Video: 13B Rotary Engine Rebuild
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its a good vid for those who haven't seen this sort of thing before
however i would add tips for those aftermarket oil control seals
- you fit them first before side and corner seals ,, and you seat them into the rotor using a flat piece of wood and a hammer and a few spaced blows
also for those who wish to save an hour of their life,, avoid taking the oil pump down to the keyway ,,
or if done so already,,pre-assemble the cog onto the oil pump shaft keyway
when you fit the chain drive to the crank,, you slip the oil pump and chain on with it ,, and secure the oil pump at its base by the four bolts using a 10mm spanner
this way you will be sure that you have not displaced the keyway under the cog on the oil pump ( no oil pressure ! )
and you will save yourself from the most painful part of the assembly
i also question the value of some of these aftermarket water seals to the mazda price
,, $180 isnt all that much better than the mazda price
-----------however i often use off the roll viton chord as it IS a significant saving
,, and DOES have a better longevity in overheat situations
it DOES take more time in the assembly
but the cost V improvement in overheat redundancy makes the pain worth it
however i would add tips for those aftermarket oil control seals
- you fit them first before side and corner seals ,, and you seat them into the rotor using a flat piece of wood and a hammer and a few spaced blows
also for those who wish to save an hour of their life,, avoid taking the oil pump down to the keyway ,,
or if done so already,,pre-assemble the cog onto the oil pump shaft keyway
when you fit the chain drive to the crank,, you slip the oil pump and chain on with it ,, and secure the oil pump at its base by the four bolts using a 10mm spanner
this way you will be sure that you have not displaced the keyway under the cog on the oil pump ( no oil pressure ! )
and you will save yourself from the most painful part of the assembly
i also question the value of some of these aftermarket water seals to the mazda price
,, $180 isnt all that much better than the mazda price
-----------however i often use off the roll viton chord as it IS a significant saving
,, and DOES have a better longevity in overheat situations
it DOES take more time in the assembly
but the cost V improvement in overheat redundancy makes the pain worth it
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thanks for the info related to my question aaron. The heavy duty pineapple seals might be advantageous for someone running maybe 800hp or something if anything. I haven't talked to them about it, I planned on using oem but was curious if you had heard/experience with them.
Thank you so much! This is what the Atkins DVD should have been.
You should make another video of things to look out for and how to tell if a part should not be used. And get a paypal donate button!
Maybe I will attemp to build my engine myself, with aided supervision of course.
You should make another video of things to look out for and how to tell if a part should not be used. And get a paypal donate button!
Maybe I will attemp to build my engine myself, with aided supervision of course.
13B Rotary Disassembly and Cleaning:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1MXfs_Srs4
Engine Cleaning Continued:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5A5q61bzRI
I'll copy it to the archives soon.
its a good vid for those who haven't seen this sort of thing before
however i would add tips for those aftermarket oil control seals
- you fit them first before side and corner seals ,, and you seat them into the rotor using a flat piece of wood and a hammer and a few spaced blows
however i would add tips for those aftermarket oil control seals
- you fit them first before side and corner seals ,, and you seat them into the rotor using a flat piece of wood and a hammer and a few spaced blows
also for those who wish to save an hour of their life,, avoid taking the oil pump down to the keyway ,,
or if done so already,,pre-assemble the cog onto the oil pump shaft keyway
when you fit the chain drive to the crank,, you slip the oil pump and chain on with it ,, and secure the oil pump at its base by the four bolts using a 10mm spanner
this way you will be sure that you have not displaced the keyway under the cog on the oil pump ( no oil pressure ! )
and you will save yourself from the most painful part of the assembly
or if done so already,,pre-assemble the cog onto the oil pump shaft keyway
when you fit the chain drive to the crank,, you slip the oil pump and chain on with it ,, and secure the oil pump at its base by the four bolts using a 10mm spanner
this way you will be sure that you have not displaced the keyway under the cog on the oil pump ( no oil pressure ! )
and you will save yourself from the most painful part of the assembly
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I wouldn't say that the Atkins video, or any of the vendor rebuild videos are at all a waste of money. After all, you get a physical DVD that you can pop in anytime for reference. Do they have less value now that I have made this video? Well, that's something you'll have to decide...
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A full POR-15 job is something that probably should be discussed in a thread about POR-15. But the short answer is "probably not, but maybe depending on what you are doing".
Also copying to Archives now. This thread remains open for questions and answers.
Also copying to Archives now. This thread remains open for questions and answers.
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Im trying to get a parts cleaner, what brand do ya use ? (and cleaner)
Thinking of getting this :
http://www.harborfreight.com/20-gall...pump-7340.html
after 20% off is 80 bux. not so bad I guess (even tho the review saids the pump sucks)
as for the cleaner, I heard that some of them "stink", which brand do you use? I will probably leave the cleaner outside my house so the "stink" is not really an issue ... but don't feel like smelling that crap Everytime I need to wash something.
Thinking of getting this :
http://www.harborfreight.com/20-gall...pump-7340.html
after 20% off is 80 bux. not so bad I guess (even tho the review saids the pump sucks)
as for the cleaner, I heard that some of them "stink", which brand do you use? I will probably leave the cleaner outside my house so the "stink" is not really an issue ... but don't feel like smelling that crap Everytime I need to wash something.
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Awesome video that you could actually build your engine while watching. Not like so many other videos that just zoom through assembly in a couple mins and with no explanation as to whats what or what to look for.
Very awesome vid that will be watched many times over
5 Stars
Very awesome vid that will be watched many times over
5 Stars
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I wouldn't say that the Atkins video, or any of the vendor rebuild videos are at all a waste of money. After all, you get a physical DVD that you can pop in anytime for reference. Do they have less value now that I have made this video? Well, that's something you'll have to decide...
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Im trying to get a parts cleaner, what brand do ya use ? (and cleaner)
Thinking of getting this :
http://www.harborfreight.com/20-gall...pump-7340.html
after 20% off is 80 bux. not so bad I guess (even tho the review saids the pump sucks)
as for the cleaner, I heard that some of them "stink", which brand do you use? I will probably leave the cleaner outside my house so the "stink" is not really an issue ... but don't feel like smelling that crap Everytime I need to wash something.
Thinking of getting this :
http://www.harborfreight.com/20-gall...pump-7340.html
after 20% off is 80 bux. not so bad I guess (even tho the review saids the pump sucks)
as for the cleaner, I heard that some of them "stink", which brand do you use? I will probably leave the cleaner outside my house so the "stink" is not really an issue ... but don't feel like smelling that crap Everytime I need to wash something.
The solvent I use is called "Dunk" and I buy it at Canadian Tire. Smells like kerosene. I'm sure there is an equivalent at any auto parts store, or you can just mix up a batch of water/degreaser.
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Im trying to get a parts cleaner, what brand do ya use ? (and cleaner)
Thinking of getting this :
http://www.harborfreight.com/20-gall...pump-7340.html
after 20% off is 80 bux. not so bad I guess (even tho the review saids the pump sucks)
as for the cleaner, I heard that some of them "stink", which brand do you use? I will probably leave the cleaner outside my house so the "stink" is not really an issue ... but don't feel like smelling that crap Everytime I need to wash something.
Thinking of getting this :
http://www.harborfreight.com/20-gall...pump-7340.html
after 20% off is 80 bux. not so bad I guess (even tho the review saids the pump sucks)
as for the cleaner, I heard that some of them "stink", which brand do you use? I will probably leave the cleaner outside my house so the "stink" is not really an issue ... but don't feel like smelling that crap Everytime I need to wash something.
Its capable from what ive seen. you can fit 2 rotor housing inside the unit.
I was thinking about buying it, but was low on cash so I only bought the degreasing cleaner that they had next to the unit. A gallon for $7 lol, I wonder how good it will clean the engine parts.
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Aaron,
Oustanding....thank you my friend for posting these up. Fantastic stuff!
Two "comments:"
1) Please use eye protection Those chemicals will mess your eyes up as will the compressed air.
2) Do you use anything on your hands? After cleaning an engine for rebuild my hands are destroyed from all the chemicals...especially the brake cleaner...which I too buy by the case
Regards,
Crispy
Oustanding....thank you my friend for posting these up. Fantastic stuff!
Two "comments:"
1) Please use eye protection Those chemicals will mess your eyes up as will the compressed air.
2) Do you use anything on your hands? After cleaning an engine for rebuild my hands are destroyed from all the chemicals...especially the brake cleaner...which I too buy by the case
Regards,
Crispy
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I'm not sure any of the rebuild videos really cover side seal clearancing very well.
I was at harbor freight today and looked at this washer.
Its capable from what ive seen. you can fit 2 rotor housing inside the unit.
I was thinking about buying it, but was low on cash so I only bought the degreasing cleaner that they had next to the unit. A gallon for $7 lol, I wonder how good it will clean the engine parts.
Its capable from what ive seen. you can fit 2 rotor housing inside the unit.
I was thinking about buying it, but was low on cash so I only bought the degreasing cleaner that they had next to the unit. A gallon for $7 lol, I wonder how good it will clean the engine parts.
2) Do you use anything on your hands? After cleaning an engine for rebuild my hands are destroyed from all the chemicals...especially the brake cleaner...which I too buy by the case
Yes, it can be done. You'd want the entire vehicle down to bare metal, which generally means media blasting. I wouldn't waste time doing that on the exterior sheet metal as standard products protect the car just fine. Rust usually starts from below and seams. You can POR-15 the underside (I did) fairly...not sure if "easily" is the word. The problem comes from the seams. There isn't a good way to get POR-15 into those areas without disassembling half the unibody. The exterior visible sheet metal does fine with a standard epoxy primer and then all the stuff on top of that.
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