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Old 01-24-08, 06:49 PM
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gouged my side housing

i put a scratch/gouge on my front side housing. i just had them resurfaced a few months ago, but i damaged it do i need a new front iron? i feel pretty retarded now


on the L is the dowel that fell out of the rotor housing and bounced off the surface, sad.
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Resurface it again
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Personally, if I couldn't afford to replace it, I'd use a machinist rule as a gauge to find the burs around the gouge and a small stone to remove the minimum material to make the burs level with the face. Don't worry about the dent.

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Awww man thats a kick in the teeth! Yea, what Gadd said.
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Check the video http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wankel_engine and you'll see you might get away with Gadd's suggestion. I would pm BDC or 680RWHP12a (Robert @ rotary shack) as they are trusted builders and would give even better advice.
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Smooth it down with emory cloth or a flat, fine file (such as an ignition file) and you will be good to go. It won't affect anything, being so small, and out away from the oil control ring tract.
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it has depth to it, is it useful to measure how much of the surface was taken off?
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