Damn, blew the motor!
 

So I was driving around pulling this heavy ass trailer with my inline diesel motor. Well, I hit some dirt and the trailer dug in and I started building boost. Well, I watch my boost gauge go over 150PSI and then it happened. Its terrible, it might cost a little bit to fix. How much you think some new pistons/rods/crank/block/head will cost because I had to weld the head to the block in order for it to hold up to the pressures. I guess I found the weak point on my motor.
























































Heres the Pics:

http://www.pulloff.com/photos/User_P...homas_04_1.jpg
http://www.pulloff.com/photos/User_P...homas_04_2.jpg

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http://www.pulloff.com/photos/User_P...homas_04_1.jpg
http://www.pulloff.com/photos/User_P...homas_04_3.jpg

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http://www.pulloff.com/photos/User_P...homas_04_2.jpg
http://www.pulloff.com/photos/User_P...homas_04_4.jpg

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Wow. That guy doesn't look too happy.

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Thats awesome. Those turbo class tractor's are insane. And thats soo cool that those diesel engines have the removeable/replaceable cylinder sleeves.

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wow thats just insane!! Lots of boost!!!!

Kevin

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Talk about catastrophic failure. From the look of it (especially the last picture) the block itself failed, ripping it in half.

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I bet that dude shit his racing suit.

Nothing like a motor blowing up with nothing between you but a winpy sheet metal "hood"

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I guess he found the limits of that block.

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i would say WTLW but it's probably the first time on this web site. cool pics nevertheless

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That is totally insane. Does that happen often to high-boost diesel motors?

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I dunno, I have never seen it before.

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I've watched plenty of tractor pulls, both on TV and in person, and have NEVER seen anything like that.

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I've already seen it but man it is still crazy to look at. It truely ripped the block in half!!!

and actually they typically run 175-200LBS of boost.

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Its really debated quite a bit. Some people say they run 150, and others say they will run as high as 325lb's of boost when fully spooled. Most of the guys don't talk about it, so odd's are we will never know!

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well, that class super tractor apparently only allows one turbo, and 325 psi from one big daddy turbo doesn't really seem within the realm of possibility. but, i guess i just don't know.

he needs to now weld vertical plate steel around the block every 2 inches for block integrity.

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That is the coolest blown engine I have ever seen.