I read somewhere recently, I think it was in Tracy's conversion guide, that
he has never seen or heard of a broken eccentric shaft in a rotary engine.
Hayes Rotary has one in their office. It was broken in betweeen the lobes.
Evidently it came out of a sand rail, and had two different year and hence
weights of rotors, The owner evidently over- revved the engine while in the
course of abusing it and it sheared the e- shaft. Just thought you all would
find it interesting.
Brian Trubee
Redmond, Wa

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