I was looking on www.crownvic.net, since I onw one too, and someone posted this link.

http://www.rotoblock.com/howitworks.shtml

Looks fairly simple, sort of Wankle like.

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Currently 1965 220Sb, 2002 FORD Crown Vic Police Interceptor

Had 1965 220SEb, 1967 230S, 280SE 4.5, 300SE (W126), 420SEL

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Not part of the in-crowd since 1952.

Design looks fairly intuitive, would be interesting to see how well the seals hold during prolonged operation.

That seems to the prevalent issue with radical engine designs that stray from the typical piston pump design.

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This thing is a sealing nightmare. It has to be air-cooled since you can't put a water jacket around it. Just like a rotary, any little foreign matter that scars the inside of the donut will instantly trash the whole engine. Its a nice website and intrigueing design, but they don't show the bigger outer structure thats needed to hold those moving cams and levers in place. I don't think it will see the light of day.

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[QUOTE=wbain5280................
Looks fairly simple, sort of Wankle like.[/QUOTE]

Now my brain hurts !



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Maybe I missed it but did anyone see any information on the website showing that the engine actually works? There wasn't any posted data about it...hmm

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