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Default OT - "burned" engine head

On Mon, 19 Mar 2012 19:14:25 -0400, jeff wrote:

On Mon, 19 Mar 2012 16:59:10 -0400, Bob Engelhardt
wrote:

There were 2 heads at the dump, each for 2 cylinders - from a a v4
engine I'd guess. Each of the heads had 1 cylinder badly "burned", as
shown. Anybody know what happened?

Just curious,
Bob

http://home.comcast.net/~bobengelhardt/EngineHead.jpg



I'm surprised that the rest of the engine wasn't there as well. Looks
like it sucked a valve and most likely took out the piston and
cylinder as well. That must have been noisy before it was shut down
or came to a screeching halt.


Wow, no kidding! It looks like it was either revving high when it
happened or was run for a long while after that valve cut loose.
That's a fully -peened- finish, innit?

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