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Transportation => General Vehicle Discussion => Topic started by: Data on February 22, 2012, 16:44:52 PM

Title: Engine Blow Ups.
Post by: Data on February 22, 2012, 16:44:52 PM
Starting with...

Tractorpulling insane engine blow up, Engine flys out of the tractor! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCsSVLZ6wCI#noexternalembed)

Where did the engine go?
Title: Re: Engine Blow Ups.
Post by: sybershot on February 22, 2012, 17:21:07 PM
ouch that would make for a real bad day. I saw a piston come flying out the side of  block due to a bad rod bearing clearence, but never have I seen a block blow and split apart quite like that.
Title: Re: Engine Blow Ups.
Post by: Data on February 22, 2012, 18:31:08 PM
Yeah, I couldn't believe it at first, did the block completely disappear, yup it did  :o

Sorry about the add at the beginning, it was the only vid I could find of it.       
Title: Re: Engine Blow Ups.
Post by: DD1975 on February 22, 2012, 18:44:53 PM
Expensive "Tweaks"!!!  :LOL:
Title: Re: Engine Blow Ups.
Post by: sybershot on February 22, 2012, 19:52:49 PM
QuoteSorry about the add at the beginning, it was the only vid I could find of it.
no worries from here, the video was well worth watching 5 seconds worth of a add :thumbsup:

definitely one set of expensive Tweaks, and definitely one set of Tweaks that I would not want to have to go home and tell the wife  :P
Title: Re: Engine Blow Ups.
Post by: DD1975 on February 23, 2012, 20:33:01 PM
Quote
definitely one set of expensive Tweaks, and definitely one set of Tweaks that I would not want to have to go home and tell the wife  :P

Why was that the wifes tractor?  :P
Title: Re: Engine Blow Ups.
Post by: sybershot on February 23, 2012, 23:16:55 PM
QuoteWhy was that the wifes tractor?  Tongue
I hope not :LOL:
I just did not see her standing there with the son and  dad in the video, So i figured she was at home.
Title: Re: Engine Blow Ups.
Post by: Diesel on February 27, 2012, 13:53:32 PM
Nice vid that, break your heart if it was yours though.  :'(

Not only has the engine catastrophically failed, the guy the drives over it to boot.

I have seen many engines that have "thrown a leg out of bed" or "popped a lung" and been directly involved with diagnosing the root cause, ie mechanical failure or driver failure. (The latter termed N.B.S.A. or Nut Behind Steering-wheel Adrift.)

Having checked through that vid, with particular interest during the Slo-Mo bit, it can be seen that the pistons are stationary indicating a snatch seizure of the crank-shaft. Given the muck they run these things on, probably the same muck as F1, which, essentially, is a controlled explosion during the power stroke x2 for a V8, something has got to give. In this case, the block decided to part company with the crank-case.

Personally, I think I would be looking back further along the drive line as a snatch seizure of this style usually results in the crank-shaft being spat out.
Title: Re: Engine Blow Ups.
Post by: Data on February 27, 2012, 16:08:41 PM
I didn't expect such an in-depth explanations of what happened to the engine in the video when I posted it.

Rekon you're right, something jammed, maybe gearbox area, and the engine flung its way out of the tractor.

Been looking around Youtube for some more vids and it seems there is a group or colt of people that blow up engines for fun :confused: 
Title: Re: Engine Blow Ups.
Post by: Diesel on February 27, 2012, 17:25:44 PM
Thankfully, this little beauty wasn't bolted under one of the wings of my plane.  :thumbsup:


Turbine engine explodes (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAhjSviYVr8#)
Title: Re: Engine Blow Ups.
Post by: sybershot on February 27, 2012, 17:31:24 PM
Thanks Diesel for the show, First time I seen one of those explode outside of an aircraft. I always imaged the bang would have been much bigger though.
Title: Re: Engine Blow Ups.
Post by: DD1975 on February 27, 2012, 20:33:04 PM
Hmmm, glad I watched that AFTER i flew home  :D
Title: Re: Engine Blow Ups.
Post by: Diesel on August 15, 2012, 16:16:55 PM
Found this today, fair few engines meet with their untimely demise and fair few burn outs as well.  :P

WARNING some bad language here.


Burnouts And Engine Blow Up Compilation (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23gkqccy2mE#)

Enjoy.
Title: Re: Engine Blow Ups.
Post by: DaveMorton on August 15, 2012, 17:31:10 PM
Found a few more. :D

The biggest crashes, blowups, flames and Close calls of 2010 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2BW7ONh82s#ws)
Title: Re: Engine Blow Ups.
Post by: Diesel on August 15, 2012, 17:54:16 PM
When I watch these I remember the muscle car I had once. She was a Saab 900 Turbo. Chipped, Gated, Gas Flowed and Water Injected, what a tool. Thought I had sold her in the end, apparently not, I gave her away as I was never paid. Ended up in Court to boot, as the Git I thought I had sold it to, kept it for a couple of weeks, then decided it was too powerful for him and sold it to some Goon who wrapped it around a tree in Cardiff. As the last registered owner, the unpaid Parking Tickets and the abandoned subsequent wreckage, was down to me. Happy Days. ::)

Fortunately, the Judge kicked it all into touch. I did have a word with the Git though and, after a few days rest in bed, he was OK again.  ;)

Title: Re: Engine Blow Ups.
Post by: Diesel on November 06, 2012, 14:32:42 PM
Found another.


Dyno Catastrophe (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_8Fc9qAZcw#ws)
Title: Re: Engine Blow Ups.
Post by: sybershot on November 06, 2012, 14:57:46 PM
 :o Wow that had to hurt the purse
Title: Re: Engine Blow Ups.
Post by: DaveMorton on November 06, 2012, 15:19:55 PM
Yup! THAT'S gonna leave a mark! :(
Title: Re: Engine Blow Ups.
Post by: Snowcrash on November 06, 2012, 18:09:13 PM
I love seeing expensive things blow up when I'm not footing the bill. Cool.

What a chicken cameraman. Keep the lens on the action, 'till the last bit drops.