I picked up a new toy....this sucker should prove useful
03-10-06, 02:58 PM
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Original Gangster/Rotary!
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I picked up a new toy....this sucker should prove useful
I've wanted one of these for a while now.....ccarlisi and I went in on it together. Picked it up used but it still cost a pretty penny. Anyone in my neck of the woods interested in finding out their rotary's "blood pressure" shoot me a PM 
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03-10-06, 07:33 PM
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Hehe, I bid on that sucker too . Everyone wants one!
Dale
. Everyone wants one! Dale
That's so sad...but prob true haha.
Nice buy I was thinking of buying it myslelf.
03-11-06, 12:18 AM
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I have the old model, not digital. I bought it for $200. I havent' seen one around for a while. Mine came from a guy in Europe who had a handful of them. Pretty handy little item.
03-13-06, 10:27 AM
#21
Rotary Freak
ALERT!!!
This auction is being used to scam many of us.
I am unaware if the seller is aware of this!!!
I and another freind of mine have received "Second Chance" offers and instructions on where to wire money to!
READ THIS!!!
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...32#post5405532
This auction is being used to scam many of us.
I am unaware if the seller is aware of this!!!
I and another freind of mine have received "Second Chance" offers and instructions on where to wire money to!
READ THIS!!!
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...32#post5405532
03-13-06, 12:32 PM
#22
I bought one of these testers a couple years ago on the forum at an even higher cost. They are quite hard to get ahold of.
Though it is something nice to have I guess, to be totally honest it is not as useful as you think. There are very few times when I could not get an accurate reading from my piston tester (valve still installed). The ONLY time this tool is really that valuable is when you suspect that one or 2 faces are not sealing properly but that the 3rd face is. Such as a cracked apex seal, stuck apex seal, broken side seal, etc. These rare cases are the only ones that an experienced eye will have a hard time distinguishing with a $25 piston tester.
For tests performed when you know that no seals are broken (just to get an overall number/health) I prefer the piston tester. The flexible hose is easier to install (especially on an FD) than the big metal sensor head. I like using a $25 tool instead of a $1200 tool. I've already had to send the digital tester out for service once, and it took 4 months and $500 to repair it due to no fault of my own (internal electronic failure). Owners of this tool, hope you never have to do the same, because the company that handles the repairs is slow and communicates about as well as a brick wall.
Though it is something nice to have I guess, to be totally honest it is not as useful as you think. There are very few times when I could not get an accurate reading from my piston tester (valve still installed). The ONLY time this tool is really that valuable is when you suspect that one or 2 faces are not sealing properly but that the 3rd face is. Such as a cracked apex seal, stuck apex seal, broken side seal, etc. These rare cases are the only ones that an experienced eye will have a hard time distinguishing with a $25 piston tester.
For tests performed when you know that no seals are broken (just to get an overall number/health) I prefer the piston tester. The flexible hose is easier to install (especially on an FD) than the big metal sensor head. I like using a $25 tool instead of a $1200 tool. I've already had to send the digital tester out for service once, and it took 4 months and $500 to repair it due to no fault of my own (internal electronic failure). Owners of this tool, hope you never have to do the same, because the company that handles the repairs is slow and communicates about as well as a brick wall.
03-14-06, 07:57 AM
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Original Gangster/Rotary!
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As RR says, I hope this sucker never breaks. I had been told the support has horrible--it can take up to a year to get the tester back from the repair facility.
Sniper X, that scam thing def sucks.
snkydvl, drive on down to jersey and we'll fire it up
Sniper X, that scam thing def sucks.
snkydvl, drive on down to jersey and we'll fire it up
