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From: dsi1 on 2 Jul 2010 05:38
On 7/1/2010 1:52 PM, chuckcar wrote:
> dsi1<dsi1(a)humuhumunukunukuapua'a.org> wrote in
> news:EwuWn.12717$4B7.9356(a)newsfe16.iad:
>
>> On 6/29/2010 3:54 AM, searn wrote:
>>> On Jun 28, 8:42 am, "Frans van der Voorde"<voo...(a)chello.nl> wrote:
>>>> Hello,
>>
>> Revving up the engine and then turning off the ignition was a mistake
>> that I only did once - the resulting explosion pretty much cured me of
>> that behavior. I used to disconnect the vacuum throttle thingie that
>> kept it open on deceleration and found the little pop-pop noises to be
>> rather pleasant. I loved my rotaries but perhaps their time has
>> passed.
>
> I don't know about that. They seem to do well enough in ALMS, Le Mans and
> the FIA GT1. BTW a while ago I ran across a pdf file of the FIA
> homogulation for the 85-90 (?) versions of the car along with some other
> bits and pieces on an ftp site (including a book on tuning Weber
> carbourators). That site has now disappeared. Would there be any interest
> here in such things being made available?
>
>

A Mazda mechanic and I rebuilt my 12A engine and everything was going
great until he realized that he had put the eccentric shaft in the wrong
way. We had to take the thing apart and put it in right. That only took
about 20 minutes. For assembly, all the seals are held in place with
gobs of Vaseline petroleum jelly which has a Mazda part number. The
first time you start the engine it burns off the stuff with lots of
smoke. It's a ridiculously easy engine to work on. To bad it's such a
gas hog.
From: hls on 2 Jul 2010 09:02

"jim" <"sjedgingN0Sp"@m(a)mwt,net> wrote in message
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>
>
> I don't think you need a spark plug in the tailpipe for that to work? In
> order to make that work you need a car with carburetor. With fuel
> injection it won't get the gas into the exhaust.
>
> -jim

All the common cars of that era had carburetors. The spark plug made
sure you got ignition and the fire would shoot several feet out of the
exhaust tip.

I cant imagine anyone would want to do such a thing now, with catalytics
in the way, everything very expensive to replace.

From: Hachiroku ハチロク on 3 Jul 2010 12:25
On Wed, 30 Jun 2010 18:22:51 -0500, hls wrote:

>
> "Hachiroku ハチロク" <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote in message
> news:tAMWn.386$Zp1.361(a)newsfe15.iad...
>
>
>> I used to work for Coca-Cola in the summer, and they'd send us out two
>> or three to a truck. One morning we were going along and the driver had
>> it in high gear and the rear axle on high range, and he shut the engine
>> off. We got right up alongside this really cute young lady waiting for
>> the bus, and he hit the key! I think when she made the 15' leap into the
>> air she left her panties at ground level! ;)
>
> I used to work as a lab assistant at the University, and my biochem prof
> also
> taught kitchen chem.. He loved to do the electrolysis experiment, where
> he caught hydrogen and oxygen into a tape wrapped Coke bottle. When he
> touched a lighted taper to the bottle, it exploded like a cannon shot.
> AND some of the girls would always pee in their pants.
>
> He was a lot more perverted than I ever aspired to be.


That's saying something! ;p


From: Hachiroku ハチロク on 3 Jul 2010 12:26
On Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:46:50 -0500, cuhulin wrote:

> I never heard of the spark plug in the tail pipe gag before, sounds like a
> good one.
> cuhulin

Wow. That goes way back to when I was about 10. Uh, about 10 years ago...
Yeah...yeah...10 years ago! ;)



From: Frans van der Voorde on 3 Jul 2010 15:28
Thank you guys! The response to my question surpassed by far my expectations
and was very helpful.

I promise I will keep you informed if I buy the Rotary Gizmo.

Cherio,

Frans, the Stationmaster of Morra


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> On 7/1/2010 1:52 PM, chuckcar wrote:
>> dsi1<dsi1(a)humuhumunukunukuapua'a.org> wrote in
>> news:EwuWn.12717$4B7.9356(a)newsfe16.iad:
>>
>>> On 6/29/2010 3:54 AM, searn wrote:
>>>> On Jun 28, 8:42 am, "Frans van der Voorde"<voo...(a)chello.nl> wrote:
>>>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> Revving up the engine and then turning off the ignition was a mistake
>>> that I only did once - the resulting explosion pretty much cured me of
>>> that behavior. I used to disconnect the vacuum throttle thingie that
>>> kept it open on deceleration and found the little pop-pop noises to be
>>> rather pleasant. I loved my rotaries but perhaps their time has
>>> passed.
>>
>> I don't know about that. They seem to do well enough in ALMS, Le Mans and
>> the FIA GT1. BTW a while ago I ran across a pdf file of the FIA
>> homogulation for the 85-90 (?) versions of the car along with some other
>> bits and pieces on an ftp site (including a book on tuning Weber
>> carbourators). That site has now disappeared. Would there be any interest
>> here in such things being made available?
>>
>>
>
> A Mazda mechanic and I rebuilt my 12A engine and everything was going
> great until he realized that he had put the eccentric shaft in the wrong
> way. We had to take the thing apart and put it in right. That only took
> about 20 minutes. For assembly, all the seals are held in place with gobs
> of Vaseline petroleum jelly which has a Mazda part number. The first time
> you start the engine it burns off the stuff with lots of smoke. It's a
> ridiculously easy engine to work on. To bad it's such a gas hog.


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