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Carbon Lock

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Old 11-12-2002, 03:16 PM
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I have a 1988 TII. When I bought the car it had been sitting for about a year. It has 88,000 miles. The car ran fine with no smoke or flooding issues when parked.



This is my first rotary. Without researching the carbon lock issue, I turned the motor clockwise with a breaker bar. The motor did turn about 180 degrees before hanging up.



Now, I cant turn the engine either direction. When turning backwards, the bolt comes loose.



Here'w what I've done:



Sprayed carbon dissolving solvent into the combustion chamber via the spark plugs and intakes.



Tried towing the car forward (while in reverse). The wheels just lock.



Tried using a chain wrench on the eccentric shaft hub. (Broke the hub).



Any other ideas?
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Old 11-12-2002, 04:36 PM
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there is a plug on the bottom of the tranny. you want to use a big prybar on the flywheel (or the mazda tool), you are supposed to go the opposite direction of rotation



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