Originally Posted By: jrustles
Originally Posted By: Blue_Angel
Originally Posted By: Quest
revving the engine is fine so long as:
(a)there's a load on the engine.
?
What difference does that make?
That way the combustion pressure will prevent the piston from bursting through the head on it's way to space (on the compression stroke only, still just as likely to go through the head during exhaust stroke..... and all jokes aside, that's not likely)
Exactly what I was getting at. Well worded!
Originally Posted By: Blue_Angel
Originally Posted By: Quest
revving the engine is fine so long as:
(a)there's a load on the engine.
?
What difference does that make?
That way the combustion pressure will prevent the piston from bursting through the head on it's way to space (on the compression stroke only, still just as likely to go through the head during exhaust stroke..... and all jokes aside, that's not likely)

Exactly what I was getting at. Well worded!
