Russell Kent wrote:

Larry wrote:

The [12A] engine is indexed 90 degrees with the oil pan on the side.

i.e. "plugs up".  Yet another strike.

Russell Kent

What Russell is trying to say is it is not a recommended method of mounting
the engine. There are oil drain back and cooling issues. If the 12A is using 
a too tall distributor you can remove that and use an e-shaft trigger. Unlike a 
piston engine a rotary engine e-shaft trigger knows exactly when to fire the 
spark plugs by looking only at the e-shaft angle.  A piston engine needs to 
know exactly which of two possible revolutions the compression stroke is on 
by looking at the cam shaft. 

Paul Lamar
 
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