Next, we drained the engine of oil and water so we could disassemble it.
We finally removed the oil metering pump on the front housing.
We removed the oil pan to realize how complex it actually was.
There are two main bladders that have these holes in them, which fill up to the oil level and then slowly drain their contents as the car corners aggressively. This is a very unique baffle concept that I have never seen before.
With the front cover removed, we were ready to disassemble the oil pump chain and counter-weight.
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Good luck! so sorry about the fire mishap.
Looking good 😊
I love how this project went from “OEM+ Restomod” to “make our rotary engine one of the most highly-modified 13B REW engines on the planet.”
Yeah, fires, pulling the engine, downtime, boredom, and beers have the effect of changing the strategy. lol.
We originally planned on retaining the stock motor for a while, do a lot of baseline testing and comparisons and then slowly upgrade the fuel system, turbo, and other bolt-on parts. Since the engine was out, we decided to tear it down entirely and go for an extreme build instead.