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Old 03-19-09, 07:37 AM
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I'm not so much on a mission to "master" everything so much as I am to understand it. Most importantly be able to talk about help intelligently or at least know where to find the answer. The rotary has always been one of those engines,but I never quite got around to it...lol. So now with being ***** deep in a push rod build. Owning a OHC modular motor and with a few imports in my past I want to get my hands on or around a rotary motor. These things are like god damn unicorns and 90% of the people who say anything about them. Sound like idiots and have no freaking clue about anything. So me being who I am figured I'd use my very old membership here and actually start to learn something...lol. So what are some good publications to buy and start to thumb threw ?
Old 03-19-09, 05:01 PM
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nobody????...lol.
Old 03-22-09, 01:31 AM
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easiest way would be to just get a motor or 2 and start pulling them apart.

there are some great dvd's out there with full instructions on a rotary rebuild. i especially like Bruce Turrentine's one - concise and full of good tips http://www.rotaryaviation.com/overhaul_video.htm

maybe if you want a book- rotary engine by kenichi yamamoto - that covers a lot of the technical and specific details. http://rx7.pw.cx/guides_manuals/coll...to%20re-ky.pdf

there's bits and pieces of information all over the place, just not all in one location :-)

some more handy things here:
http://www.mazdatrix.com/faq.htm

Good Luck!

-Paul.
Old 03-23-09, 07:20 AM
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Thanks man,
I hope to get a good grasp on it and answer some of my own questions as well as some of others.
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