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throwing a rod?
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fortcollinsram
1/2 ton status
Usually the wrist pin breaks or a rod bolt breaks or the rod ust breaks in half and the rod literally gets thrown through the side of the block or through the oil pan...Usually if it is a nice throw, you will see a huge hole in the side of the block and the rod will be sticking out.
Chris
Chris
84_Chevy_K10
Banned
I should have taken pictures of mine.
Rod bolts stretched, rod bearing spun, rod broke, and went through the block and the oil pan.
Rod bolts stretched, rod bearing spun, rod broke, and went through the block and the oil pan.
OrangeCrushK10
1/2 ton status
My BMW currently has a bad rod. It's been going downhill for years, but it finally threw it a couple months ago. It makes a horrible knocking sound when it runs, probably the rod hitting the side of the block. Amazingly it still runs, though. /forums/images/graemlins/eek.gif
Say all you want about BMW's being yuppie cars, they're some of the best built vehicles ever. Come stock with a forged crank (probably the only thing keeping mine alive).
I've also seen my dad's built 327 chevy go. From what we can tell, it revved to high and a piston caught the bottom edge of a cylinder wall. Piston grenaded (biggest piece we found was about the size of a quarter) and the rod spun around taking out everything. The oil pan was hacked in half and the block had a huge chunk missing from it. It was pretty cool looking. You could see daylight straight through the middle of the block /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif
Say all you want about BMW's being yuppie cars, they're some of the best built vehicles ever. Come stock with a forged crank (probably the only thing keeping mine alive).
I've also seen my dad's built 327 chevy go. From what we can tell, it revved to high and a piston caught the bottom edge of a cylinder wall. Piston grenaded (biggest piece we found was about the size of a quarter) and the rod spun around taking out everything. The oil pan was hacked in half and the block had a huge chunk missing from it. It was pretty cool looking. You could see daylight straight through the middle of the block /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif
