manually turning an engine
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manually turning an engine
how much MMO should i pour into the spark plug holes when i turn this bitch manually tonight...
i heard that i can pour alot in there and it wont matter, but im trying to take REAL good care of this engine as i want it to last as long as possible....
so im just looking to find a good average amount to pour in.....also is MMO the best thing for that...
i assume it is, but your opinions will help me decide
thanks in advance
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i heard that i can pour alot in there and it wont matter, but im trying to take REAL good care of this engine as i want it to last as long as possible....
so im just looking to find a good average amount to pour in.....also is MMO the best thing for that...
i assume it is, but your opinions will help me decide
thanks in advance
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Well, you can pour a lot in as long as you don't have the spark plugs in because if they ARE in you can create hydrolock. Although by hand I doubt you could do that. I tell people a capfull per face for 3-4 rotations.
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per face?
what do you mean.... like pour a capfull, everytime it turns...and do i pour in all four spark plug holes or just the bottom two?
i need some guidance obvioulsy
what do you mean.... like pour a capfull, everytime it turns...and do i pour in all four spark plug holes or just the bottom two?
i need some guidance obvioulsy
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So did you figure it out?
1 cap per face per rotor. So 3 in the rear, 3 in the front. Use a 4mm vac hose and stuff it into the lower plug hole.
1 cap per face per rotor. So 3 in the rear, 3 in the front. Use a 4mm vac hose and stuff it into the lower plug hole.
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ok....
if i turn it, and it pops, that is one complete revoultion of the rotor, right?.....which means that all 3 sides have passed the hole for every pop.....the pop being the blast you hear for the exhaust part of the cycle...right....
or am i completely wrong here?
if im right, then i assume i turn it just a tad ....and pour some....turn it somemore....pour some....then turn it a little more, and pour some more, turn just a bit more, and i should hear the pop.....because if one rotation gets all three sides to the hole, then i need to pour 3 times for every pop that i hear right.....??
im still learning so bare with me.....
if i turn it, and it pops, that is one complete revoultion of the rotor, right?.....which means that all 3 sides have passed the hole for every pop.....the pop being the blast you hear for the exhaust part of the cycle...right....
or am i completely wrong here?
if im right, then i assume i turn it just a tad ....and pour some....turn it somemore....pour some....then turn it a little more, and pour some more, turn just a bit more, and i should hear the pop.....because if one rotation gets all three sides to the hole, then i need to pour 3 times for every pop that i hear right.....??
im still learning so bare with me.....
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im putting MMO in because its been sitting already for a few months....its gonna be atleast another month before its in the car and ready to be started....
i dont want the seals going bad....
MMO does the trick to keep the seals lubbed up from what ive heard
i dont want the seals going bad....
MMO does the trick to keep the seals lubbed up from what ive heard
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I rebuilt a turboii engine that didn't get put in a car until over a year later. I just poured some regular motor oil down the inlet and turned the engine over by ratchet a few times. I had the intake off at the time. But consider where the oil went. Went into the turbo and exaust. Took a little time to burn it off a year later. I'd go out and do this every couple of months when and if I thought about it. I don't worry a bunch. Oh,engine runs plenty good fine today, in the car.
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I'd say a new engine sitting for a year is alot different then an old one though as it should be covered with build lube inside that probably wouldn't go anywhere.
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1 pop = 1 cap
So pop, pour, turn Repeat as necessary
Also, check out http://www.rotaryengineillustrated.com
So pop, pour, turn Repeat as necessary
Also, check out http://www.rotaryengineillustrated.com
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