Russell Kent wrote:

Paul Lamar wrote (of the BBs & Miata story):

Crushing BB's is nothing compared to jerking pistons up and down :-)
Probably the BB's would go right through the rotary and be swept
out the exhaust.

... provided the rotary is a peripheral exhaust model.  It probably wouldn't be as innocuous in the upcoming side exhaust Renesis engine, especially if the gap between the trailing surface of the rotor (outside of the "bathtub" area) and the rotor housing is less than the
diameter of the BBs.

Russell Kent

 
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