Blew My Engine (Not the First Time and Sure as Hell not the Last)
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Blew My Engine (Not the First Time and Sure as Hell not the Last)
I think I have to be the happiest person here when my motor blows. Once due to natural causes, another due to a boost spike, secondary injector issues, this time cause I’m an idiot and was pushing the limits. I really just like rebuilding them and I know each time I do I get better and better at doing it. I continue to find new things out by reading other people mistakes or making some of my own. Granted one day after I feel that I do the perfect rebuild and am over all doing everything right, I will be a little more upset but that is nothing more then me whispering damn under my breath and pulling out my AAA card (Never leave how with out it). I picked this car for its elegance, beauty and uniqueness for having such a different engine. Any pain brought onto me or my bank account by this car is all by choice and if I didn’t have such an obsession with rotary engines this wouldn’t be this issue. Hopefully this outlook on things will continue as I grow up and the eagerness to lean brought on by my youthfulness will not die as I get older. Good luck to everyone with their running or none running engines and never forget why you chose this car.
~Luke
~Luke
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Originally posted by Mahjik
That's too bad Luke, just as the summer is upon us.
Good luck with the rebuild!
That's too bad Luke, just as the summer is upon us.
Good luck with the rebuild!
Originally posted by FDreaming
know whats better than a rebuil? It starts with a 4 and ends with a rotor.
know whats better than a rebuil? It starts with a 4 and ends with a rotor.
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well you might be happy but i am feelling that rebuilding blues, brother. i had my car 4 days before the engine blew it only had 60,000 miles and this was back in january still not fixed. hey where did you learn to work on rotary engines later jimmyd
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You odviously have money to burn if blowing an engine doesn't make you feel bad. What is your definition of "pushing the limits" of your particular set-up? Also what apex seals have you used in your past rebuilds? One last thing.... there is a thread in the rotary performance section about re-chromed rotor housings. They look awsome. You might want to expermiment with these and see how they work out.
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Originally posted by sicass7
hey where did you learn to work on rotary engines later jimmyd
hey where did you learn to work on rotary engines later jimmyd
Originally posted by t-von
You odviously have money to burn if blowing an engine doesn't make you feel bad.
You odviously have money to burn if blowing an engine doesn't make you feel bad.
What is your definition of "pushing the limits" of your particular set-up?
Also what apex seals have you used in your past rebuilds?
One last thing.... there is a thread in the rotary performance section about re-chromed rotor housings. They look awsome. You might want to expermiment with these and see how they work out.
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Originally posted by t-von
You odviously have money to burn if blowing an engine doesn't make you feel bad.
You odviously have money to burn if blowing an engine doesn't make you feel bad.
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Originally posted by c00lduke
Mazda 2 piece seals in the last 2 and whatever PFS uses in the first one cause they did it that time. Last time i only cracked 1 apex seal, and 2 corner seals but it would run and start up but sounded like a Harley. I kinda liked the way i sounded so i knew that couldnt be a good thing. I really wanna try hurley's corner seals with the 3 little springs and maybe go with a 3mm seal this time for exta boost down the road. I've just heard so many things and no one says mazda seals are bad but everyother company has had a few bad thing happen again and again.
Mazda 2 piece seals in the last 2 and whatever PFS uses in the first one cause they did it that time. Last time i only cracked 1 apex seal, and 2 corner seals but it would run and start up but sounded like a Harley. I kinda liked the way i sounded so i knew that couldnt be a good thing. I really wanna try hurley's corner seals with the 3 little springs and maybe go with a 3mm seal this time for exta boost down the road. I've just heard so many things and no one says mazda seals are bad but everyother company has had a few bad thing happen again and again.
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...5&pagenumber=5
Personally I'm going with the improved RA seals now that its manufacturing glitches have been worked out.
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Originally posted by jspecracer7
I don't have money and I don't feel bad when I blow engine's up(6 last YEAR)...some of us have that thing called confidence in our mechanical abilities.
I don't have money and I don't feel bad when I blow engine's up(6 last YEAR)...some of us have that thing called confidence in our mechanical abilities.
Yea but you odviously have some kind of means that enables you to rebuild the engines so quickly without worrying about funds to do so. Overall I guess it comes down to what you are willing to except while experimenting. Please don't take that the wrong way.
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right now the only damage that i have come across with the blowing of these motors are long sratches along the combustion side of the plates. I assume thats where the side seals meets and it just got kicked in the nuts on the first blow and it damaged it that way. Right now damage it also seen on one of the rotor faces from whatever seals PFS uses. I havnt taken this one apart yet(can find my socket to take off the front bolt) but when i do i'll give an update to any new damage.
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