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Todd, Very sorry to hear
this and am glad you are OK. I know what you are going through as I just
did a re-build myself.
Thanks
Dave;
As I read your saga, I kept thinking that I felt bad for
you, but was sure glad it didn't happen to me. Now it has. I wonder if Rusty got
one of them girl hockey players to shove a puck up my tail-pipe.. would that do
it? I probably deserve it for reposting them pics.
Extremely curious to hear what caused the detonation and what
you now feel are safe boost limits. Please don't forget to comment on what
fuel you were using.
I'll write up another e-mail detailing the
flight and what I feel were the probable causes as I can imagine that all other
turbo guys will want to know.
There
have been a ton of engines and 13B parts on e-bay lately. Don't forget to
look there for parts. I just got a quality front plate for $100 and a set
of 4 injectors for $88 - not to mention an auto flex plate for $1.
There is (or was) a low time TT engine going for about $600.
Good
Luck,
Dave
Leonard
I'm definitely going to buy Tracy's apex seals, but I'm waiting for the
local Mazda shop to phone me back with prices for the other rebuild kit parts. I
try to give the local shops my business (keep the money in the local economy and
all that crap), but if the prices don't even come close then I'll order out.
Tracy has rebuild kits now available so I may just buy everything there. If I
need to replace the rotor and end plate I'll check with e-bay as you suggest.
RX-7 specialties in Calgary is another likely source.
S. Todd Bartrim
Turbo 13B RV-9Endurance
C-FSTB
http://www3.telus.net/haywire/RV-9/C-FSTB.htm
"Whatever you vividly imagine, Ardently desire, Sincerely believe in,
Enthusiastically act upon, Must inevitably come to pass".
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