X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 30 [X] Return-Path: Received: from imo-d05.mx.aol.com ([205.188.157.37] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.8) with ESMTP id 1961231 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 01 Apr 2007 18:03:50 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.188.157.37; envelope-from=Lehanover@aol.com Received: from Lehanover@aol.com by imo-d05.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r8.1.) id q.c6a.eab21df (14457) for ; Sun, 1 Apr 2007 18:02:52 -0400 (EDT) From: Lehanover@aol.com Message-ID: Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2007 18:02:52 EDT Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Question about engine for sale To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1175464972" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 5362 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1175464972 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 4/1/2007 9:39:57 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, gerhard@randombitcorp.com writes: I am still a LONG WAY from hanging the powerplant on my Cozy, but thought it might be worth while starting to learn more about the engine and rebuild it over the next number of years. So, the engine that I might be interested in does not need to be running at the end of the month. I came across a rotary engine that someone pulled out of an RX7 (replaced it). This is what he said about it: Basic engine block with no fuel injectors, no alternator, no starter, includes pressure plate, clutch disc, power steering pump, all pulleys, no belts no hoses. Reason replaced has one blown seal on rotor.... make offer Is this worth while? Would I end up putting much more into this than it is worth? If so, what does one offer for such an engine? I would suspect not much. Gerhard Ungerer _www.randombitcorp.com/cozymkiv_ (http://www.randombitcorp.com/cozymkiv) I used to buy them for three for $100.00 dollars from the core pile. All had obvious crash damage that prevented selling them for top dollar (500-600 dollars with a one year warrantee). If you had three you could generally come up with enough good pieces to build a good engine. With known damage under $200.00 would be generous. Lynn E. Hanover -- Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. -------------------------------1175464972 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

In a message dated 4/1/2007 9:39:57 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,=20 gerhard@randombitcorp.com writes:

<= FONT=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size= =3D2>I am=20 still a LONG WAY from hanging the powerplant on my Cozy, but thought=20 it
might be worth while starting to learn more about the engine and reb= uild=20 it
over the next number of years. So, the engine that I might be=20 interested in
does not need to be running at the end of the month.
<= BR>I=20 came across a rotary engine that someone pulled out of an RX7=20 (replaced
it).

This is what he said about it:
Basic engine bl= ock=20 with no fuel injectors, no alternator, no starter,
includes pressure=20 plate, clutch disc, power steering pump, all pulleys, no
belts no=20 hoses. Reason replaced has one blown seal on rotor.... make=20 offer

Is this worth while? Would I end up putting much more i= nto=20 this than it is
worth?

If so, what does one offer for such an=20 engine? I would suspect not much.

Gerhard Ungerer
www.randombitcorp.com/cozym= kiv

I used to buy them for three for $100.00 dollars from the core pile. Al= l=20 had obvious crash damage that prevented selling them for top dollar (500-600= =20 dollars with a one year warrantee). If you had three you could generally com= e up=20 with enough good pieces to build a good engine.

With known damage under $200.00 would be generous.

Lynn E. Hanover

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