Failed engine (water seal)

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Rotary_Menace

June 19, 2009, 08:52:32 AM
Hey is a engine with a failed water seal worth anything?


Cheers Neil

BlitzBoy

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June 19, 2009, 09:09:04 AM
of course dude, probably its worth more then an engine with a broken apex seal.

As with a water seal there would be no damage to rotors,Housings,apex seals,side plates.

Good used plates on there own are worth at least £100 each (x3)

Your engine is easily worth £500 in bits
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Jus

#2
June 19, 2009, 09:10:23 AM
providing nothing has overheated of course :god

M@r]{

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June 20, 2009, 08:18:55 AM
Yes exactly, until you crack it open you wont know.  My first engine went to Water Seal failiure.  That overheated and WGT had to replace a lot.

Quote from: Jus;617913providing nothing has overheated of course :god

HaywardRotary

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June 20, 2009, 09:09:33 AM
also coolant left in the chambers damages rotors over a prolonged period.
Regards
Carl
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Rotary_Menace

#5
June 20, 2009, 10:22:24 AM
Quote from: HaywardRotary;618215also coolant left in the chambers damages rotors over a prolonged period.
Regards
Carl

i drained the engine within a week,

Rotary_Menace

#6
June 20, 2009, 10:23:34 AM
Quote from: BlitzBoy;617910of course dude, probably its worth more then an engine with a broken apex seal.

As with a water seal there would be no damage to rotors,Housings,apex seals,side plates.

Good used plates on there own are worth at least £100 each (x3)

Your engine is easily worth £500 in bits

So what should i do, drop the engine and tear it apart to have a look at the damage? or just sell it as is?

HaywardRotary

#7
June 20, 2009, 01:21:07 PM
Quote from: Rotary_Menace;618225i drained the engine within a week,

Should be oK then.
How much did it overheat?
Regards
Carl
We warranty our rebuilt engines for Detonation, track day\'s and RWYB and NOW for 30 months which is two and half years or 30,000 miles
We also build all types of race or road engines.
We build race and track cars too.
Any kind of porting undertaken.
Single turbo conversions.
S

bnaellis

#8
June 20, 2009, 02:11:41 PM
Sometimes water seal failure is caused by the wall on the side plate eroding in which case at least one side plate could be junk.
Until you open it you cannot tell.



rgds
Brian

Rotary_Menace

#9
June 20, 2009, 07:04:22 PM
Quote from: HaywardRotary;618259Should be oK then.
How much did it overheat?
Regards
Carl


Well it started fluctuating between the usual 80 to 115 for about 15 minutes before i pushed the clutched lowered the revs, and then it gave up the go as i was 1/2 a mile from home. i pushed it home.

adib

#10
June 20, 2009, 08:05:26 PM
if your selling it could be intrested in it, would like to strip one apart so i no what im doing when i rebuild mine at the end off the year

Rotary_Menace

#11
June 23, 2009, 03:24:25 PM
Quote from: adib;618354if your selling it could be intrested in it, would like to strip one apart so i no what im doing when i rebuild mine at the end off the year

I would take £400 then based apon the above,


Cheers Neil
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