Engine stand adapter

Unlike a piston engine where you mount the engine stand head to the back of the engine (flywheel side), on a rotary you need to attach it "sideways".  This has to do with the way a rotary is dissassembled/reassembled.  The long tension bolts hold the whole thing together - you need access to the back of the engine to get them out.  Then you remove parts starting from the back of the engine and working your way to the front.

Engine stand adapters are available from various places, at a cost of about $65.  I chose the "make your own" route.  Well, more accurately the "have a friend who's very good at this type of thing help me make my own" route.  Cost was around $5.

Here are some close-up pictures of how my engine is mounted.

Intro and assembled pics

I bought this Renesis engine from a local owner here in Ottawa.  The car was turbo'd for much of its life.  Prior to being removed from the car, the engine was still running but not well.  Dealership diagnosis was low compression on the rear rotor.


I got this for the express purpose of dissassembling it to learn as much as I can.  I don't know what awaits - hopefully some of the parts are salvageable but I'm not counting on it.

Here are some pics of the engine "as received".  You can see a lot of the stuff has already been taken off before I picked up the engine.