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Will an ABANDONED ROTARY MAZDA Run & Drive After 25 YEARS in a Barn?

Junkyard Digs

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Today we bring an abandoned Mazda Rotary Engine Pickup back to life!

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20 Comments

@JunkyardDigs Creator 1 year ago Pinned

PART 2 https://youtu.be/xkpbVYrF3t8?si=v3wjHAxUJcA_HwrM

@superdrummergaming 1 year ago

Rotaries are so easy. You know that baby toy where you put the square block in the square hole and the round block in the round hole? That's all a rotary is. Except you put a triangle into an oval and it's on fire. And you're on fire. And everything is in hell.

@tmonteIH 1 year ago

I spent a solid two hours cleaning out that engine bay just to make sure it still had a rotary in it.

@patmarx8436 1 year ago

That new/used reman starter deserves a medal of honor

@smiffysshed 1 year ago

Holy asbestos Kevin, you are a braver man than I for doing that with a clutch plate.

@BUILTFORDTOUGH79 1 year ago

Tom and angus were the 2 best additions to this channel. Just the antics when the three of you are together makes it worth watching, even if the vehicle of choice isn’t something you’re into.

@ThunderHead289 1 year ago (edited)

A wild thunderhead289 appeared with a mythical 8/16 wrench lol

@kelly97132-r 1 year ago

That starter is the mvp

@DannyNeal-g8y 1 year ago

Two things we've learned from this video:
1. Kevin can bring any engine back to life, regardless of it's condition.
2. This same Kevin, because of this ability, will forever be hounded by rotary owners who had given up on their engines. No good deed ever goes unpunished!
Great show, guys!

@mbilden 1 year ago

My Dad drove a 1974 Mazda RX-4 wagon (4 spd Man) my entire childhood. I love rotaries. Only had 1 engine replaced under warranty! Spent a lot of grade school nights on the garage floor with dad trying to fix that POS. Brings back so many great memories. Thanks Kevin!

@robbieshobbies93 1 year ago

When I saw the picture of the truck. I was like, "Oh, this looks like a nightmare to work on."
Then I saw liquids coming out of the starter and spark plug hole and was like, "Oh, this is even worse than I thought."
And it ended up with, "Oh my God, it's actually running!" This was a heck of Rollercoaster. Good stuff!

@Uzidoesitson 1 year ago

I really love that you are always giving other channels an avenue. Not just a shoutout, but give the tools for their exposure. Truly shows what kind of person you are Kevin. Also very thankful you do, I have been now watching BS and have been thoroughly enjoying it.

@DaroffApFire 1 year ago

The "I do what I want" permit was the funniest damn thing I've seen in a while. 🤣

@bazjo-on-hoops 1 year ago

I don't know about everyone else, but I really appreciate the videos where you can see the struggle.

@rjs2005 1 year ago

As a confirmed rotorhead- FC RX7 sitting in the garage- this was without doubt my favorite JYD episode! Love, love the REPU! It's a shame the tailgate's missing, with "Rotary Power" embossed on it.

@Chris-uq5mg 1 year ago

One of the top three revivals I've ever seen, dead of winter, channeling Roadkill, planned road trip to another channel, and basic principles applied with an understanding of novel technology over three long days!

@nickloh912 1 year ago

I always enjoy watching you work on foreign cars. The combination of “why’s it like that?” and “aww it’s so cute” is always super entertaining.

@workingguy-WOTm8 1 year ago (edited)

"I'm not interested in rotary engines, but I guess I'll watch a little bit." to ... "Wow, this video is really interesting."
Goes to show what an expert Kevin is at diagnosing and coming up with ideas where the rest of us would tear the engine apart at some point to figure out a solution. Steve was a great video-teammate as well.

@lkw1315 1 year ago

Where's Angus, his fans need proof of life

@pandagear6730 1 year ago

Ive gone from seeing @RobDahm building custom Rotor builds to seeing Junkyard Digs revive a ratted out rotory. What a time to be alive! I love rotory stuff and wish there was more out there!