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When I first started looking at the Mazda rotary engine as a possible alternative for my airplane, one of the myths that I heard was that only the factory could do an overhaul on this exotic engine. Imagine my heartbreak when the 13B in "perfect condition" that I bought at a local junk yard (excuse me, parts recycling facility) burned enough oil to do sky-writing without a smoke system. After thinking about it for awhile, I figured that an engine with only 3 moving parts couldn't be that big a deal to rebuild so I dug into it. Not only did I find out that the "factory only" story was bogus, but that it was in many ways easier than a piston engine overhaul. There are some unique characteristics and procedures needed with this engine but nothing that can't be done by the average gear-head with a little guidance

A picture really is worth a thousand words when it comes to a job like this so builders have been asking me to make a video showing the overhaul procedure for the 13B rotary. Unfortunately, I just haven't had the time with all the other projects going on here.

The good news is that Bruce Turrentine has done the job and done it far better than I could have. Bruce has overhauled more Mazda rotaries than he can remember and has learned all the tricks for making the rebuild job as easy as possible. He is also a professional educator so his presentation is crisp, complete, to the point, and actually fun to watch. 

His 160 minute DVD covers every detail of teardown, cleaning, inspection, and overhaul of the 13B. It even shows how to do the internal modifications I made for aviation applications. If you even THINK you might want to go inside your Mazda rotary, this video is highly recommended.