ok, my shop tells me that my car runs great for a little while, then dies, then wont restart for a while, then funs fine for a while, then dies, etc, any ideas? sounds like its flooding to me? BTW, its a remanufactured motor from atkins with rebuilt injectors.

 

its probably still building compression if its a reman engine..

how many miles have youp ut on it so far?

 

Probably flooding since its new. You'll need to run the car more so the seals can fit properly and the compression should go up.

 

it was started for the first time last friday and ran for not long at all, were talking maybe 2 hours or less on the motor

 

I think the break in is like 2500 or 3k miles so you still have a bit to go man.

Santiago

 

so its gonna just flood out on me for 2k miles?

 

No, it should get better the more miles you put on it. Not sure how many miles though but I'd say within a couple of hundreds. The break-in process is just pampering the engine. Just don't go more than 4K rpm's for the break in miles and let it warm up and cool down properly every drive.

 

how long do you guys figure until it will just run for a acceptable length of time?

 

Probably 150 - 200 miles. Never done it myself though.


Santiago

 

damn

 

My opinion your engine should not be doing that. Check some of your wiring.

 

Thats a possibility. Maybe its running too rich too?

 

remanufactured rotary engines need time to break in a build up compression.

 

nope, sounds fine for a rebuild - especially if it started without too much trouble and runs "ok" just break the motor in religiously. take it out this weekend for a drive around town for a few hours...put a good 150 miles on it, city driving...stop and go. The car should get easier and easier to start by then. By 2000 miles the seal should be set, cgange the oil...the plugs, set the TPS once and for all and drive on.

 

I do this on a daily basis. It doesnt matter who built an engine, but what kind of rotorhousings were put into it, as far as how well it runs and how quickly it builds compression. Even the best built engine will be hard starting and flood the first few hours of use.

http://www.rotaryresurrection.com/break-in.html

 

Mine didn't! But hay what do I know.....

 

There are of course always exceptions, and things that cant be readily explained though, ad yours was one I guess. Sometimes I have one that fires up and idles on the first bump of the key, and sometimes I have one that takes me 6 hours to get running, even though I built them the same.

 

ok, update, my shop found the problem, it seems that there is a vaccum leak in the manifold area, they are taking care of it, thanks for the help guys.

 

After the vacuum leak is fixed it still will be hard to start for the first few days. I bought an engine from Atkins a few years ago took me a good week taking it out every day city driving going thru all the gears. Don't go over 3000 rpm in 5 th. After 500 miles change your oil. You should be using 20W 50. It will get stronger as you go. Good luck. Gary