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Ed,
How many times must it be said, by some many, until
the few accept it ?
It's only Logical, that the clearance limit
stated, is there for a reason.
Mind you I didn't fully appreciate it
myself, until your particular problem and those locally, highlighted the
issues.
However I'm prepared to learn from yours and other
mistakes Or oversights may be a
better term.
George ( down under)
I don't how I missed it before, but I was reading
over the helpful instruction set that Tracy sends out with the Overhaul
Kit. There is only ONE thing that they suggest checking on your rotary
engine.
Quote: " Check the apex seal groove
carefully. The stock seals tend to wear a "V" shape at the opening
(mouth) of the groove (rotor). If the grooves have been "V'ed" more than
0.010" clearance, (a groove opening width of more than 0.125") your rotor
MUST be replaced or machined to
accept 3mm apex seals. The overall seal to rotor clearance should be
0.002 to
0.006".
I added the red and bold to the "must" in the statement
(Ed)
So I think its quite clear that Bruce T (whom I
assume provided the input on the instructions) feels that "V" apex grooves
could lead to BAD things. Now my V was outside Mazda spec but within the
limits of above - however, if all the factors stack up against you at the same
time, perhaps bad things could happen before you reach the above
limit.
FWIW
Ed
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