Last but not least... the rotor housings.

 

Apex seal height was 5.9 MM a very tired 12A indeed. Man that 12A lasted the test of times. Sargeant Cales needs to add that the engine bearings were in re-usable condition after 100,000 + miles on his 12A. 12A's are like the timex watches. Takes a licking and keeps on ticking.

 

Here is the housing that I was hoping was reuseable... Not the case

 

We tallied up the damage and it would cost over $1800 parts and labor to rebuild this 12A or around the same for a Real Brute...



<span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'>The 12 Port Beast !



</span>more to follow on this project...



Out.

 

Always amazes me how they run at all with some of the housings I've seen... those worn patches/ missing chrome aren't from when the apex seals went!

 

Oh and it seems that something was way off with the timing because I found the spot where the waste spark was actually firing into the still compressing chamber!!



Heres a shot of the plugs sorry fuzzy again, I really gotta stop wirking on my car half drunk.



They should not look like this because I am using DLIDFIS

 

ive seen a lot of 12a housings peeled like that. my pet theory is that the surface gets a little too hot for a long period of time and it peels

 

They just get old and worn, and the chrome separates from the iron underneath. Each time the apex seals pass over the area, a little more gets taken off. I've seen housings with every bit of chrome stripped away from the bottom part. Yes, obviously more heat and pressure in this area which would aid the wear process...

 

Well I have wonderful news. There is a great possibility that I may have a sponsor to enter the NHRA Import All Motor class. He is willing to pay all the repair costs for the season and All I have to do is make the events compete and advertise, I mean after all the Army has trained me to be the expert salesman so how could I pass this up.



Judge I will see you sometime this week to do up the invoices to submit with the sponsorship packet.

 

What car did the engine come out of?