Need advice-blown motor have $1400
01-24-05, 05:59 PM
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Need advice-blown motor have $1400
Well I am allmost 100% sure that I have a blown coolant seal 
Soooo.... I need to ethier buy a JDM motor (I work at a speed shop) that I can get wholesale for $1200 or rebuild mine. I am very reluctant to go the JDM route because a compression check wont show a blown coolant seal. But Im not sure that my $1400 would cover a rebuild. I can pull and reinstall the motor no problem so labor is not an issue.
I have owned several 2nd gen RX7 and this is my first 3rd gen and my first major engine problem. Any help and advice is highly appreciated!
Soooo.... I need to ethier buy a JDM motor (I work at a speed shop) that I can get wholesale for $1200 or rebuild mine. I am very reluctant to go the JDM route because a compression check wont show a blown coolant seal. But Im not sure that my $1400 would cover a rebuild. I can pull and reinstall the motor no problem so labor is not an issue. I have owned several 2nd gen RX7 and this is my first 3rd gen and my first major engine problem. Any help and advice is highly appreciated!
01-24-05, 06:09 PM
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Here's what I'm possibly getting for my rebuild: Master Rebuild Kit, all coolant hoses, all vacuum hoses, all engine related gaskets, one rotor housing, and one intermediate housing....over $2,200 so far.
01-24-05, 07:40 PM
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Originally Posted by westcoasttuner
anyones thoughts on the JDM motor?
01-24-05, 07:49 PM
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my only problem is I have never rebuilt a rotary...plenty of Honda crap but no rotarys. So I dont know the ends and outs. Can I just replace the coolant seals or what?
01-24-05, 08:17 PM
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Originally Posted by westcoasttuner
my only problem is I have never rebuilt a rotary...plenty of Honda crap but no rotarys. So I dont know the ends and outs. Can I just replace the coolant seals or what?
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01-24-05, 08:25 PM
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give rotary resurrection a try
www.rotaryresurrection.com
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01-24-05, 10:22 PM
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Originally Posted by westcoasttuner
Well I am allmost 100% sure that I have a blown coolant seal Soooo.... I need to ethier buy a JDM motor (I work at a speed shop) that I can get wholesale for $1200 or rebuild mine. I am very reluctant to go the JDM route because a compression check wont show a blown coolant seal. But Im not sure that my $1400 would cover a rebuild. I can pull and reinstall the motor no problem so labor is not an issue.
I have owned several 2nd gen RX7 and this is my first 3rd gen and my first major engine problem. Any help and advice is highly appreciated!
Soooo.... I need to ethier buy a JDM motor (I work at a speed shop) that I can get wholesale for $1200 or rebuild mine. I am very reluctant to go the JDM route because a compression check wont show a blown coolant seal. But Im not sure that my $1400 would cover a rebuild. I can pull and reinstall the motor no problem so labor is not an issue. I have owned several 2nd gen RX7 and this is my first 3rd gen and my first major engine problem. Any help and advice is highly appreciated!
I get Mazda remans for $2K, that'll be cheaper than rebuilding yours and more safe than a JDM motor.
Get it fixed before I come down there and whoop up on you this year in my yellow monster
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01-25-05, 05:14 AM
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Originally Posted by GoodfellaFD3S
It's not quite that simple, lol. Pay for my round trip ticket from NJ out there and I'll do it for ya . PM me.
Rich
. PM me.Rich
01-25-05, 07:18 AM
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Originally Posted by oakridgerx7
give rotary resurrection a try
www.rotaryresurrection.com
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01-25-05, 10:52 AM
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Originally Posted by GoodfellaFD3S
It's not quite that simple, lol. Pay for my round trip ticket from NJ out there and I'll do it for ya . PM me.
Rich
. PM me.Rich
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01-25-05, 05:34 PM
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Wow, if your serious about this, i may be calling you up and flying you to Syracuse in the future. Good food, and all the beer you can drink.
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