Help my 7 died
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Help my 7 died
My 7 died. A guy i know that is not a rotary specialist said i blew a head gasket, however, i know there are no head therefore no head gasket. It was leaking water out of the exhaust pipe and i'm still new to rotaries and don't know what would cause this. My question is what is the problem (or likely problem) and is it fixable or is the motor just a very oversized paperweight now?? any help/advice that could get my baby back on the road would be greatly appreciated.
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it died back in december so i could be mistaken but i do remember white smoke and coolant was disappearing as fast as i could put it in, but im not sure about coolant on the plugs
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sometimes the intake gasket and/or the o rings fail, and then water leaks into the intake, which would cause coolant loss, and coolant in the exhaust. its pretty easy to remove the intake, and check the gasket/o rings. i just had to replace mine and it was like 12 bucks for the parts. hopefully that's all it is, but if it died completely, hmmm....maybe someone else has a better opinion.
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Originally Posted by nick1
sometimes the intake gasket and/or the o rings fail, and then water leaks into the intake, which would cause coolant loss, and coolant in the exhaust. its pretty easy to remove the intake, and check the gasket/o rings. i just had to replace mine and it was like 12 bucks for the parts. hopefully that's all it is, but if it died completely, hmmm....maybe someone else has a better opinion.
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i apreciate all the advice i will check those seals but i dont need the car at this moment so i think im gonna take roundabouts advice and rebuild and "port the **** out of it"
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First test: Remove radiator cap and look for 'champagne bubbles'. If those are present, you blew a coolant seal, requires a rebuild. If you can, do a hydrocarbon test on the coolant. That will tell if exhaust gases are getting into the cooling system, if yes, same as above.
If neither of these tests show positive, remove intake manifold and inspect the o-rings between the block and intake, replace them and the gasket. Fire up the engine again, if you are still losing coolant, you have and internal coolant failure and a rebuild is required. If it solves the problem, rotor on.
If neither of these tests show positive, remove intake manifold and inspect the o-rings between the block and intake, replace them and the gasket. Fire up the engine again, if you are still losing coolant, you have and internal coolant failure and a rebuild is required. If it solves the problem, rotor on.
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