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When did your engine blow?

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Old 03-04-2015, 08:47 AM
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Be interesting to see at what RPM (peak tq, or peak hp) motors take a dump.
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No option of "when it filled up with salt water"???
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Had them blow at both cruising and WOT. Depends on the situation.

WOT - Tired and abused internals - Long story

Cruising - Bad fuel

On a side note, the drives went at peak torque or idle! LOL
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No option of "when it filled up with salt water"???
Is that similar to oil pan failure? - That's when the pieces parts blow out the bottom and the oil pan fails to keep them in play.
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Originally Posted by Tom A.
Is that similar to oil pan failure? - That's when the pieces parts blow out the bottom and the oil pan fails to keep them in play.
I always liked the no spark problem:
Piston came up and knocked the spark plug out.

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Originally Posted by ICDEDPPL
Be interesting to see at what RPM (peak tq, or peak hp) motors take a dump.
Usually a lap or two (or run or two)after the announcer jinx's you by calling you out and announcing " XXXX has some sort of motor in that thing today !"

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Built 406 small block at 6500 pre-ignition timing took out a piston (#8), top ring chunks pushed into soft aluminum head. Ran it back to house at fast idle, beating and banging as I was on a lake without tow service one late afternoon during the week and NO ONE was on the water. About 2 miles away.
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I had one go when the camshaft broke in half. Yup, the big end of the connecting rod came right up and broke it in half. At least I was able to keep the carb and intake.
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Bought a set of 2.02 heads. First time out intake valve broke head off. destroyed cyl 1. Beastie kept running the 30p yards to get me back to the dock...
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