The engine's apart, in pieces. Rear rotor was shot, rear housing was shot. I'm getting new parts this weekend, hopefully a full set of irons & housings (the rest of the parts weren't in that great of shape).
The engine was all carboned up, and the front rotor didn't look to be terribly far from failing either. Nasty looking carbon buildups that were starting to peal away - that rips up the apex seals like none other if it breaks free.
The good news is that I'm getting parts this weekend (hopefully a new set of housings & end plates - the old ones were questionably reusable). So, it should last a good long time. I'm also dropping the stock oil injection system in favor of premixing gas + 2-stroke oil every tank. This prevents engine oil (not designed to burn cleanly) from being injected into the engine, and generally helps keep the insides clean & well lubricated. And, I can run synthetic oil in the engine without worrying about how well it burns.
Anyway, I'm hoping to have it back together by either the end of next week or early the following week, depending on when parts come in. Then I get to cruise around for a few tankfuls of gas breaking it in doing city driving, maybe make a varying speed trip out to Ames and Chicago to finish the break in process, then it should be good.
Oh, and the guy helping me had a spare cruise control unit (pulled from his car because it won't fit with the different engine he has). So, I get a cruise control! *happy* I missed it on highway trips.
-=Russ=-
Posted by rgraves at June 18, 2004 11:20 PMRuss, you have got to take pictures of the rebuild in progress and post them on your pictures site.
Posted by: Tony at June 20, 2004 09:05 AM