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JMLBlues@aol.com wrote:

I have avoided commenting on this thread because I don't have a great deal of
experience running rotaries with audible knock. My limited experience is that
with a boosted engine, knock comes on suddenly and violently and my sense
(not fact) is that the seals will break quickly under the conditions. It is
not a condition that can likely be tolerated for more than a very few
seconds. So, I guess I'm inclined to take the post to which I am replying as
only a slight exaggeration.

Jon Lauter
Rotary Power Marine Corporation

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