Pitched a rod [and a piston!]

Tom Goldman · 01-13-2011, 06:05 PM

A friend fowarded this to me and its too neat not to share.
Thes are actual photos of damage to a house caused by a exploding 183 liter, V16 diesel locomotive engine!
This one piston would make Sonny Leonard smile, each cylinder displaces 697 cubic inches!
And we thought TF anf FC explosions were violent!

Wayne Kerr · 01-13-2011, 06:09 PM

Hey Tom,
My buddy, also a racer, works for GE and had to go there and document the "event". It turned out to be an improper repair procedure performed by the railroad.

See you at the races,
Wayne Kerr

Dennis P Chapman · 01-13-2011, 06:24 PM

Got love the hole in the roof. Lol

Jack Matyas · 01-13-2011, 08:06 PM

Tommy - Shame on you telling such lies .......I know a V-10 Challenger Drag Pak piston when I see one .

Tom Goldman · 01-14-2011, 02:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jack Matyas

Tommy - Shame on you telling such lies .......I know a V-10 Challenger Drag Pak piston when I see one .

Jack, Actually I first thought one of the Mustangs finally opened the throttle all the way!

modelman1960 · 01-14-2011, 07:11 AM

That's pretty interesting, considering an average 16 cylinder engine used in Diesel Locomotives only spin about 1500 RPM's max. Although there's a lot of reciprocating mass there.Wonder how far the house was from the unit that blew?

01-13-2011, 06:05 PM	#1
Tom Goldman VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Allentown,PA Posts: 2,476 Likes: 891 Liked 882 Times in 236 Posts	Pitched a rod [and a piston!] A friend fowarded this to me and its too neat not to share. Thes are actual photos of damage to a house caused by a exploding 183 liter, V16 diesel locomotive engine! This one piston would make Sonny Leonard smile, each cylinder displaces 697 cubic inches! And we thought TF anf FC explosions were violent! Attached Thumbnails __________________ Tom Goldman 1500 SG , 1506 STK Last edited by Tom Goldman; 01-13-2011 at 06:13 PM.

01-13-2011, 06:09 PM	#2
Wayne Kerr Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Out to Lunch Posts: 191 Likes: 2 Liked 26 Times in 11 Posts	Re: Pitched a rod [and a piston!] Hey Tom, My buddy, also a racer, works for GE and had to go there and document the "event". It turned out to be an improper repair procedure performed by the railroad. See you at the races, Wayne Kerr

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Dennis P Chapman VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Toms River NJ Posts: 1,594 Likes: 417 Liked 53 Times in 25 Posts	Re: Pitched a rod [and a piston!] Got love the hole in the roof. Lol __________________ Dennis P Chapman 1904 STK NHRA National Record Holder Car Owner.

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Jack Matyas Live Reporter Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Bethlehem , PA -Christmas City , USA Posts: 4,931 Likes: 407 Liked 2,051 Times in 399 Posts	Re: Pitched a rod [and a piston!] Tommy - Shame on you telling such lies .......I know a V-10 Challenger Drag Pak piston when I see one . __________________ Jack Matyas 1547 FS/C 2015 Camaro COPO # 62- 2012 Camaro Convertible COPO

01-14-2011, 07:11 AM	#6
modelman1960 Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Central N.Y. Posts: 229 Likes: 2 Liked 55 Times in 22 Posts	Re: Pitched a rod [and a piston!] That's pretty interesting, considering an average 16 cylinder engine used in Diesel Locomotives only spin about 1500 RPM's max. Although there's a lot of reciprocating mass there.Wonder how far the house was from the unit that blew?