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Rotec R-2800, R-3600 Q&A

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I’ve been operating the Rotec R-3600 for a few years now and have had good success on its installation. It took a lot of work to get it correct, but I think I’m there now with a safe installation. When I first got the engine all of the problems that were occurring in the field had just started to see daylight. All of the Rotec owners banded together and started to come up with ideas on what was wrong. What we found out was that most of the engine failures occurred not due to the engine, but the installation practices that were used. So we set out to identify each problem area and come up with fixes.
Some ideas go as far as changing the oil tank design and some are as simple at running blast tubes to certain accessories. Anyway I know there are many concerns and questions about these engines. I’m here to answer any questions people have.
 

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