March 10, 2018, 01:08 PM
TD6297Engine bolt failures
I saw this page today and found it interesting. I see quite a few examples of this at work.
fastener failures but never having had an internal fastener failure inside an engine myself, I am curious as to what you have seen with rod bolts and such. Or is the carnage usually too great to really tell?
March 11, 2018, 06:39 AM
ChuckTCarnage was too great for me to tell. Either I spun a main, or the rod bolt failed. Crank was broken in 3 pieces, with 1 rod bolt's nut off the cap. And this was in a 5800 rpm 12 second Olds.
It is also why I believe every dedicated bracket car should have a diaper.
March 12, 2018, 01:49 PM
TD6297quote:
Originally posted by ChuckT:
Carnage was too great for me to tell. .
that is kind of what I thought I might hear. So far only a spun rob bearing and lifter wheel for me.
March 12, 2018, 03:16 PM
TOP38quote:
Originally posted by ChuckT:
Carnage was too great for me to tell. Either I spun a main, or the rod bolt failed. Crank was broken in 3 pieces, with 1 rod bolt's nut off the cap. And this was in a 5800 rpm 12 second Olds.
It is also why I believe every dedicated bracket car should have a diaper.
Spun bearings will show heat! So its tuff to miss these! No black and purple colored parts anywhere would indicate a catastrophic parts failure first then pow!