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Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:21:20 -0500
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Subject: Oil cooling
From: Lynn Hanover <lehanover@gmail.com>
To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net
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"How can you screw this up?"

Given enough time, I'm sure I can figure a way.  ;-)

Mark

The little problems that often get blamed on the rotary are also common to
all engine installations. There are parallels all along the way. So the
light at the end of the tunnel is the same for everyone. The engine type, I
propose makes little difference.

The advantage of the rotary is that it is rugged in the extreme. I bought my
wife an RX-3 many years ago for $500.00. It was as new inside and out. It
had been purchased used by a well off fellow for his daughter to drive to
OSU. It served her well. The oil in the sump was the same oil that was in it
when they bought it. It had become hard to start. The sump oil (the few cups
left) was as thick as axle grease and had a bitter foul smell. It was hard
to start with low compression even though it was summer time. I took it home
on the race car trailer. I took off the pan and scrapped out the muck. I put
on a new filter and installed oil mixed with a quart of auto trans fluid. I
installed a used OMP with some good plastic lines, and ran the engine for a
few hours. I dumped that out and put in some 50 weight Valvoline racing oil
and another new filter. The worn out oil scrapers let by enough Valvoline to
keep the compression up and made starting easy. The smoking was minimal.
That engine lasted another three years. One day it locked up solid without
warning. The apex seals had worn down to so short, that one fell out of the
groove and got run over. The housings were missing all of the chrome. The
irons were badly grooved and even the crank was scored and useless. But
almost all of that happened before I bought the car.

The learning curve is not steeper. It is just a bit different. The reward is
a reliable engine with minimal operating costs.

Lynn E. Hanover

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<div>Given enough time, I&#39;m sure I can figure a way.=A0 ;-)</div>
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<div>Mark<br></div>
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<div>=A0</div>
<div>The advantage of the rotary is that it is rugged in the extreme. I bou=
ght my wife an RX-3 many years ago for $500.00. It was as new inside and ou=
t. It had been purchased used by a well off fellow for his daughter to driv=
e to OSU. It served her well. The oil in the sump was the same oil that was=
 in it when they bought it. It had become hard to start. The sump oil (the =
few cups left) was as thick as axle grease and had a bitter foul smell. It =
was hard to start with low compression even though it was summer time. I to=
ok it home on the race car trailer. I took off the pan and scrapped out the=
 muck. I put on a new filter and installed oil=A0mixed with a=A0quart of au=
to trans fluid. I installed a used OMP with some good plastic lines, and ra=
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alvoline racing oil and another new filter.=A0The worn out oil scrapers let=
 by enough Valvoline to keep the compression up and made starting easy. The=
 smoking was minimal. That engine lasted another three years. One day it lo=
cked up solid without warning. The apex seals had worn down to so short, th=
at one fell out of the groove and got run over. The housings were missing a=
ll of the chrome. The irons were badly grooved and even the crank was score=
d and useless. But almost all of that happened before I bought the car.</di=
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<div>=A0</div>
<div>The learning curve is not steeper. It is just a bit different. The rew=
ard is a reliable engine with minimal operating costs.=A0</div>
<div>=A0</div>
<div>Lynn E. Hanover</div>

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