I am just now deciding to build a plane of my own design using a  rotary
engine.  Other than owning an RX-7 for 13 years I don't know  much about
putting a rotary into an airplane.  Where do I get  started on the learning
curve?

Today I'm going to two auto-wrecking yards to look at two 13B  engines.  A
Renesis is being sold for $2000, the other is an '86 13B offered at  $100.
What should I be careful about when making this purchase?

Gary Schwarz

Read the entire web site below first.
Then make up a list of questions and ask them on here one at a time.

Water in the engine will rust the end housings into worthless junk.

Carefully check the RX8 engine for cracks in the housings. It should puff
out of the front rotor exhaust once every time it is turned 360 degrees.
Same for the rear rotor.

Buy the $100 engine and practice taking it apart and putting it
back together.

Paul Lamar ...No rotor no motor.

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