low compression HELP
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low compression HELP
so i got my 83 compression tested today and the apex seals on the rear rotar are shot...there is no compression on it...now i know i could rebuild the entire motor but couldnt i just replace the seals...my uncle says he could get the parts/seals for about 200 bucks...also does anyone know of any mechanics that can and or will do this in wisconsin...
also how can i tell what sub-model my rex is if it doesnt have any badges clarifying that.
thanks for any and all help
---Sam
also how can i tell what sub-model my rex is if it doesnt have any badges clarifying that.
thanks for any and all help
---Sam
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http://www.atkinsrotary.com/store/pr...cat=590&page=1
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http://www.atkinsrotary.com/store/pr...cat=590&page=1
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Also, although you didnt give us any info on the age of motor. There are alternatives.
Has the motor been sitting/last time if was driven.
Could the seals be stuck and not gone.
If you do a rebuild are you prepared to try and find housings if yours are shot. How about rotors (broken apex usually means broken **** inside)
All things to consider.
Has the motor been sitting/last time if was driven.
Could the seals be stuck and not gone.
If you do a rebuild are you prepared to try and find housings if yours are shot. How about rotors (broken apex usually means broken **** inside)
All things to consider.
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Also, although you didnt give us any info on the age of motor. There are alternatives.
Has the motor been sitting/last time if was driven.
Could the seals be stuck and not gone.
If you do a rebuild are you prepared to try and find housings if yours are shot. How about rotors (broken apex usually means broken **** inside)
All things to consider.
Has the motor been sitting/last time if was driven.
Could the seals be stuck and not gone.
If you do a rebuild are you prepared to try and find housings if yours are shot. How about rotors (broken apex usually means broken **** inside)
All things to consider.
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+1 on the seafoam treatment. Let it soak for a couple days. Ray Green has a thread on this a month or 2 ago. He thought his engine was toast and it was just a stuck seal
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No sunroof means it's an S model, lightest model for each year. It can't have zero compression on the rear rotor and run good, just doesn't work that way. Add another vote for seafoam, which I seem to remember suggesting once before to you.
The kit you listed is fine for the internals, but you'll need a gasket kit too, they run around 200, unless you can fid a Felpro kit which run less, but I've never used one so I can't say if everything needed comes in the kit.
The kit you listed is fine for the internals, but you'll need a gasket kit too, they run around 200, unless you can fid a Felpro kit which run less, but I've never used one so I can't say if everything needed comes in the kit.
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I favor a cautious approach. Try the MMO treatment first. MMO should dissolve/loosen oil residue buildup that may cause stuck seals, and it's pretty harmless when it goes through the engine, even if it's bearing debris and goo. Repeat if necessary. If that doesn't do it, try seafoam. I'd hold off on ATF because it seems so radical and I'd worry about the bearings and gears in the engine as well as the walls of the combustion chambers.
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can anyone give me step by step instructions on the seafoam...i got 3 cans today and i have a general conception on how to do it but i dont want to screw anything up...pics would be great also
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alright, you can either put it in the gas tank: get about 1/8th of gas left in the tank, pour the whole can in the tank, then go for a ride, until you've burnt most of it, then go refill, it will be very very very smoky, so make sure you keep a can with you in case you get pulled over.
2)(what i recommend since your case seems severe) turn the car on and use a vacuum hose to suck in the seafoam. or take the plugs off and use something to squirt it in the engine. let it soak for about a day or two, then crank. let it iddle until it stops smoking.
hopefully that will fix it
2)(what i recommend since your case seems severe) turn the car on and use a vacuum hose to suck in the seafoam. or take the plugs off and use something to squirt it in the engine. let it soak for about a day or two, then crank. let it iddle until it stops smoking.
hopefully that will fix it
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alright, you can either put it in the gas tank: get about 1/8th of gas left in the tank, pour the whole can in the tank, then go for a ride, until you've burnt most of it, then go refill, it will be very very very smoky, so make sure you keep a can with you in case you get pulled over.
2)(what i recommend since your case seems severe) turn the car on and use a vacuum hose to suck in the seafoam. or take the plugs off and use something to squirt it in the engine. let it soak for about a day or two, then crank. let it iddle until it stops smoking.
hopefully that will fix it
2)(what i recommend since your case seems severe) turn the car on and use a vacuum hose to suck in the seafoam. or take the plugs off and use something to squirt it in the engine. let it soak for about a day or two, then crank. let it iddle until it stops smoking.
hopefully that will fix it
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i disconnected the cruise control from the carb (there's a nipple right above the air/fuel mix screw, that's where the cruise control goes) then i used a small rubber hose and attached it to the nipple and inserted the other end in the can. ... i'm sure you can use your cruise control hose if you don't have one, just make sure all the liquid inside the hose is gone before you connect it back to the C.C. just for safety.
i don't have pics anymore or i would show you. (you could also slowly pour it through the carb, but it takes a lot longer cuz you gotta be careful not to put too much or it'll stall the car)
i don't have pics anymore or i would show you. (you could also slowly pour it through the carb, but it takes a lot longer cuz you gotta be careful not to put too much or it'll stall the car)
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i disconnected the cruise control from the carb (there's a nipple right above the air/fuel mix screw, that's where the cruise control goes) then i used a small rubber hose and attached it to the nipple and inserted the other end in the can. ... i'm sure you can use your cruise control hose if you don't have one, just make sure all the liquid inside the hose is gone before you connect it back to the C.C. just for safety.
i don't have pics anymore or i would show you. (you could also slowly pour it through the carb, but it takes a lot longer cuz you gotta be careful not to put too much or it'll stall the car)
i don't have pics anymore or i would show you. (you could also slowly pour it through the carb, but it takes a lot longer cuz you gotta be careful not to put too much or it'll stall the car)