Getting Ready For My First Rebuild
#1
Getting Ready For My First Rebuild
Hello everyone, I recently had the coolant seals go out on my 87 NA. I really like the car, and would love to get it running again. It looks like I will be able to afford to rebuild it. So I ordered the instructional video from Atkins Rotary. I will get started (or postpone til later) after I watch the video.
As this is my first build, is are there any pro tips that are indispensable? Any tools that are real lifesavers?
I also watched this video, http://www.rebuildingrotaryengines.c...Rotor_Housings apparently, coolant seal failures can be very destructive. Should I expect to buy new housings as well?
And finally, since it will be all apart, I was thinking of getting it ported by Rotary Performance up in Garland, TX. But I have heard mixed reports about porting a 6 port engine. Anyone want to throw in their thoughts?
Wish me luck!
As this is my first build, is are there any pro tips that are indispensable? Any tools that are real lifesavers?
I also watched this video, http://www.rebuildingrotaryengines.c...Rotor_Housings apparently, coolant seal failures can be very destructive. Should I expect to buy new housings as well?
And finally, since it will be all apart, I was thinking of getting it ported by Rotary Performance up in Garland, TX. But I have heard mixed reports about porting a 6 port engine. Anyone want to throw in their thoughts?
Wish me luck!
#2
Senior Member
iTrader: (4)
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Amherst, Massachusetts
Posts: 298
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
All I have to say about coolant seal blown motors is be sure that you use fogging oil in the engine if there will be any downtime between you parking the car in the garage and tearing apart the block.
Failure to do so can result in rusted internals and a junk motor. I let my car sit for a year before its rebuild, and even though coolant pooled in the housings over that year the block came apart fine and was readily rebuildable.
Failure to do so can result in rusted internals and a junk motor. I let my car sit for a year before its rebuild, and even though coolant pooled in the housings over that year the block came apart fine and was readily rebuildable.
#3
All I have to say about coolant seal blown motors is be sure that you use fogging oil in the engine if there will be any downtime between you parking the car in the garage and tearing apart the block.
Failure to do so can result in rusted internals and a junk motor. I let my car sit for a year before its rebuild, and even though coolant pooled in the housings over that year the block came apart fine and was readily rebuildable.
Failure to do so can result in rusted internals and a junk motor. I let my car sit for a year before its rebuild, and even though coolant pooled in the housings over that year the block came apart fine and was readily rebuildable.
#5
Engine, Not Motor
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: London, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 29,789
Likes: 0
Received 108 Likes
on
91 Posts
Porting 6 port engines generally results in a fairly hefty loss of low and midrange torque...So only a minor port job is recommended. I think a great example of this is the Mazdatrix template.
These videos may help you:
13B disassembly:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1MXfs_Srs4
Engine cleaning:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5A5q61bzRI
Mild port job. This shows a very specific port job for a very specific purpose, but is a great example of what's involved.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1Gy5sVMK3o
13B engine rebuild:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijJeUk_GqiI
These videos may help you:
13B disassembly:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1MXfs_Srs4
Engine cleaning:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5A5q61bzRI
Mild port job. This shows a very specific port job for a very specific purpose, but is a great example of what's involved.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1Gy5sVMK3o
13B engine rebuild:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijJeUk_GqiI
#6
Porting 6 port engines generally results in a fairly hefty loss of low and midrange torque...So only a minor port job is recommended. I think a great example of this is the Mazdatrix template.
These videos may help you:
13B disassembly:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1MXfs_Srs4
Engine cleaning:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5A5q61bzRI
Mild port job. This shows a very specific port job for a very specific purpose, but is a great example of what's involved.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1Gy5sVMK3o
13B engine rebuild:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijJeUk_GqiI
These videos may help you:
13B disassembly:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1MXfs_Srs4
Engine cleaning:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5A5q61bzRI
Mild port job. This shows a very specific port job for a very specific purpose, but is a great example of what's involved.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1Gy5sVMK3o
13B engine rebuild:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijJeUk_GqiI
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
HalifaxFD
Canadian Forum
126
05-09-16 07:06 PM