~THIS~ may need a rebore and a little engine refreshening.
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June 12, 2009 10:31 a.m. aeronca65t HalfDork
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June 12, 2009 10:49 a.m. EricM HalfDork
Those plug wires are still good.
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June 12, 2009 11:09 a.m. Raze Reader
I thought you are supposed to have a ventilated crank case?
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June 12, 2009 12:41 p.m. rob_lewis Dork
I don't know which is more entertaining, the motor blowing up or the fact that they have tractor pulls in the Netherlands!!!
Krijg haar Gedaan!! (Get her done in Dutch)
-Rob
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June 12, 2009 12:50 p.m. John Brown SuperDork
Thanks, Lewis... Now I will be drawling that out all day long.
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June 12, 2009 2:47 p.m. WilD Reader
Is the driver wearing a t-shirt? If so, It looks like he might have lost some arm hair...
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June 12, 2009 4:24 p.m. Kramer Reader
I used to know a few tractor pullers. One had a somewhat stock Allis D16. He was running 55 psi boost in the turbo.
The other guy had five big-block Chevrolets. He wanted to switch to aluminum blocks so he could get six on the tractor. He eventually went to racing a rear-engine dragster, as one engine was cheaper to maintain than six. He now has a son who races World of Outlaw sprint cars.
Another junkyard owner had a big block in his old truck, with a cut-down school bus axle in back. He bought a used Aries off another puller, and when putting it together, he dropped a 5/16x1" bolt in the intake, unknown to him. He started the engine, and it quickly locked up. They took it apart, and brought it to our machine shop, where we found a perfect indentation of the bolt on one piston and head. After a leak test, he reassembled it and it ran perfectly.
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June 12, 2009 6:31 p.m. Toyman01 Reader
Holy smoke!!!
I figured out the problem though. Those rods are way too strong.
I have never seen an engine spit the entire top of the block. Heads, intake, even the crank out the bottom in pieces, but the entire top. Never.... Wow!!
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June 12, 2009 9:12 p.m. JohnGalt Reader
Do you think the crank can be used again?
The rods and pistons look ok...
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June 12, 2009 10:19 p.m. mulluthuntur New Reader
I thought it was going to be an ad for JB weld.
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June 12, 2009 11:25 p.m. Goldmember Reader
mulluthuntur wrote:
I thought it was going to be ad for JB weld.
"You can drill it, you can tap it, you can machine it, but you can't use it for a key way 'cause its too brittle. . . "
This is a most impressive vid. My favorite part is the fact he runs over his top end. Thats got to be some sort of record, like stabbing a guy with your skate in hockey. . .
