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RX7FD 03-18-03 09:07 PM

RPM Question
 
I was wondering what happens to a rotary engine when you rev it too high since there is no connecting rods or a crankshaft, or other parts that break on a piston motor. What happens, do the apex seals instantly fry and the excentric shaft snaps, or does the rotor break the sun gear it spins around??

peejay 03-18-03 09:21 PM

The rotor gear can walk and jam against the side housing, or the teeth on the stationary gear can get damaged, or the bearings can spin/sieze, or the e-sheft can flex enough that the rotors contact the side housings...

...or you can do what I did. over 6200 the 3mm apex seals in pre'85 engines will start chattering. over 8500 it gets fatal. i exceeded 8500 by accident. next day, buzzing on an onramp, just as the tach needle swung past 6200 one of the apex seals elected to disintegrate.


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