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heh, a 4400 horse diesel can come apart in spectacular fashion too.
http://talk.newagtalk.com/forums/get...chmentid=80401
http://talk.newagtalk.com/forums/get...chmentid=80402
http://talk.newagtalk.com/forums/get...chmentid=80403
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http://talk.newagtalk.com/forums/get...chmentid=80405
Yep, that's a piston.
^^^^^ both of those posts are awesome. I do not know anything about jet engines what happened?
and Graves let me guess Q series cummins from a train?
Hey car-15, why no rev limiter? Just asking.
did, 7000 rpm to be exact, the builder has after some "coaxing" has taken blame for not checking piston to valve clearance and using a thick enough head gasket, and says he is going to make it right...Quote:
Originally Posted by jmg8550
7000 rpm on a push rod is cooking! That was probably one of the best failures I have seen... wow!
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Originally Posted by Graves
had that been my house?
"SO... do you feel like being on TV or writing me a HUGE Check?"
[LOL]
This is why I build my own. Every brand has it's quirks and I check and recheck everything from the machine shop. Since I deal in Pontiac's it is even more important.