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[-] FireWire400@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

I was always led to believe that rotary engines were unreliable, and that's why people did engine swaps on RX7s... I have no idea honestly, but as far as I understand they're just heavy on maintenance

[-] pr06lefs@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 days ago

yeah mine required an engine swap at 70k. but it was a twin turbo. the normally aspirated rotaries were a lot more durable.

[-] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 10 points 2 days ago

Apex seals were a bitch to replace, and needed to constantly.

[-] BCsven@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 days ago

A friend had one. If he started it he had to drive it, because if he started it and then shut it off, it wouldn't start for another 15 minutes

[-] EddoWagt@feddit.nl 7 points 1 day ago

Yeah they flood themselves on startup, they are particularly unsuited for short drives

this post was submitted on 12 Sep 2026
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