Wondering about timing chain and a couple other things....
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Wondering about timing chain and a couple other things....
So I'm about to do a radiator swap, but I figured while I'm ripping off my front end I might as well get a couple things done. I'm planning on doing a water pump, thermostat, and new timing chain in addidtion to my new Corksport Radiator and hoses. I tried finding the timing chain at my local Orielies but no luck. Anyone know a good place to get a timing chain kit or something? My local Mazda dealership doesn't know squat about FCs.
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..Uh...???
A Timing chain runs between a Crank shaft and Cam shaft,so the Valves open and close.This is on a PISTON engine.
Since a ROTARY engine has NO Valves,The only chain you may want is an Oil pump chain,but it should not need replacing.
A Timing chain runs between a Crank shaft and Cam shaft,so the Valves open and close.This is on a PISTON engine.
Since a ROTARY engine has NO Valves,The only chain you may want is an Oil pump chain,but it should not need replacing.
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Wow, thats kinda what I thought. I was told to change my timing belt, and all I could think was "I've changed all the belts I can see...what ells could he mean". So I asked my friend at Orielies and he said its a chain lol. Wow guess that answers that question.
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One time, when my '91 flooded and just would not start, I had it towed to my gas station mechanic. The guy stunned me with his diagnoses. First, he said that I needed a new engine. I nearly fainted. The car floods and that equates to needing a new engine?!?
He kept it to "try some other things," and then told me that it needed a new timing belt. When I pointed out that rotary engines don't have a timing belt, he stuttered and said, "Oh, I mean the timing chain..." When I said, "no, they don't have that either," the guy totally stuck his foot in his mouth. He said "That's amazing. I worked at a Mazda dealership for 10 years; they must have changed it since then."
By this time, I just wanted to get my car out of this douchebag's hands.
But when I told him I had a tow truck on the way to take it away, he got busy and -- lo and behold -- got it started. Now he said that the problem was fouled spark plugs, which he said had not been changed in a long, long time with a "shame on you" kind of attitude. When I whipped out my receipt for having him change the spark plugs a few months earlier, he stepped all over himself trying to back out of that bullshit.
Oye! "Caveat emptor" to the max. Luckily for me, I had talked to someone who clued me into the "no timing belt/chain" issue for RX7s, because otherwise I would have been at this guy's mercy.
He kept it to "try some other things," and then told me that it needed a new timing belt. When I pointed out that rotary engines don't have a timing belt, he stuttered and said, "Oh, I mean the timing chain..." When I said, "no, they don't have that either," the guy totally stuck his foot in his mouth. He said "That's amazing. I worked at a Mazda dealership for 10 years; they must have changed it since then."
By this time, I just wanted to get my car out of this douchebag's hands.
But when I told him I had a tow truck on the way to take it away, he got busy and -- lo and behold -- got it started. Now he said that the problem was fouled spark plugs, which he said had not been changed in a long, long time with a "shame on you" kind of attitude. When I whipped out my receipt for having him change the spark plugs a few months earlier, he stepped all over himself trying to back out of that bullshit.
Oye! "Caveat emptor" to the max. Luckily for me, I had talked to someone who clued me into the "no timing belt/chain" issue for RX7s, because otherwise I would have been at this guy's mercy.
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One time, when my '91 flooded and just would not start, I had it towed to my gas station mechanic. The guy stunned me with his diagnoses. First, he said that I needed a new engine. I nearly fainted. The car floods and that equates to needing a new engine?!?
He kept it to "try some other things," and then told me that it needed a new timing belt. When I pointed out that rotary engines don't have a timing belt, he stuttered and said, "Oh, I mean the timing chain..." When I said, "no, they don't have that either," the guy totally stuck his foot in his mouth. He said "That's amazing. I worked at a Mazda dealership for 10 years; they must have changed it since then."
By this time, I just wanted to get my car out of this douchebag's hands.
But when I told him I had a tow truck on the way to take it away, he got busy and -- lo and behold -- got it started. Now he said that the problem was fouled spark plugs, which he said had not been changed in a long, long time with a "shame on you" kind of attitude. When I whipped out my receipt for having him change the spark plugs a few months earlier, he stepped all over himself trying to back out of that bullshit.
Oye! "Caveat emptor" to the max. Luckily for me, I had talked to someone who clued me into the "no timing belt/chain" issue for RX7s, because otherwise I would have been at this guy's mercy.
He kept it to "try some other things," and then told me that it needed a new timing belt. When I pointed out that rotary engines don't have a timing belt, he stuttered and said, "Oh, I mean the timing chain..." When I said, "no, they don't have that either," the guy totally stuck his foot in his mouth. He said "That's amazing. I worked at a Mazda dealership for 10 years; they must have changed it since then."
By this time, I just wanted to get my car out of this douchebag's hands.
But when I told him I had a tow truck on the way to take it away, he got busy and -- lo and behold -- got it started. Now he said that the problem was fouled spark plugs, which he said had not been changed in a long, long time with a "shame on you" kind of attitude. When I whipped out my receipt for having him change the spark plugs a few months earlier, he stepped all over himself trying to back out of that bullshit.
Oye! "Caveat emptor" to the max. Luckily for me, I had talked to someone who clued me into the "no timing belt/chain" issue for RX7s, because otherwise I would have been at this guy's mercy.
Best part of owning a rotary engine , is when you tell someone it has no pistons , or timing belt in this case
But yeah , No timing belt on these timing is dictated by the phases of the rotor
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