I need to talk to someone who knows rotary engines in the Cleveland, OH area. Anyone?

I'm having trouble with mine and I am lost. I am a former Honda mechanic and this engine is really throwing me for a loop!



Brandon

 

Well, I'm not in Cleveland (but am in Ohio, a ways south of Toledo actually), however, feel free to post any questions/problems you're having here -- we may be able to help ya out...

 

Don't be intimidated - it can be considered just another IC engine - requires fuel, spark, compression, and proper timing for it to run. Heck you only have to worry about ignition timing because there's physically no way the ports will "fall out of time" like if a boinger slips a timing belt. The only trick is that if you get too much fuel, you can lose compression, and then you foul the plugs, but this typically only happens in an empty parking lot at 9pm in the middle of a blizzard.

What exactly is the trouble? Heck you just might mention a couple symtoms and 25 people will instantly come back with the solution. Nice thing about older cars, the dianostic flowchart gets more and more simplified through collective experience. (ie it's usually a vacuum leak, or worn spark plugs, or a clogged fuel filter)

 

All right, 'Ol Rex,

Give us the details, and we'll give yuh a hand. Good to see a another wrenchin' Cowboy on the forum. Max7 lives in Ashland, Ohio, and I live near Delaware, Ohio, so you've got lots of help fairly near by....

Denny, from the 'ol corncrib...