Perry Mick wrote:

Is it possible that with older rotary engines the internal oils
seals leak?  My rebuilt engine is using much less oil than
my old engine, even though I still have the oil injection
system.

I started mixing two stroke oil with the gas in addition to
the oil injection.  Just as insurance, and it's easy anyway,
since I usually fill up with two 5-gallon cans from the
gas station.  I just add about 8-10 oz. by volume (cut-off
water bottle) per 5 gallon can of gas. Is this about right?

I think my fuel-sight gauges don't like the oil in the gas,
getting some strange crazing.

Perhaps your oil injection system is mis adjusted or not working.

I think it's working fine.

That is a bit much apex seal oil Perry. The usual is one oz per gallon.

OK I'll reduce it.

Maybe your old oil seal O-rings were cooked. Did John put
the new teflon encapsulated silicon O-rings or the stock Mazda ones
in your oil seals? I am sure he put in new metal oil scraper rings.

I assume Mazda, does Mazdatrix use the teflon rings in the oil seals?
Maybe only now that you told them about it?

I know he put them in the water seal O-ring positions.

I think that is the only non-Mazda part since you gave them to
him.

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Perry J. Mick
Duckt N7XR
http://www.ductedfan.com

 
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