No my car wasn't make noise it just stopped running. Warning, graphic pics
11-26-2008 | 12:52 PM
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+1 on the camera
OUCH!
I too have seen SBC failures that had this carnage. I launched my newly perf built 383 in my OS Speedboat. Hit a wake on the "break in" run at the top end, shot 4-5 ft in the air with the prop out of the water and over revved the motor to 7800 rpms... landed and shut back to idle, sounded like this
tick tick TICK TICK clunck clunk CLUNK CLUNK BOOOOM cloud of smoke. All in a short enough time that I could not get to the ingnition switch fast enough.Idle, yeah right
Good luck Stephen, customers can be a bitch.
.. at least your not rebuilding airplane engines. You might not have had a chance to rebuild it a second time.
Cheers, Mike
OUCH!
I too have seen SBC failures that had this carnage. I launched my newly perf built 383 in my OS Speedboat. Hit a wake on the "break in" run at the top end, shot 4-5 ft in the air with the prop out of the water and over revved the motor to 7800 rpms... landed and shut back to idle, sounded like this
tick tick TICK TICK clunck clunk CLUNK CLUNK BOOOOM cloud of smoke. All in a short enough time that I could not get to the ingnition switch fast enough.Idle, yeah right
Good luck Stephen, customers can be a bitch.
.. at least your not rebuilding airplane engines. You might not have had a chance to rebuild it a second time.Cheers, Mike
11-27-2008 | 12:22 AM
#19
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yeah well i remember one time when i was in the service, and a friend of mine and I sunk his brand new Chevy pickup in the mud up to the hood. We spent two days cleaning mud and water out of the engine compartment. changing the oil etc. then had it towed to the dealer to get it running again since it was still under warranty. didn't fool them either lol they canceled the warranty and he ended up having to trade the truck in on some crappy little economy car.
11-27-2008 | 05:22 AM
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11-27-2008 | 05:43 PM
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11-27-2008 | 08:37 PM
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That looks deliberate... like someone was pissed and took it out on the motor, or the person that will have to pay for it.
Or, someone is really ignorant and when noticeing something wasn't quite right they thought it just needs some extended flogging to clear it out.
Or, someone is really ignorant and when noticeing something wasn't quite right they thought it just needs some extended flogging to clear it out.
11-28-2008 | 10:46 AM
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Everything up to that point is salvageable.
That engine shows the classic sign of oil starvation. The rod that's last in line in the oil circuit will be the first to overheat due to big increase in friction when the oil film disappears.
Last edited by Metal Guru; 11-28-2008 at 05:32 PM. Reason: grammer
11-29-2008 | 11:37 AM
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When the rod breaks and ventilates the block, then you need a new short block.
Everything up to that point is salvageable.
That engine shows the classic sign of oil starvation. The rod that's last in line in the oil circuit will be the first to overheat due to big increase in friction when the oil film disappears.
Everything up to that point is salvageable.
That engine shows the classic sign of oil starvation. The rod that's last in line in the oil circuit will be the first to overheat due to big increase in friction when the oil film disappears.
