<VV> (extreme motor failure) learning curve
Matt Nall
patiomatt at aol.com
Tue May 26 20:29:03 EDT 2009
and was in the process of having valves
adjusted , carbs tweaked etc. he went to start it and it turned a
couple
times , then broke the nose off the starter (this is a powerglide car)
. well
after looking a little further i get the call "you wont believe what
happened to that motor". it grenaded worse than any i remember in all
my years
of corvairing. i went over and took pictures of everything after he
took it
apart. what a mess!. one rod came up thru the baffle plate and put a
hole
in the side of the blower housing. not much is salvageable , 2
cylinders
are peened over into the block..a groove is plowed into the block from
a
rod.
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Sorry Tim... but I say BS! IMO!
I've run a Vair engine with one rodbolt missing! up sanddunes,
4000-5500 rpm 20 - 30 seconds at a time..
Started knocking..but didn't come apart...
I've seen others as well!
The Guy over revved it....too embarrassed to say it...
At Idle ANY engine might Seize... but not explode...
Matt Nall
Charleston, Oregon
http://mysite.verizon.net/nalllm
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