> I'll be driving this year as I would like to do a little
     > sight seeing in Eastern Utah Western Colorado. I'll also be
     > dropping Mark's end and rotor housings off to him near Denver.
     > There was a little water in Mark's p-port engine and it froze
     > last winter. Apparently it merely stretched the tension bolts
     > enough at the bottom of the engine to allow some water to seep
     > into the combustion chamber.
     >
     > Fortunately it did not crack the cast iron. It is near impossible
     > to drain all the water out of an engine so if you get one and
     > it is going to be cold make sure you install some antifreeze in the
     > block. All you guys that bought RX8 engines from Australia it
     > would be a good idea to do this before winter sets in again.
     > This rusted the wear surfaces slightly and it took only a
     > few minutes on the Mazdatrix lapping machine to clean them up.
     >
     > One side of the high temp, high cost, trick potting compound
     > around the p-port in both rotor housings did not kick off as
     > it was probably improperly mixed. I dug it out and replaced
     > it with high temp, low cost, old tech, JB Weld which is what
     > I should have used in the first place :) It showed some signs
     > of water intrusion in the first couple of tenths of an inch but it
     > did not penetrate down to the junction of intake tube and
     > rotor housing. In other words there was no sign of water
     > leakage at that junction. In any case it is fixed now as the
     > JB Weld bonds and seals very well indeed when properly mixed.
     >
     > Mark is jumping off the deep end and rebuilding the p-port engine
     > himself. Good for you Mark. That is what experimental aircraft
     > building is all about. Self education. If you can wait a week
     > I'll stop in on my way back from OSH and observe if you don't
     > mind.
     >
     > Mark, please loads these maps into MS Paint and mark your location.
     > I might decide to take highway 9 down from 70. Save them as jpgs
     > and email them back.
     >
     > Paul Lamar ...No rotor no motor.


    I'll be out the beginning of August, 5-11. About where the number 9 is
    on these maps. Where are you Mark? I'll be in Frisco.

    Blake C. Lewis



Hello Blake -

I have a vacation condo up in the Frisco area.  Great place to hang out
in summer.  I live in Monument - on the front range half way between
Denver & Colorado Springs.

Mark


About where in Monument Mark. Please X the map.

Paul


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