Threw a piston...

[Audi Junkie]

http://talk.newagtalk.com/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=165984&mid=1190655#M1190655

 

[gomes512]

Got yourself a strong arm there!

 

[antonmnster]

Oh Lord! I live next to a spur line that has ancient engines. One more thing to worry about!

 

[Drew99GT]

The VTEC kicked in.

 

[mongo161]

Now, we see what could happen if we fail to run regular doses of TC-W3, at each fill up, and keep the upper chamber lubed.

 

[daves87rs]

Duck!

 

[ajchien]

Holy cow. Must click on link to see full story.

 

[kkreit01]

Originally Posted By: Drew99GT
The VTEC kicked in.


I LOL'd at that one!

 

[typ901]

I have been in the EMD plant in LaGrange, IL and it really resets your brain when you see them build and assemble the engines there. Maybe you can fit your arm thru a automotive engine block (piston bore), if you are thin. These locomotive engines you can put your head in! Loved watching them make an engine.

 

[Astro14]

The amazing thing is that it penetrated the roof of the house on its way back down to earth...yikes!

 

[bullwinkle]

Around here they don't run a very high RPM-that's some power to shoot the whole cylinder assembly right off the block & put the piston through somebody's roof that far away!

 

[ARB1977]

I thought the torque specs said in/lbs, I guess they ment ft/lbs.

 

[K20FA5]

Originally Posted By: kkreit01
Originally Posted By: Drew99GT
The VTEC kicked in.


I LOL'd at that one!


Same here!

 

[unDummy]

Did the locomotive make it home as a V15?

 

[addyguy]

Guys, it was from using 5W-20 in the engine, nothing more.

We all know they should have been using 10w30 for proper engine protection - that's what is used in all high-mileage locomotives!!!

 

[Drew99GT]

No no, it was because they were running Dexcool and Fram filters.

 

[440Magnum]

Threw an entire power assembly! Impressive! And it was a GE, not an EMD. Even more surprising.

And the comment about it not being RPM related is true- the maximum RPM on a 7FDL is something like 900 RPM. I'd love to know the exact sequence of events that would lead to a failure like that. I'm thinking maybe crankcase explosion.

 

[tom slick]

It was caused by severe sludge from using Pennzoil.

 

[brianl703]

Oil analysis would have helped to prevent that sort of failure. Well, at least it might have.

 

[Nick R]

Originally Posted By: 440Magnum
Threw an entire power assembly! Impressive! And it was a GE, not an EMD. Even more surprising.

And the comment about it not being RPM related is true- the maximum RPM on a 7FDL is something like 900 RPM. I'd love to know the exact sequence of events that would lead to a failure like that. I'm thinking maybe crankcase explosion.



Why because GM can't make locmotives either?

/teasing off