I made it home from DGRRX safely but...

***ZGN*** · 04-18-2010, 09:00 PM

I'll start this one off...

I made it home safely from DGRRX but blew my motor in my FD today right after the dam around 1pm and decided it has never let me stranded so I drove home on 1 rotor.

My previous motor blew 3 miles from my home and I made it home on one rotor so I figured this one could make it 300 miles. It did!

Post how you made it home blown or running perfect..

***Herblenny*** · 04-18-2010, 09:09 PM

I made it home.. after leaving Bham 11PM friday night (got 3.5 hours night before), got to NVNC at 4AM saturday, slept 2.5 hours, ran around and left NVNC at midnight, got home around 4:30AM CST... I got about 6 hours of sleep today

Kevin and Amber picked up some food for me and my wife with his blown engine. Quite amazing car!

lt1_fd3s · 04-18-2010, 09:10 PM

DGRRX claims... 1 FD transmission....1 FD engine...

turborx7 · 04-18-2010, 09:24 PM

Nothing, absolutely nothing. And its been only two weeks since i finished my single swap. I won so many bets back home. 1200 miles not a problem. :-D

oh, my gallon of 2 cycle fell over and leaked into my spare tire well, but thats not a mechanical failure :-P

***TitaniumTT*** · 04-18-2010, 09:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by traynham

DGRRX claims... 1 FD transmission....1 FD engine...

one FC owners pride

Damn Kevin, that's crazy. When I popped my engine at the top of my street I could barely get her into the driveway

daleclark · 04-18-2010, 10:08 PM

I drove my old FC once for a year with a blown rear rotor

. There's different grades of blown engines - a chipped apex seal will idle a little rough and be hard to start, but will run and drive fine. The more the apex seal lets go, the rougher the engine runs and the harder it is to start, sometimes the motor flat won't start or has pretty much zero power to drive.

Glad you made it home! Hopefully Rich will post how he did with his transmission.

I made it home great, Phil and I had an awesome time, the car ran and performed beautifully. Can't wait for next year!

Dale

Redshft · 04-18-2010, 10:23 PM

Glad you made it home Kevin. She didn't sound happy, but sounded determined to keep running when we parted ways just before the 129.
As for "how we made it home" we'll let you know when we make it. In a hotel off the side of I-81 at the moment. We didn't hit the road until around 4 or 5. Did the Dragon again, the Skyway etc.
Plan to make it home sometime Tuesday most likely. (Breaking the trip up a bit to still try and have a bit of a vacation out of all of it.)

88turboii · 04-18-2010, 10:28 PM

damn that sucks kevin

i just made it back, no problems except for a nasty boost leak/hissing sound that popped up on the drive home.. couldnt find the source with a flashlight

Trout2 · 04-18-2010, 10:32 PM

Barry Bordes and Chuck Westbrook got a flat and Barry's spare was low on air. They used a can of fix a flat and had to go 60 mph from north AL to Slidell LA due to a bad vibration.

Jack

djmtsu · 04-19-2010, 07:00 AM

The Volvo got dirty.

BigMikeATL · 04-19-2010, 07:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by traynham

DGRRX claims... 1 FD transmission....1 FD engine...

DGRRX also claimed my driver's side mirror and and dented B-pillar... thanks to a deer.

rotary-celica · 04-19-2010, 08:29 AM

I had a intake gasket leak Friday. fixed that Fri night then lost a radiator Sat. But now the car is a proud owner of a nice alum rx-8 rad. Never did make it to the dragon but it made it home without over heating

Proxy One · 04-19-2010, 08:48 AM

After the water pump started leaking on saturday afternoon and then I spotted water in the oil sunday I thought I had some major trouble coming my way but the Deuce made it all the way home with no issues other than leaking about 1/4 gallon of water every 50miles.

g's 3rd gen · 04-19-2010, 09:14 AM

1 ignition switch and needs a good harness side connector now after the 12+ pin rattled loose half way home . I did a full 2nd gear high boost pull on the on ramp after eating lunch and BOOM! Thought the engine grenaded.Thankfully I noticed the symptoms and traced back to the switch and put a new spade connector in the haness side to get home. 1 thermostat on the dragon friday. Other than that ok. Rich made it to scrub's house (Dan) in Delaware and is heading to the shop right now. Had a great time! G

vex · 04-19-2010, 10:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZGN

I'll start this one off...

I made it home safely from DGRRX but blew my motor in my FD today right after the dam around 1pm and decided it has never let me stranded so I drove home on 1 rotor.

My previous motor blew 3 miles from my home and I made it home on one rotor so I figured this one could make it 300 miles. It did!

Post how you made it home blown or running perfect..

Funny thing is: I've driven over 1500 miles on one rotor... I think a total of about 2500 give or take 500 miles.

04-18-2010, 09:00 PM	#1
*ZGN* I fly drones & film crap. Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Birmingham, AL iTrader: (6) Posts: 2,262 Rep Power: 10	I made it home from DGRRX safely but... I'll start this one off... I made it home safely from DGRRX but blew my motor in my FD today right after the dam around 1pm and decided it has never let me stranded so I drove home on 1 rotor. My previous motor blew 3 miles from my home and I made it home on one rotor so I figured this one could make it 300 miles. It did! Post how you made it home blown or running perfect.. __________________ Kevin Last edited by ZGN; 04-18-2010 at 09:05 PM..

04-18-2010, 09:09 PM	#2
*Herblenny* Founder/Administrator/Internet Pitbull :) Join Date: Jan 2008 iTrader: (11) Posts: 644 Rep Power: 10	I made it home.. after leaving Bham 11PM friday night (got 3.5 hours night before), got to NVNC at 4AM saturday, slept 2.5 hours, ran around and left NVNC at midnight, got home around 4:30AM CST... I got about 6 hours of sleep today Kevin and Amber picked up some food for me and my wife with his blown engine. Quite amazing car! __________________ DGRR 2013 - Year of 13B www.DealsGapRotaryRally.com http://www.facebook.com/Herblenny

04-18-2010, 09:10 PM	#3
lt1_fd3s WNC Tour Guide Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: WNC iTrader: (3) Posts: 780 Rep Power: 17	DGRRX claims... 1 FD transmission....1 FD engine... __________________ WNC Tour Guide - Including the Tail of the Dragon - PM for details

04-18-2010, 10:23 PM	#7
Redshft Rotary Fan in Training Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada iTrader: (0) Posts: 78 Rep Power: 15	Glad you made it home Kevin. She didn't sound happy, but sounded determined to keep running when we parted ways just before the 129. As for "how we made it home" we'll let you know when we make it. In a hotel off the side of I-81 at the moment. We didn't hit the road until around 4 or 5. Did the Dragon again, the Skyway etc. Plan to make it home sometime Tuesday most likely. (Breaking the trip up a bit to still try and have a bit of a vacation out of all of it.) __________________ 2004 RX8 GT 1986 RX7 Track Car: 13B Bridge Port w/ Renesis Internals and Weber Carb 2003 MazdaSpeed Protege 1988 RX7 Convertible - new project 2004 Impreza and 2003 Legacy wagons for hauling groceries and The Dog Last edited by Redshft; 04-18-2010 at 10:29 PM..

04-19-2010, 07:00 AM	#10
djmtsu My minds tellin' me no... Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Murfreesboro, TN iTrader: (10) Posts: 4,043 Rep Power: 21	The Volvo got dirty. __________________ 1976 Mazda Cosmo RX-5 1976 Mazda Cosmo RX-5 2003 Toyota Tundra TRD 2015 Toyota 4Runner SR5

04-18-2010, 09:24 PM	#4
turborx7 TurboRX7.com Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Monroe, MI iTrader: (0) Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Nothing, absolutely nothing. And its been only two weeks since i finished my single swap. I won so many bets back home. 1200 miles not a problem. :-D oh, my gallon of 2 cycle fell over and leaked into my spare tire well, but thats not a mechanical failure :-P

04-18-2010, 10:08 PM	#6
daleclark RX-7 Bad Ass Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Pensacola, FL iTrader: (0) Posts: 105 Rep Power: 17	I drove my old FC once for a year with a blown rear rotor . There's different grades of blown engines - a chipped apex seal will idle a little rough and be hard to start, but will run and drive fine. The more the apex seal lets go, the rougher the engine runs and the harder it is to start, sometimes the motor flat won't start or has pretty much zero power to drive. Glad you made it home! Hopefully Rich will post how he did with his transmission. I made it home great, Phil and I had an awesome time, the car ran and performed beautifully. Can't wait for next year! Dale

04-18-2010, 10:28 PM	#8
88turboii destroy, rebuild, repeat Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Charleston, SC iTrader: (0) Posts: 395 Rep Power: 17	damn that sucks kevin i just made it back, no problems except for a nasty boost leak/hissing sound that popped up on the drive home.. couldnt find the source with a flashlight

04-18-2010, 10:32 PM	#9
Trout2 Rotary Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2008 iTrader: (0) Posts: 104 Rep Power: 17	Barry Bordes and Chuck Westbrook got a flat and Barry's spare was low on air. They used a can of fix a flat and had to go 60 mph from north AL to Slidell LA due to a bad vibration. Jack

04-19-2010, 08:29 AM	#12
rotary-celica The Newbie Join Date: Feb 2009 iTrader: (0) Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	I had a intake gasket leak Friday. fixed that Fri night then lost a radiator Sat. But now the car is a proud owner of a nice alum rx-8 rad. Never did make it to the dragon but it made it home without over heating

04-19-2010, 08:48 AM	#13
Proxy One Victory Is Mine Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Suwanee GA iTrader: (0) Posts: 428 Rep Power: 17	After the water pump started leaking on saturday afternoon and then I spotted water in the oil sunday I thought I had some major trouble coming my way but the Deuce made it all the way home with no issues other than leaking about 1/4 gallon of water every 50miles. __________________ www.dealsgaprotaryrally.com 1994 Rx7 White 2001 RZ GT35R'd 1972 Rx2 Orange Coupe 5spd 2006 STi 1986 Buick GN

04-19-2010, 09:14 AM	#14
g's 3rd gen Rotary Fan in Training Join Date: Feb 2008 iTrader: (0) Posts: 43 Rep Power: 0	1 ignition switch and needs a good harness side connector now after the 12+ pin rattled loose half way home . I did a full 2nd gear high boost pull on the on ramp after eating lunch and BOOM! Thought the engine grenaded.Thankfully I noticed the symptoms and traced back to the switch and put a new spade connector in the haness side to get home. 1 thermostat on the dragon friday. Other than that ok. Rich made it to scrub's house (Dan) in Delaware and is heading to the shop right now. Had a great time! G __________________ 1993 FD3S base, SSM, 99 spec, A-spec t4 35r. 420 on pump gas