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Old Jan 9, 2004 | 09:30 PM
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Question rotor and rotor housing reusable ??? + pics

I'm rebuilding my engine and I took pics of a rotor that is damaged a bit and a rotor housing that doesn't seem that good to me.

Here is the rotor housing:











And here the rotor:











I think if I use a lime it could be reusable.

They engine was not blown, the compression was 90 psi on both rotor and everything was stripped off so I decided to rebuilt + port it.

What do you guys think ?

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Old Jan 9, 2004 | 10:01 PM
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i wouldnt use either
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Old Jan 10, 2004 | 07:13 AM
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Rotor - first picture is all that was needed - TOAST
Rotor Housing - looks pretty bad in the pic's. I would not use it at all.
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Old Jan 10, 2004 | 05:00 PM
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What do you mean by toast ? It is dead ??
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Old Jan 10, 2004 | 05:05 PM
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Originally posted by FD3S_wanted
What do you mean by toast ? It is dead ??
"Toast" is a colloquial English term (slang) to describe something is dead/done with/gone/terminated/etc.

Yes, it is dead
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Old Jan 10, 2004 | 05:18 PM
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Thanks reflus, yes, i meant to say get another as those are no good.
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Old Jan 11, 2004 | 10:31 AM
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Thanks guys!

Can I use different housing or I should stick with s5 TII ?
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Old Jan 11, 2004 | 03:52 PM
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Old Jan 11, 2004 | 04:06 PM
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Stick with S5 TII
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Old Jan 11, 2004 | 05:03 PM
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It looks like your engine tried to eat something by the looks of that rotor.
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Old Jan 11, 2004 | 08:06 PM
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I recheck apex seals and there are not chipped. I don't know why it's like this. Probably a strange particule entered the engine.

Will a pair of FD rotor housing or s4 TII fit ? It would be easier for me to find s5 TII, s4 TII or fd than s5 TII only.
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Old Jan 12, 2004 | 08:38 PM
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Help please!!

I need to know guys, I have an engine to rebuild to save a 7...
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