norm2 wrote:

A point of information for those concerned about shipping engines cross
country.

I shipped three 13Bs from New Hampshire to Iowa via Yellow Freight (arranged
through iShip.com)  Total cost was $207 for one pallet weighing 750 pounds.
You can play the what-if games on the iShip websight, the three engines
required a pallet 40x44 with a height of about 30 inches.

You also have to remember that these things are a chunk when they arrive,
and you need to have the ability to unload them from a semi- height truck.
I had them delivered to a company with a dock, who then set them on my
trailer for me.

Disassembly of the three enignes was a mess, but also fun and informative.
The Bruce Turrentine's Instructional Video: "Overhauling Mazda's 13B Rotary"
(info on Tracy's site http://www.rotaryaviation.com/)  is a must for
understanding what to look for and how to do it details.  All three of the
engines are useable, one of them looks like it had been recently rebuilt.
We converted a $49 engine stand by torching out part of the flange that
normally attaches to the flywheel and bolted that to the side of the front
housing where the accessory drives go.

When I start to rebuild the engines I will put more pictures up on my
website.  There is a picture of the enignes on the pallets in the Chapter
1-3 tab.  http://home.forbin.com/muzzy/cozyweb

Regards-
Norm

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