OMG! ConeDodger's Engine Case, is now ventilated |
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OMG! ConeDodger's Engine Case, is now ventilated |
McMark |
Apr 18 2009, 09:00 AM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
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Rob just called me. Engine let go this morning in Stockton, on the way to the autocross. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) Sounds like a piston skirt broke off and trapped itself between the crank and case, and then blew its way out. Now he's got to wait for a tow truck. Ooooooh man. Poor Rob. I'm sure he'll have some pictures (with garbage cans) when he get's it back to his place. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/hissyfit.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/barf.gif) |
jmill |
Jul 15 2009, 09:54 PM
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Green Hornet Group: Members Posts: 2,449 Joined: 9-May 08 From: Racine, Wisconsin Member No.: 9,038 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
I thought, and please correct me, that Detonation was due to timing or over compression with out the correct octane. Bad gas won't have the correct octane. You can burn up a low compression engine running it. One cylinder could have failed first due to minor carb differences. If your slightly leaner on one cylinder it'll fail first. If it could still run the others would have failed shortly after. |
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