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Old 03-12-07, 09:40 PM
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Are these bad coolant seals? LOL (pics)

i think the pictures speak for them selves

the intermediate and front housing are scrap for sure, however im not sure about the rear housing... what do you guys think... i figure the one with the gouge in the middle is scrap. anyone know wher i can get some parts like...STAT?
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Old 03-12-07, 09:46 PM
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the couge in the first pic is almost a mm deep in an area, the scoring in the second and 4th pic are about half a mm, the metal siding in pic 3 is busted out completely, and the gouge outlined in red in pic 4 is almost a mm deep....i cannot believe this engine was STILL running when i took it out....holy hell
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It all looks like scrap to me... wtf happend to this motor?
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dude... i dont know. i have just been drivin it like i normaly do...it had 60k on a rebuild. no hard beating really, just the occaisional redline. it has only over heated once or twice but was fine afterwards...LOL i still cant believe this is what i saw when i cracked it open.

so if there maybe like 1mm wide scoring like .3mm deep around the outside wall of the rotar housing, is it bad? good example is in pic #4
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bump, so are the rotar housings bad??
Old 03-13-07, 02:42 PM
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Nice paper weights

I'd find other housings and irons if I were you. Even if the gouges appear to be removable with scuffing, I'd say its a "better safe than sorry" situation. Don't want to go through this again in 10,000kms.
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..........yea those housings are toast, time for some new housings. I dont even wanna see the rotors, but its probably time for new rotors too, seals. You know the drill, the whole nine yards.
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i agree, i emailed kevin from RR and he said he could give me a set of cerment housing for like 800 and like 100 for both irons...seems like a good deal. the rotars are accually in really good conidtion...the seals that came out were...HAHA-WOW-yeah..half of the interior corner seals were GONE i diddnt even pull half of them out, but there usually soft right? well anyways i can reuse the rotars.which is good news.

SLOW AND STEADY WINS THE RACE. i have about 9 weeks to finish this project, thats when summer starts and i have to start using my car.
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only overheated it a few times....
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Originally Posted by skatingsamurai
It has only over heated once or twice but was fine afterwards
No offense, but that doesn't look like "fine" to me. Seriously, though, one overheat can kill a rotary, though that is a bit extreme. I assume the housings were already used when it was rebuilt?
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yeah most likely...yeah yeah, i suppose your right, im just going to cover my *** this time and make sure i have good parts im geting cermented housings
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I like your animations. I had the same crack in my front iron. My car was shooting black smoke out of it.
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Hey man I'm in Jersey I have a set of irons if you pick them up you can have them. Cherry Hill, NJ
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Who rebuilt this motor?
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rotary performance
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i have no car available to get me anywhere at the moment..im a sitting duck!

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Old 03-13-07, 07:14 PM
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im here i Allentown PA and i have 2 S4 T2 irons with some stepwear but usable pm an offer
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its the front and rear irons stock ports,No center plate
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hrm, interesting, have pics?
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