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matt
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Engine Failures

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I was thinking about an engine i stuffed after a big rev a number of years ago and how the piston rings broke into small sections imbedding themself at all sorts of angles to the piston and wished i had taken a photo......
Which got me thinking there must be some bloody great (+ sad) photos out there of all sorts of engine damage

Show us you re worst/bizare :D photos and how it happened ("war stories")....



Heres a non alfa( apology don't have any alfa ones :shock: ) one to start
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Post by Murray »

Good idea Matt.Like you I don't have any Alfa photos (is there such a thing ? :evil: ) but earlier this summer my business partner sent me this one.He was driving around in his Triumph TR8 when he heard/felt a very disconcerting explosion from the engine bay.This is what can happen when a valve keeper lets go and the valve drops down and slices the piston in two.His oil consumption has been a little high ever since :twisted:
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