008-12-18T21:47:26Z")
> [@cazwrx187](#): > > apex seals strike again! easy to fix with transmission fluid ---
**Author:** ![MX-5](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mx-5/32/6336_2.png) [@MX-5](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MX-5)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 9:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buddys-rx-blew-in-nj-paging-anyone-whos-got-a-truck-that-could-help/240872/10 "2008-12-18T21:51:00Z")
my friend was going to trade his car for another guys series 5 RX because he needed a series 5 for his turbo swap…but the guy put regular spark plugs in it :headbang ---
**Author:** ![Boxersix](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxersix/32/6327_2.png) [@Boxersix](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boxersix)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 10:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buddys-rx-blew-in-nj-paging-anyone-whos-got-a-truck-that-could-help/240872/11 "2008-12-18T22:00:36Z")
> [@IROC](#): > > my friend was going to trade his car for another guys series 5 RX because he needed a series 5 for his turbo swap…but the guy put regular spark plugs in it :headbang Whoa!..as in put standard plugs in the FC motor?? Doubly whoa! Rotor swipe…that could be ug-ly inside. My tow truck lost its brakes last week and I’ve been too busy to pull the damn thing inside and fix the issue so unfortunately I’m of no use. ---
**Author:** ![MX-5](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mx-5/32/6336_2.png) [@MX-5](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MX-5)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 10:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buddys-rx-blew-in-nj-paging-anyone-whos-got-a-truck-that-could-help/240872/12 "2008-12-18T22:06:07Z")
> [@Boxersix](#): > > Whoa!..as in put standard plugs in the FC motor?? Doubly whoa! Rotor swipe…that could be ug-ly inside. > > My tow truck lost its brakes last week and I’ve been too busy to pull the damn thing inside and fix the issue so unfortunately I’m of no use. yea he said it barely idled or started up at all. The guy was like yea I have no idea what’s wrong it was running fine a week ago only thing I did was put plugs in it. regular spark plugs FTL for those of you that don’t know rotaries that well it’s the difference between this ![http://static.summitracing.com/global/images/prod/large/ngk-2467_w.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/5/2/52fecc750faac71fc60a4053c17e0a59236d8c1e.jpeg) and this if you put regular ones in it it’ll smack the apex seals and kill the rotors ---
**Author:** ![MX-5](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mx-5/32/6336_2.png) [@MX-5](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MX-5)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 10:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buddys-rx-blew-in-nj-paging-anyone-whos-got-a-truck-that-could-help/240872/13 "2008-12-18T22:16:12Z")
ok, he’s gonna bring it home. So if anyone can help I’ll pay for gas ---
**Author:** ![Boxersix](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxersix/32/6327_2.png) [@Boxersix](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boxersix)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 10:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buddys-rx-blew-in-nj-paging-anyone-whos-got-a-truck-that-could-help/240872/14 "2008-12-18T22:19:00Z")
> [@IROC](#): > > …if you put regular ones in it it’ll smack the apex seals and kill the rotors :nod and destroy the housings too(gouges the wall). Essentially looking for a core motor at that point. Stupid mistake, but not uncommon. ---
**Author:** ![PJB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pjb/32/6389_2.png) [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 1:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buddys-rx-blew-in-nj-paging-anyone-whos-got-a-truck-that-could-help/240872/15 "2008-12-19T01:21:29Z")
Time for an LS1 swap. ---
**Author:** ![JClark](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jclark/32/6309_2.png) [@JClark](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JClark)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 6:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buddys-rx-blew-in-nj-paging-anyone-whos-got-a-truck-that-could-help/240872/16 "2008-12-19T06:40:26Z")
> [@JerseyCantSaveMe](#): > > FC or FD rx7? :rofl Did your help depend on the answer to this question? Mine did. :shifty FD and I’d be there right now. No for real tho, call AAA. ---
**Author:** ![Shawn96VR-4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@Shawn96VR-4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shawn96VR-4)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 7:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buddys-rx-blew-in-nj-paging-anyone-whos-got-a-truck-that-could-help/240872/17 "2008-12-19T07:40:22Z")
RX7 blow up? NO WAY ---
**Author:** ![Shady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 7:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buddys-rx-blew-in-nj-paging-anyone-whos-got-a-truck-that-could-help/240872/18 "2008-12-19T07:47:57Z")
> [@Shawn96VR-4](#): > > RX7 blow up? NO WAY Suprisngly I would love to get an RX 7 rebuild it and have it for a beater lol I wanna take a swing a rebuilding a rotary ---
**Author:** ![MX-5](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mx-5/32/6336_2.png) [@MX-5](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MX-5)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 7:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buddys-rx-blew-in-nj-paging-anyone-whos-got-a-truck-that-could-help/240872/19 "2008-12-19T07:48:19Z")
> [@PJB](#): > > Time for an LS1 swap. He’s planning an LT1 swap when he gets it back ---
**Author:** ![Jersey\_Fresh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jersey_fresh/32/6418_2.png) [@Jersey\_Fresh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jersey_Fresh)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 8:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buddys-rx-blew-in-nj-paging-anyone-whos-got-a-truck-that-could-help/240872/20 "2008-12-19T08:52:01Z")
> [@JClark](#): > > :rofl Did your help depend on the answer to this question? > > Mine did. :shifty FD and I’d be there right now. > > No for real tho, call AAA. haha maybe… FD ftw [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buddys-rx-blew-in-nj-paging-anyone-whos-got-a-truck-that-could-help/240872.md?page=2)