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07-24-06, 08:37 PM

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FCKing1995

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Originally Posted by trochoid

Take one plug out, crank and listen for 3 even puffs, do the same for the other housing.

think i have a vacuum/pressure guage wit ha rubber stopper on the end i can force down into one of the plug holes and test it that way, if not ill just listen and feel for the puffs. whats a good strong psi on a rotary? and anyone know right off hand what the plug thread size is? i need to build up my tools again, they got stolen a while back

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07-24-06, 09:21 PM

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Knock... in a ROTARY???

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07-24-06, 11:01 PM

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Knock... in a ROTARY???

A comical little story. Went to the dyno with a freind friday evening, to see what his T2 was putting out. During the dyno runs, while the car was idling, we heard a rattle. Scared the heck outta the dyno guys when we laughed about the rod knocking in his Rotary. Yes, it had a rod knocking. The hood prop rod........

But yes, there can be a knock in a Rotary.

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07-25-06, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by FCKing1995

Timing was set a few months ago, its correct. I just ran a can of seafoam, and it actually made it sound worse...

now at idle its even rougher and more choked sounding. sounds like it wants to fall on its face. its still missing, i have some new plugs and wires are on the way, along with fpr... if that doesnt fix it, oh well itll be rebuilt within the next few months anyway

if it is an apex seal, will it hurt it to run it for another month or 2 like that? itll be rebuilt so i mainly mean any damage to housings/ irons or rotor?

These cars can be very finicky when it comes to ignition. If the timing was set a few months ago, then start by verifying that you still have spark on the leading side.