I have a couple SE rotor housings with minor flaking on the outer edge next to the exhaust ports. One of these has very minor flaking and the other one is more pronounced. Also, how much would they be worth?
THanks
Justin

The first picture is the one with very minor flaking.

 

First one is definitely useable, Second is fair, how are the scratches, can you feel them with your fingernail? They usually wear at the bottom of the housing instead of the exhaust port.

 

yes. I can feel the flaking spots with my fingernail. there looks to be a couple small scratches going around the outer edge but nothing that I can feel with my fingernail...

 

the flake spots look to be all the way through the chrome surface to the aluminum...I once read that as long as they don't catch the apex/corner seals, and if they are on the exhaust stroke, they are fine. How true is that?

 

im curious about this two. but mine are much more severe so i think im SOL

 

depending on the outcome of this thread, you can buy them from me if you want Im getting ready to post a complete (dismantled) 13b SE motor in the parts section

 

eh im not concerned. i have a few spare motors avalible to me. might use them a PP practice lol.

 

Even if you can catch a nail on the flaking, the ridge can be sanded, depending how deep it is. The scratches I was refering to are the ones in the middle part of the housing. Post pics of the plug side of the housings.

 

Pictures in the same order. The first one was the better housing, and the second was the fair housing. I can't feel any scratches around the plug side face of the housings. The lines going horizontal on the plug holes was grease I just scrubbed off after taking the pictures, no groove.

 

Take another pic, back away a little bit and get the T plug hole and the middle of the bottom of the housing in one shot. The first looks good so far, second, not sure.

 

The one on the far side is the one with more flaking.

 

 

Any advice on how much they are worth?

 

I would start at prolly $100-150 each. Man you collect lawnmowers or what?

 

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