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Re: Vacuum Gauge - Why?

To: Glen Byrns <grbyrns@ucdavis.edu>
Subject: Re: Vacuum Gauge - Why?
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 23:26:50 -0500
Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net
References: <31FEAEB5.0D0A6AFB.0C190661@aol.com> <000b01c3fa52$8a02afc0$0300a8c0@OFDs> <01a001c3fa58$b6fa5130$6664640a@vgl.cvg.ucdavis.edu> from [151.201.123.252] at Mon, 23 Feb 2004 22:26:47 -0600
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I have a great picture of one out of my turbo Dodge 2.2 if anyone wants 
to see what happens with too much boost. I did run a 14.7 at the drags 
before it popped.

Dave

Glen Byrns wrote:

>End result:  Shattered the 'land' between the first and second compression
>ring in several pieces.  The rings were OK, but the piston was toast!  The
>pieces of piston fell away as the piston come out of the bore. #4 was the
>worst, #3 had small cracks in the same area, others seemed OK.
>  
>
>> Anyone out there ever seen a
>>    
>>
>piston
>  
>
>>that has severe detonation damage?
>>
>>Geoff Branch






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