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OK I know I'm really taking this thread off topic, but one last question. How high can the rotary engine rev ? I'd heard they can be real screamers which would make them extremely good for racing and possibly plane engines, or hovercraft engines. Is that correct ?

So basically "drive it like you stole it ! " kind of thing.

Hey tell me, does Mazda still make a "Rotary" engine car ? I always wanted to buy one. I thought that was one of the most unique engines made in the twentieth century.

Your a working mechanic then ? What dealerships have you worked at ? I spent my early years at IHC before they went bankrupt. Then several medium size shops until finally working at the transit department. Forty two years total working as a heavy equipment/truck mechanic. Should have gone into...

Yes Diesel shops are there to make money, but reusing a head gasket that has already been torqued down is just begging for a "comeback" and that lost money comes out of the shop and ultimately the mechanics pockets. No company is willing to roll those dice for the small cost of a new gasket...

The problem with reusing a "diesel" engine head gasket is the compression of the "flame ring" or compression ring . It has nothing to do with a heat cycle but the compression of this ring. Just like the "crush sleave" in a Chevy differential, once it is crushed it cannot be recrushed . If you...