how hosed do you think this engine is?
01-08-04, 04:54 AM
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how hosed do you think this engine is?
this is all I know about it.
I'm afraid I'll rebuild it, and it will overheat again 
well i drove it out of town on the freeway fast for a long period of time. it broke down i had to get it towed home. i replaced the thermostat cap and overflow tube that had broken and i drove it to walmart 2 miles away and back, over heated and hasnt started to this day. i got it towed to RPM automotive here in alb, they told me the engine was blown, they started it and it wouldnt keep the pressure, i guess from what i understand coolant got into the engine and it was ruined.
01-08-04, 06:15 AM
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damn, I was going to go back and edit but it's been too long.
Anyway, my concern is what are the chances other parts are shot, like the housings, I don't want to spend the extra few hundred bucks for TII housings, because I'm cheap, but I guess there's really no telling until I have the engine apart?
Anyway, my concern is what are the chances other parts are shot, like the housings, I don't want to spend the extra few hundred bucks for TII housings, because I'm cheap, but I guess there's really no telling until I have the engine apart?
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many factors, how long did it sit would be the first one.
As far as your concern, nope, as long as its done right. By right I mean replacing hard parts that are not in spec or ruined from the overheat situation. Also, must repair the cause of the overheat in the first place.
As far as your concern, nope, as long as its done right. By right I mean replacing hard parts that are not in spec or ruined from the overheat situation. Also, must repair the cause of the overheat in the first place.
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I have no idea what caused the damn thing to overheat, but don't think it's been sitting too long. I keep hoping it overheated running at high speed because it's missing the fan shrouds, and it's just got a bad coolant seal.
he also says it doesn't start, but also that it wouldn't "keep the pressure" at the shop, which makes me think maybe it runs, a little. Unless he means during a compression test.
maybe I'm just paranoid, but I'm just trying to decide what my ultimate, least costly route is, rebuild myself using old housings and a rotaryaviation kit, and gamble that something else is wrong and it'll overheat again, or send it off to rotaryressurection, or buy a JDM engine in unknown health.
he also says it doesn't start, but also that it wouldn't "keep the pressure" at the shop, which makes me think maybe it runs, a little. Unless he means during a compression test.
maybe I'm just paranoid, but I'm just trying to decide what my ultimate, least costly route is, rebuild myself using old housings and a rotaryaviation kit, and gamble that something else is wrong and it'll overheat again, or send it off to rotaryressurection, or buy a JDM engine in unknown health.
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You can use a N/A housing with the diffuser cut out. You can't really tell until you rip it apart, could be just simply the coolant o-ring is too shot to hold compression and is leaking water in like a ****, or it could be pretty bad and the track could of broken off, or an apex seal got eaten. Who knows, can't tell till it's ripped apart.
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Originally posted by SonicRaT
You can use a N/A housing with the diffuser cut out. You can't really tell until you rip it apart, could be just simply the coolant o-ring is too shot to hold compression and is leaking water in like a ****, or it could be pretty bad and the track could of broken off, or an apex seal got eaten. Who knows, can't tell till it's ripped apart.
You can use a N/A housing with the diffuser cut out. You can't really tell until you rip it apart, could be just simply the coolant o-ring is too shot to hold compression and is leaking water in like a ****, or it could be pretty bad and the track could of broken off, or an apex seal got eaten. Who knows, can't tell till it's ripped apart.
I plan to yank the engine and break it down before ordering the kit at least.
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