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Congratulations! Looks beautiful.Next up: Check the exhaust system. Look at the aluminum exhaust 1-into-2 casting and check the 4 exhaust studs. These had a tendency to vibrate out and it was very easy to strip the threads. Some of these got considerably hogged out. "No, I didn't safety wire th...

Wow!Absolute First Rate Post.Thank you!CW

Froede.jpeg I don't know if this is available elsewhere but I have a lot of fun looking at:"Google" (Home Page), select "More", select "Even More" and scroll way down until you get to Patents.There are many Rotary Engine Patents available for your inspection. Type in &...

Is there a bit of history about the water cooled Classic that didn't make it into the History Books?I'll accept whatever is stated about the offering made at the M/C show where the w/c Classic was displayed with no significant numbers of buyers willing to dump shoe boxes full of money into everyone'...

Literally just found this one:http://etd.ohiolink.edu/view.cgi?acc_num=wright1313594631If you have a look at this, consider the Rotor Pocket shown.Somewhere in my files of forgotten stuff is a rotor profile of the Audi 871 which shows the same type of notch."We're not done with this patient yet...

Thank you!Here is a thumbnail of the (Current?) Rotron Rotor: http://www.rotronuav.com/news/article/rotron-uav-looking-to-hire-junior-mechanical-aeronautical-engineer/Beautiful piece of work! In the sliver of the Rotor Face that you can see, there does not appear to be a trailing channel.If one purp...

For the esteemed Richard Negus-I remember seeing a picture of RN holding a rotor that had a channel running from the back of the Rotor Pocket to the trailing end of the Rotor.What was the performance result of this enhancement?Still a lot of unexplored territory in Pocket design.Did it work?Thank yo...

Blast!!Should read, "The recommendation from earlier Papers on the charge cooled rotary engine...have been followed and single grade SAE 40 detergent type oil (API Service CC) with about 1% ash content have been used..."CW

BTW, one of the first things I did when I got my RE-5 A was switch out the wheelbarrow handlebars. The bars I had were about 1" risers.The difference is staggering. You will go from wondering how you're going to steer the beast in traffic to "in over your head" very quickly. The narro...

SAE Paper # 770190, " Suzuki Production Rotary Engine, Model RE-5 for Powering Motorcycles":"The "Fresh" lube oil for the gas sealing elements and the oil in the oil pan are of the same specifications of the same brand...The specified rotary engine oil is of SAE 10W/40, has ...

Thought I would Post in a New Topic.There is a Toyota Oil Filter that replaces the RE-5 Oil Filter:Toyota Oil Filter 90915-03001The Rubber Diaphragms for the carb are from an original Solex 18-32 design (KKM-502 => NSU Prinz). See your local Solex store for details.When the Rotary was my only transp...

Congratulations!I posted elsewhere on the carb and the oil filter.Carb diaphragms at your local Solex Shop. Lay 'em out on the counter and match 'em up.The Oil Filter was used in Toyota Corollas. I'll see if I can find the number and Post it.Charles

2 helpful items.The carb is a Mikuni production of a Solex 18-32 design. You should be able to go to your local Solex shop with your rubber diaphragms - No Jokes, Please!- and get the replacements.The second tip is the oil filter. This one comes can be found in a Toyota shop. I'll see if I can get t...

The nurses here at the home tell me I can Post if I don't start screaming at the monitor and upset my oatmeal.Been a Rotary True Believer since the late 70s.Owned an RE-5 as sole transportation for about 8 years in the 80s. I have 2 motors in pieces in the shed as memories. Owned a Second Generation...