No diff Joe. Either will work. What year is your engine?

 Paul Lamar

Paul,

The guy that  purchased it from  said it was an 89.  If I place the rotor
from the 88 next to the 89 rotor the " bathtub" looks the same.  I will have
to find a 2nd gen rotor housing.

Joe


Hi Paul,

Well it looks like I have one good rotor housing.  I
 think it takes someone who is new to rotaries to look at a lot
 of hardware.  My 88 housings were bad on the eges where grooves
 were deep these 89 housings looked great until I got to the
 front housing.  It definitly ate an apex seal.  After I lifted
 the intermeadiate housing off I found a loose apex seal.  This
 is what caused the damage.  Is there a difference between a
 front rotor housing and a rear rotor housing?  Pics were too
 out of focus.  Will post when I figure this camera out.  Thanks


 Joe Berki
 Limo EZ

If you buy a used one make sure it has not shrunk.
Use a micrometer to measure the width all the way around.

Paul Lamar

Here is a pic.  It might have been a two piece seal.  The short portion was
probably expelled.  There is a groove lower left of the exhaust port,  There
are also some marks toward  the right edge where the seal made impressions.

Joe

That is not that bad. Send more pictures.

Paul Lamar


This pic might be a little better

Joe

Still does not look that bad. How deep are the depressions around
the outside?


Paul Lamar

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