this car ran perfectly, started at the tap of the key when it was warm

 

HUGE PICS!

 

did the housing crack?

 

Damn huge pics Mike!



I'm in shock at their state.

 

nope just the chrome fell off and the dowel pin leaked

 

haha i was lookign at the pic where teh 2 rotor housings are next to each other seemed to be cracked but there are just 2

 

Wow! Those look cool.



I can attest to the starting right up when warm with lots of missing chrome thing. Ever since I pulled the 13B from my REPU and stuck it in my MG, it now fires up within 1 second of cranking when warmed up fully. The engine used to be very hard to restart if it stalled when warm in the REPU. I looked into the ports and saw lots of missing chrome (the metal under the chrome, actually), but it's way less than Mike's.



I thought my engine's missing chrome would always be a problem for hot starts, but having installed a light steel flywheel right before puting it in the MG, has helped the starter to get the engine up to a normal cranking RPM sooner than it did with the stock heavy flywheel. I'm sure the MG's less restrictive exhaust and better fuel pump are helpful too. Cold starts were never a problem in either vehicle.

 

I think those housings have done sterling service and should be allowed to live out the rest of their days peacefully. With a rope tied to them and a float at the other end to mark where your boat should be... Or stack them one on top of the other like I do and make a groovy rotor furnace to burn combustible rubbish in?

 

haha i like the furnace idea that's great. yes i think those housings are retired, unless i decide to try porting or something, if i blew a motor with those housings it wouldnt be so bad....

 

Another motor with those housings? Well, yeah I guess they are just about bedded in...