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anita
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Anyone got any gaskets for re5 I am rebuilding my engine due to stuck tip and side seals
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Before you strip down the engine, if stuck seals are the cause of the engine's problems - friends in the Ro80 club swear by Red-X. Poured down the plug hole - or even through the inlet or exhaust ports if that's easier - they tell me it softens the carbon build up and can free stuck seals. Diesel fuel also has great penetrating properties - but whether it would help in this case?
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thanks for the info but been that way and now the motor completely apart which revealed not only a stuck tip but also some stuck side seals
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Ah, you're way beyond that stage ...I would speak to Eamon Hurley (I think he's in/near Coventry) and see if he will have a look at the side plates & housing; it might be that he will be able to recommend a Mazda kit that might do? (RX-2, RX-3 etc)I assume you have tried Sam in the USA and he has none available.
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