[s-cars] RE: Lifter noise

[manuelsanchez at starpower.net]

I've owned various rotary powered beasts over the last 15 
years. One interesting and seemingly chronic problem was 
carbon buildup on the springs (think of one section of a leaf 
spring, miniature size) whose function was to keep the apex 
seal (kinda like a piston ring) pressed against the rotor 
housing.  This build-up would sometimes keep the spring from 
fully extending and thus reducing or eliminating compression 
needed to run those lovely rotors.  

The solution was the self described "ATF Trick" where small 
amounts of ATF (maybe 2 ounces or so) were introduced into 
the 2 rotor housings and distributed through the combustion 
chambers by cranking the engine round a few times (fuel was 
cut off, as a side effect of the loss of compression was 
flooding of the engine, and you don't de-flood a rotary the 
same way as a boinger).  Wait 24 hrs for the detergents to 
work their magic and fire the beast up, OUTSIDE.  

The smoke produced would rival anything a military 
smokescreen could produce (after my first attempt I always 
started the cars late at night so as not to freak out the 
neighbors).  About 15 minutes of idling would clear most of 
the heavy smoke, then a few redline runs and a highway cruise 
to burn off the rest.

This method was great for finding exhaust leaks in your 
system although not great for the kitty.

Sadly I don't have any RX's in the stable (kids), but I sure 
do miss 'em, the S6 is great but those RX's are just plain 
fun.  They put a smile on my face every day driving home from 
work, a come to life video game.

-manny

95.5 S6 Avant (mostly RS2'd)

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