Banana Jack

Okay, I picked up this '88 NA convertible for free, and I'm trying to get it running, but I don't know that much about cars, let alone rotaries. The guy I got it from said I needed to squirt oil into the back rotor with a turkey baster and turn it over by hand, and assuming that went well, then I'd be good to try to fire it up. Theoretically, I just need to put the alternator and battery in, replace the hoses and give it a crank. It hasn't been run in six years though.

So first, can anyone explain to me in detail how/why to squirt oil into the rear rotor? (Shouldn't it have oil already, assuming there's enough oil already in the engine? Maybe I'm hung up on how a piston engine works...) As far as I can tell, everything is stock, so just rocking a NA 13B.

Once I get that taken care of, I figure I'll flush all fluids then give her a go.

misterstyx69

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HERE: you will need this BEFORE you even try to get gas to the engine.Otherwise you can look at money being spent that can be used elsewhere.
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Sgtblue

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Some lubrication is typically needed for the hard seals in each rotor with an engine sitting that long. I recommend using a little two-cycle. Any idea why he specified "back rotor"?
And yes, this isn't your father's piston engine. IIRC there are several U-Tube videos available to give you a very basic idea of how it works.

Banana Jack

I assumed he specified back rotor because he had already done it to the front rotor, but now that I think about it, it doesn't make that much sense, since they should be done at the same time before turning the crankshaft...
I'll probably just do both rotors just to be sure. So would I just squirt it into the spark plug holes, or is there someplace better?

lduley

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Thats the best place to do it, than roll the motor over by hand. Don't get scared with the oil either, if itz been sittin for awhile, the more the better honestly

jmbarber

I take out the plugs and squirt two cycle oil in each year before starting the car. It has worked so far.