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Old 02-26-2005, 12:18 PM
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We opened our racemotor today, it had no compression on the front rotor.



It seems like a rotorbearing had come lose and the rotor have been touching the housing.

www.wankelkim.net/rx7/fb/badpphouse.JPG



I know this housing is fucked up and will end its days as a fishtank.

We have this other housing that had similar damage, but not as bad as that one.

it looks like the rotor has been in touch with this one too, the scarred section is about 0.2mm deep and something like 25mm long.



www.wankelkim.net/rx7/fb/damage.JPG



Im pretty sure that we can make it kindda flush again and it being located between the intake and exhaustport it shouldnt affect compression, right?



Am I right or are these housings fuxxored ???



BTW what caused that fish-scale like "Cracks" ?



More pics of the car:www.wankelkim.net/rx7/fb



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Old 02-26-2005, 02:34 PM
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First time i have damage like this on housings . The housing surface seem like a dried up seabed . Is that normal wear ?
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Old 02-26-2005, 03:27 PM
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I've seen housing damage like that but no evidence on the rotors. Weird.
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Old 02-26-2005, 06:48 PM
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Looks like some sort of a heat issue from the crack marks in the housing, get Ito in here....
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Old 02-27-2005, 06:27 PM
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Uhh look at this ****

http://www.rx7club.com/showthread.php?t=14...orting+housings

Guess we just saved alot of money.



Ill give it a try
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