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Yesterday, my esteemed editor at the paper, Angelo, stopped by in his newly acquired second generation RX-7 convertible (with 13B rotary engine). Main point of the visit was to help check for a gas leak, or for something producing a petroleum smell. He doesn’t see liquid on the garage floor and no leaks were apparent under the vehicle or in the engine bay with the engine running or not.

After a trip, we again stuck our noses to the engine bay and a smell was apparent. Close inspection uncovered no leaks and we concluded that it’s the smell of a hot engine with some petroleum sludge near the oil filler and filter area. After these checks, he went to put down the top, popping the two latches and hitting the power switch. It buzzed but brought in no extra sun. Later troubleshooting revealed that the seats were back and reclined such that they were holding the top against the car. Quick adjustment and “hello open air motoring.”

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