I feel stupid asking but I need to know... Reply #15 – May 08, 2007, 06:16:56 AM 37 quarts is with the drain plug.Nothing like a well oiled machine. Quote Selected
I feel stupid asking but I need to know... Reply #16 – May 08, 2007, 08:31:12 AM QuoteFor some reason it did not keep burning though - after the bang everything was silent (or at least it seemed to be - the silence may have been due to us all being deafened by the explosion). The valve covers were still physically attached to the engine, but not by much, and they were all swollen and bent to hell. It ran out of oxygen. I'm sure when it grenaded it stopped running and sucking air in. Quote Selected
I feel stupid asking but I need to know... Reply #17 – May 08, 2007, 08:35:18 AM Hey Carm, I need some pics of this. That was an amazing story but I need to see those valve covers. Quote Selected
I feel stupid asking but I need to know... Reply #18 – May 08, 2007, 09:18:54 AM Fila: This was 14 years ago, before the days of camera phones, or even cheap digital cameras, for that matter. I didn't bring my old 35mm to work as a general rule. I would've loved to have had pics myself. Alas, the only evidence I have of the incident is the memory of myself and the others that were in the shop that day. I do have some evidence of another incident in that shop, namely a scar on the back of my head in the shape of the wheel lip of a Ford ambulance. I won't get too deep into details, except to say that cold salty water dripping on a hot drop light bulb that's right next to your face while you're looking at the brakes WILL cause the bulb to explode, and it WILL startle you enough to make you jump. And those wheel lips can be sharp...Paul: You're probably right about the explosion using the oxygen - I've heard of them using explosions to put out oil well fires. As a testament to the toughness of the 2.9 V6, though - the mechanic replaced the valve covers and FPR, did an oil change, pressure washed the engine compartment and sent the customer on his way. The engine started right up, had good compression, and didn't make any noises :hick: Quote Selected
I feel stupid asking but I need to know... Reply #19 – May 08, 2007, 10:25:04 AM Had almost the same thing happen in a 429 Torino I bought. The guy told me there was “something wrong with the engine” and that’s all he knew. A buddy and I were trying to get it started and it seemed to not be getting spark.. We cranked the engine trying different things for quite some time. Finally we got spark and BOOM fired into the crank case mushrooming the valve covers just as you said. This one blew the heads off all the 7/16 lower valve cover bolts and the covers flipped up and wrapped themselves around the 4bbl carb. (Top bolts stretched but held) The dip stick flew out of the dip stick tube binging poor Dave (who was leaning over the engine at the time) in the forehead cutting him open for about 5 stitches. Before it flew all the way accost the street and landed in the neighbors yard. At this point we figured this is a bit more than a timing/spark problem and tore the engine down. We found the top of one piston completely gone. Figured that must be where the fuel was getting sucked into the crankcase and when we finally got spark it ignited it. also no pic's, was about 20 years ago.Suppose I could go get a picture of Daves scar. Quote Selected
I feel stupid asking but I need to know... Reply #20 – May 08, 2007, 01:14:42 PM jesus christ! that guy is lucky it didn't kill him! thats nuts. Quote Selected
I feel stupid asking but I need to know... Reply #21 – May 08, 2007, 02:20:10 PM Positive Crankcase Ventilation FTW!!!!111!!!eleven!!! Quote Selected
I feel stupid asking but I need to know... Reply #22 – May 08, 2007, 02:39:07 PM you can hydro lock a motor with oil Quote Selected
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