I raise you a bent conrod.
http://pic.phyrefile.com/t/th/thedguy/2009/07/21/bent-conrod.jpg
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Sun, 2/27/11, PG <britishcars at shaw.ca> wrote:
> From: PG
<britishcars at shaw.ca>
> Subject: [Healeys] BLOWN ENGINE
> To: "'Healey List'"
<healeys at autox.team.net>
> Date: Sunday, February 27, 2011, 1:58 AM
> Thrown
Piston
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> This is Canadian
National locomotive number 2699. It
> is a 212 ton machine
> powered by a 183
liter, 4400 hp V16 4 stroke diesel.
> []
> Shortly before this picture was
taken, while working under
> load, 2699
> experienced what is known in the
trade as a "catastrophic
> uncontained engine
> failure". The train was
passing the town of
> Independence, LA, at the time.
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> The first
picture below shows that the engine exploded and
> one of the 16
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cylinder-packs that form the engine was ejected through the
> engine bay body
> side and thrown clear of the locomotive.
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> In addition to this,
the piston from that cylinder was
> thrown free by the
> force of the
failure. It was ejected so violently
> that it traveled through
> the air and
crashed through the roof of a nearby home
> wherembedded it
> inbedded itself
in an interior wall.
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> This brings a whole new
meaning to a "blown" engine!
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