> Would I pre-mature here by saying that when I
    > get
    > through testing my OMC engines, that we'll have
    > a two
    > rotor air-cooled engine would put out around
    > 100
    > horses at around 120 lbs. N/A?
    >
    > I've never been a Rotax fan due to their high
    > prices
    > and two stroke vibrations. Am wanting to offer
    > a
    > rotary alternate to the 503, 582, and 900
    > series
    > Rotaxes with ceramic apex seals that will
    > probably
    > never need replacing. And, at a cost probably
    > less
    > than the 582.
    >
    > Kevin Richey
    >
    >
    > Kevin,
    >
    > What engine are you talking about? Where can
    > you get these?
    >
    > Regards,
    >
    > Gordon.

   Gordon:

   Wyoming Walt already answered some of the engine info.

   I have been acquiring these OMC engines as I can
   afford them over the past four years. Being that I'm
   funding this myself, it has taken until this year to
   get going on testing and changing out of the ignition,
   carb, and cooling systems with off-the-shelf currently
   available systems.

   I went this route with the OMC rotaries because I got
   nowhere with the supposed manufacturers that still
   don't produce any engines. Norton, Wankel GmbH, Moller,
   Rotomax, etc., were asked for engines with silence as
   their answer.

   The Fictel-Sachs rotaries I rejected as too small in
   cc's as well as limited numbers available. The Suzuki
   motorcycle rotary is available from Rotary Recycle,
   but has the transmission integrated with the engine,
   sharing the same oil system.

   Some 15,000 OMC single rotor engines were produced in
   Ontario, Canada. I have over 50 now and know of some
   more available that I plan on acquiring. Coupling two
   of them together will make a "dual rotor" engine,
   sharing the same ignition, carb, and exhaust systems.
   Ceramic apex seals that possibly will never need
   replacing are also on the menu.

   I can't claim this as my idea. Three fellows in
   Minnesota have already done it and race this twin
   engine in their snow sled.

   Each engine will be disassembled and checked for new
   specs. Most have less than 1,000 snowmobile miles on
   them, with some less than half that (I have found
   three new ones). They will then be offered as a kit to
   fellow rotary enthusiasts, and I plan on making 20-25
   of these two-rotor units available, with the rest as
   spare parts.

   I have a Rotax "A" and "C" box to experiment with, and
   am exploring the Hirth gearbox as well as New
   Zealander Neil Hintz's Autoflight gearbox as options.

   A portion of the small profit I would make is planned
   to go toward the Everett Hatch Memorial Fund for
   rotary aircraft races.

   Paul: Do you administer that fund?


   Kevin Richey
   Portland, Oregon


   Yes I do Kevin and thank you for the offering.

   --
   Paul Lamar ...No rotor no motor.

   Thanks for the great info Kevin.

   Made in Ontario, you say? That's where I live. If there is anything
   I can do locally to help with your effort let me know.

   I would be interested in finding out more about how you couple those
   engines.

   Regards,

   Gordon.



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