I'm Lee. I live in Visalia, CA. Gonna go tomorrow to look at an '88 GTU. The owner says it may need new apex seals.

I'm realyl just trying to figure out what a decent rebuild will cost in parts. I'm very mechanically inclined, built several motors and work for a manufacturing business with a full machine shop. So what's parts gonna cost me, should I ****** up the car?

He says it runs, if I have a good battery (I do).

So yeah...

I currently drive a 2008 Suzuki Reno that I don't care too much for, anymore, and I came across the deal on the RX, so here I am!

Also have a 2001 Buell Blast (rat-rodded).

 

welcome to the club

 

So...bought it.

It runs, and drives, I drove it. However, under load or at higher (over 3500) rpm's there's a metal-on-metal kinda knocking sound from the right (passenger side) of the engine bay and there's a chug. Is this knock? If not, suggestions?

 

Here's the car

http://www.flickr.com/photos/4916810...57623801834288

 

Knocking happens when boosted. Something else...

 

Knock can happen for countless reasons. Boosting isn't required to have knock.

I may be new to rotaries, but not to engines; no offense.

 

non taken.

 

I've read about have the leading/trailing wires switched. Possibility? The best I can describe the sound is like I saw in a thread (finally)...metal popcorn. One of the trailing coils was replaced by the previous owner. Does switching the wires cause this noise?

I gain posession of the car come Friday, otherwise I'd run outside and check for myself.

 

Ok, so it's gonna cost $365 to get it tagged...he's such a nice guy that he took $100 off what I owe him. ****** helluva nice guy!!!

I pick it up tomorrow at 5pm.

 

Picked it up today! He had the wires to the trailing plugs switched with each other. Swapped them to the right coils, runs like a top!

This is freaking amazing!