Running Cutaway Engine Throws Connecting Rod!
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- Опубліковано 21 чер 2017
- This running cutaway engine runs without oil and throws connecting rod--all caught on video!
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Back in the 70's I had a car with a slant six in it. One day on the highway it started to knock. Since I was not far from home, I continued to drive it. The car was ready for the junkyard anyway. Suddenly the knocking got very intense and before I could react, there was a loud bang and I could hear parts bouncing under the car as I came to a stop on the side of the road. Number six had blown right through the side of the engine below the water jacket. For some reason, I turned the key and the engine started up again running on five cylinders. (#6 was laying on the highway) The imbalanced engine shook so badly, I could hardly hold the steering wheel, but with only one more mile to go, I drove it home.
Those old slant 6 engines were very tough.
"for some reason" you say it started up? You already said the reason, slant six!
Early production engine are indeed very tough.i still use my Mitsubishi 87 with original engine.not to be nostalgic nuts or what nowadays engine doesn't come even close when it came to reliability.
Drove my 2000 Honda civic with a rod knock for at least 60 miles home..5th gear was knock less anything under it felt horrific..i was shocked how durable that motor was to take that heavy rod abuse and still go
I knew someone who's grand father had a pickup powered by a Slant 5.
He disconnected the thrown rod and bearings, used JB Weld to glue a patch over the hole in the block and kept driving the truck for YEARS.
@@1978garfield And what did he do to rebalance the crank? I only drove it home. Shaking like a triphammer all the way.
"He who may be without oil may cast the first rod."
Compressions 3:92
You have seen a video of a v8 Chevy big block we’re a person in the comments said that
@@mr.random8957 Carrying the verse from the great chevy manual onto its legacy
@@mr.random8957 this comment is 3 years ago now and the other video's comment is only 2 years ago so this one was first. sorry about saying anything to this old of a comment, but...
Breaking a con rod reminded me of a comment from a racing driver back in the late 70's His car retired from an event in a huge cloud of oil smoke. Later when asked what caused his car to break down, the driver said "it was an electrical fault" The interviewer (in disbelieving tone) questioned the driver for more detail, and he said " It was an electrical fault, - I broke a con rod, and it punched a hole clean through the side of the block, and knocked the alternator off". Haha, very nice.....
lol. Funny!
Very old story, at least 50 years old to my memories. It can be the rod knocked the starter off or the distributor. Or on a diesel I saw once it knocked the injection pump off.
LDN Wholesale oddly enough I had the #8 rod let go on a racing 460 BBF engine once. It went out the right side of the block and hit the starter motor knocking it clean off the car and split the bellhousing in half as well. That was an expensive engine failure.
@@kelvinhill9874 Had a much less expensive incident and had a brand new kart engine blow up. Still keep the piston in my toolbox as a reminder to check and recheck things!
Haha that’s great 😀
Your curiosity didn't kill the cat but it sure kills a few motors haha.
This one is called an engine. A motor is electric...
@@eknaap8800 Engine cycles? :P
@@panzerveps Yes, nice one...
@@eknaap8800 All engines are motors, but not all motors are engines. This is an engine, and a motor.
@@wills.5762 Yes, the engine is placed in the motorbay... And elevators are powered by an electric engine... Sorry, the English language is very specific about this. (perhaps not the 'American' language.)
You may have voided the warranty....
Scott, LOL! That is funny! Thanks for watching the video and commenting!
Having been a mechanic & service manager, I have pretty much seen & heard it all when it comes to people abusing small engines and blaming it on the engine...
scott king : You haven't seen a Kohler Courage.
I've seen more than I care to. Had the Kohler rep on speed dial. Just had to send him a pic of the S/N, he would ship a block. I also own a Cub Cadet with a Courage (still in one piece so far).
Ye probably...
If only the Slo Mo Guys were here to film this event!! It would have been so cool to see the rod shearing apart slowly.
Audio Crossing
yes, this needs to be filmed with super slo mo camera
Those are expensive, lol.
DE Nichols You can rent them.
Audio Crossing yeah and have the chance of the pieces hit the camera pretty sure he doesn't want to spend the money to buy a new one
DON'T READ MY PROFILE PICTURE that's why you put it behind plexiglass
I that engine threw a rod because it was feeling kind of cranky.🤣
lol. I love the humor!
Your videos are very "morish" (my wife's word). As in you can't just eat one potato chip, they're very morish. You want more.
Entertaining yet informative. You'd have made a great shop or Industrial arts teacher. The world needs more of those.
I gotta stop binge watching your videos for tonight and go to bed.
Thanks for the awesome videos.
Thank you very much for the positive comment!
Moreish
The word you're looking for is 'addictive'
@@stujones3566 It sounds like you're quite upset with immigrants. Is it really that upsetting that immigrants are unable to appreciate 'aussy' slang? Would you feel better if migrants understood the slang?
My grandmother also uses “morish” with the same meaning.
I found an old lawnmower in the woods and I rebuild the engine for high school shop class. It ran for 10 more years!
Very impressive! Thanks for watching the video and commenting!
smytb
What kind of lawn mower was it?
Grygory Malchuk
The engine was a Briggs & Stratton.
smytb now that is what i call restoration nice job dude
smytb those old Briggs & Stratton motors are bullet proof
Bet you couldn't JB-Weld that back together, or could you? :D
twocvbloke, LOL! I thought about it, but I've got other interesting projects underway. Thanks for watching the video and commenting!
twocvbloke I was about to post that comment
Project Farm "other interesting projects" like using JB Weld to fix a broken gear tooth on a transmission?
Berner's Vlog, Great suggestion! Thanks for watching the video and commenting!
Damnit! I wanted to suggest that!
This video brought back a really great childhood memory of when my dad and I made the “Visible V8” operational motor model. Thanks so much for that. I really enjoy your videos.
Thank you!
"I've giving it all she's got, Captain!!! If I push her any farther, the whole thing will blow!!" - Scotty
LOL! Thank you for the great quote!
Put a small supercharger or turbo on a small engine like this and see what happens! Any kind of forced induction would be neat to see
NickNick12376, Great suggestion! Thanks for watching the video and commenting!
I've heard that smog pumps (as used on 80s cars) are the right size for supercharging a small engine.
Brian, Great suggestion!
that would be awesome!!
Just use lots of leaf blowers lol
Connecting rod was made of type 8 tool grade Chineseium.
should have use stalinium or stalaminium
the angle of the dangle is directly proportionate to the heat of the meat and the mass of the a$$
AVE minions on fire
Love that sigil bro Hail Satan \m/
keep yer d!ck in a vice
I collected old lawnmowers when I was young I never had to buy a lawnmower for years until I just got tired of rebuilding them they were definitely Frankenstein mowers....
Have you ever tried throwing some type of super charger on the mower engine ?? That would be cool!
Thank you for the video idea!
Turbo would be little easier. No need to line up a belt. Use the smallest one u can find so it will build boost
@@boosted95 What is wrong with you? You always push more than the engine can handle. Hmm, maybe that is why I have a collection scrap blocks.
The engine would not run 'cool' with a super charger; it makes them run more hot... 🤦♂️
@@eknaap8800 -Funny... hah
knock knock! Who's there? Connecting rod. Connecting rod who...wait, What connecting rod!?
Erich, LOL! This is funny! Thanks for watching the video and commenting!
Erich H weld it.. weld it... weld it... with JB!!
Erich H That is Connect *ed* rod, to you.
Who's there?! Some of my hardcore drag racing friends say "Uncle Rodney. "
Nice Erich! Funniest comment ever on Project Farm...granted, I haven't read them all, but I'm pretty serious about comments!
now silicone a glass window and throw in another con rod so we can see the oil getting lubed etc
DAT 30GB, Great suggestion! Thanks for watching the video and commenting!
Project Farm
yes, window and view with proper oil!
Jennifer, Great suggestion! I'll definitely do this!
Dang, you beat me to it! Great idea tho!
Oh also, what if you just spray in lube from time to time as you see it heat up... wonder if it would take longer to die.
Years ago a NASCAR racer (Ken Schrader) was asked why his engine failed. His remark was very interesting. He replied, “ a very important part inside the engine failed.” This was not the reply the reporter was fishing for. But it was a very truthful answer. Love your videos. I always learn something from them. Thank you for this video.
Only one Briggs and Stratton engine was harmed in the making of this video.
Steve Waclo No great loss!
Yeah, another cheap, disposable B&S junk engine bites the big one, its why they give you a whopping 2 YEAR warrantee knowing you'll only use it at most an hour a week for about 20 hours a year, the rest of the time it sits in the shed unused. If it was a car driven 60 mph for 40 hours it would only have 2400 miles on the odometer!
who knew an angle grinder and a few scrap engines could be so educational. lol if all auto shop teacher's started doing demo's the way you do then alot more kids would be interested in what they where learning.
Fake Name, Shop class would be a lot more fun and enjoyable with a little experimentation. Thanks for watching the video and commenting.
Your videos are outstanding!
heffo and juff yes awesome
heffo and juff, Thank you very much for the positive feedback!
LetsPlay gaming I like them!
The last time I got an oil change at Walmart, they didn't put the cap back on my motor. All the oil Spilled Out after I drove around 4 to 500 miles on a road trip thinking I have fresh oil and it's all good LOL. It was not all good and my engine started knocking like that. But Walmart did give me a $50 gift card and had two mechanics come out immediately and pour oil in my car. Now I can visualize what happened to my car. Thank you again for all your hard work and dedication. You help me visualize things that I couldn't imagine without seeing firsthand.
You are welcome! Thanks for sharing.
Yet another OUTSTANDING video! You always figure out a way to answer questions many of us have had over the years!
Thank you for all of your time, effort and energy that you put into each project.
And for what it's worth, I don't think it's wasteful at all. Its education and instruction. A lot of people learn a lot of things watching your channel. My only complaint is that I wish I would have subscribed way sooner!
Keep up the GREAT work!
Glad to help!
fix the connecting rod with jb weld
Brad, Great suggestion! That'd be an amazing feat. Thanks for watching the video and commenting!
Brad Heavener yesss defiantly
Project Farm you been hitting the gym Bro? looking good
Brad Heavener they don't cost a lot anyway
no problem buddy thanks for going out of your way for great content!
I just wanna give a shout to you project farm! I watch many channels, your the only one with a bunch of subs that actually reads.. And responds to comments.. It must take a lot of time but much respect bro! Seriously, I and most of us really appreciate what you do.!
Wow, thank you!
I already love this channel but when I watch the older videos I can see why the channel has grown so robustly. You have a knack for teaching and you inspire the viewer to keep watching.
David, Thank you very much! Hope you have a great weekend
This is a really "COOL" video. I picked up a tractor with a golf ball size hole in the crankcase. When I analyzed it I found that gas had leaked into the crankcase. I told the owner and he said, " he wondered why the oil level was so high before he started it".
Keep these videos coming. Stay safe, Joe Z
Thanks, will do.
Try running an engine as fast as you can get it to go until it explodes.
ironmanning36, Great suggestion! Thanks for watching the video and commenting!
Those Briggs engines will run all day long at wide open throttle if you keep oil in them.
Tim, Great point! Thanks for watching the video and commenting!
yea, but if you remove the exhaust and throw on a bigger carb without an air cleaner, they really start to fly (apart)!
Great suggestion! Thanks for watching the video and commenting!
I'm seeing several votes for JB Weld...
Add one. :P
I was thinking the same: Nothing a little JB weld can't fix.😁
Videos like this are why I don't think anyone has an excuse to not know how the machines that run their lives work. Great stuff.
Thank you!
My dad bought a classic British motorbike to restore when I was a kid (an Ariel 650 Huntmaster). The con rod looked a lot like that one, only in more pieces. There was a big V-shaped crack in the side of the crankcase as well.. He kept it in a jar of oil on his desk as a paperweight - and never did get round to finishing the restoration! Great video.
Thanks for sharing.
Pretty tough little Briggs all things considered.
Michael, I agree! I'm surprised it lasted this long! Thanks for watching the video and commenting!
Project Farm think of how long you could use one of those Briggs if you treat it right.
Project Farm can you do one thats over filled with oil torture test
Time to pick up a high frame rate camera!!
DrFiero, I agree. They are very expensive, but I definitely need one for some upcoming projects. Thanks for watching the video and commenting!
Project Farm you can rent them. Back yard science guy did for one of his videos.
The Dexter of the mechanical world.
Even brings them back to life to dismember them once again. 🔪⚰😈☻
Thank you!
Its awesome you actually communicate with your viewers and do things they want to see! Good on you!
Thank You!
my story, i rebuilt a toyota 6 cyl engine, i bought an engine from a burned out car to replace one that had seized due to antifreeze instead of oil....anyway. i had to fit the old head to the 'new' block, so while it was apart, i wanted to look at the main and big end, the big ends needed replacment, so i did, the manual specifically said, no locking nuts or loctite needed, though i wanted to....wish i did, as a few days after rebuild, one of he big ends came loose on it.
Thanks for sharing this experience! It's very disappointing when these sort of things happen. Thanks again!
You know you can resize the big ends right? Small ends too for that matter
Barry Fields
You know you really can't do that to a bearing less rod right? The reason you resize a rod is to restore its concentricity not to restore its diameter. The bearing is the wear component and is disposed of during a rebuild. This rod has no bearing.
Could you cut the cap and rebore the rod? Sure you could but an aluminum rod that has been heated to the point it has lost appreciable material is thermally damaged to a point of questionable usability. Which is why you won't find anyone resizing an aluminum lawnmower rod.
But youtube is just going to reply to me with, "Google it newb!".
For those who are planning to do that I suggest you actually go out and do something with your hands besides ask google to answer all your questions.
Philip Mac Duffie I'm talking about this guy 6cyl Toyota in the comment I'm replying to. You can't resize the lawnmower engine like keys on the cap so you can't clip them. Ps they're not keys but I can't remember what there called right now
Jusb1066 that's awesome! my grandpa, in the late '50s, bought his first "car", for $5(different times, lol). it had been rear ended by a semi real hard and was about the size of a go kart. he bought it as just a frame and put in a motor, brakes, wheels, seats, etc. really inspires me that you can change something that's bad into good.
yo JB weld the engine back together like for him to do it I wanna see if it will work
This is a terrific idea! Thanks for watching the video and commenting!
Marshmellowpigs as good as new, my love for you
I have thrown several rods over the years, dropped a valve, twisted cranks, broke timing chains and punched valves thru pistons because of the timing chain break. Your videos are fun to watch and great for explaining to my wife what can go wrong
Very well done, one of the best small engine videos I've ever seen, again very well done.
Every up and coming small engine mechanic should see this...
Thank you!
"Totally running it"=totally ruining it
Or, simply 'Totalled'.
This would be a great video to collab with someone with a high speed camera.
That would be some awesome footage.
Great point
Every mower quakes in fear of this channel. Whenever a friend's lawnmower refuses to start, I will set this video in front of it, and it will immediately start without me having to pull the cord.
LOL! Thanks for commenting!
I can't wait to see you take see-through engines to the next level.
I'm surprised the piston looked this good. Aside from the connection rod breaking off, I was expecting more gauges and deep impressions. Thanks for the lesson.
Thank you!
You should do this again with a high speed camera
Great suggestion!
Would not work. High speed cameras have no connecting rods.
You honestly have one of the few genuinely entertaining UA-cam channels left keep it up
Thank you very much!
I appreciate your dedication to curiosity in all of your videos. You take the time to experiment some things a lot of us have thought about, but never actually get around to doing..
Thanks for the positive comment!
I want to call this an RUD, but it seems to be an RSD. (Rapid scheduled disassembly)
Cool, but I remember my mates 265 Hemi throwing a rod out the side at 5000 RPM. A Bloody BIG hole in the side and a piston lodged in the Strut tower. Total destruction.
Wow!
Great video. Awesome to watch inner workings of an engine and see the damage happen in real time. Keep up the good work!
Thank you!
His testing of products is second to none. Consumer reports has nothing on this guy......total respect!
Thanks so much!
now if only you had a local friend that had a actual high speed camera. it would be great to see that at like 10k fps
I agree! I've been pricing high speed cameras and they are pricey! Thanks for watching the video and commenting!
awesome! now cast a connecting rod made from jb weld. haha
LOL! That'd be a tough task for JB Weld! Thanks for watching the video and commenting!
leakage182 THATS WHAT I THOUGHT! but instead, completely cast a engine.. the block, piston, rod, cam, crank, lifters, vaulves, head, header, but not the flywheel or anything else.. it would be pretty cool..
my dad would have loved this video, he always loved your videos and he thought they were good and really interesting, now he is in the hospital after a horrible heart attack, i hope he wakes up and can watch your videos again
Sorry about your dad. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
@@ProjectFarm thanks man :D
When we were in our early teens my brother and I rebuilt a lawnmower for a friend into a go cart. The head was slightly pitted so my dad shaved off a bit (really more than he wanted to) and we slapped it back on. He warned us and we warned our friend not to run it full bore. Well he didn't, but his cousin did. And boy did it move! Until the connecting rod decided that the inside of the crank case was no longer a satisfying life. Compression is an important factor. We learned that valuable lesson that day.
Thanks for sharing!
Iirc this is how Takumi's ae86 engine blew (second stage)
Thanks for watching the video and commenting.
Awesome video. Marathon clocks apparently don't live up to the name... why stop at 1.44?
The Dollar Guy, LOL! I agree. I suspect engine vibration had something to do with it. Thanks for watching the video and commenting!
Just staring to go back through the older videos. Where ya been all my life!! Very cool stuff!
Thank you very much!
It's good to see I'm not the only one who has that "I wonder what would happen", a long with the "I wonder what it looks like when this happens" curiosity like I do😁
Thanks for watching!
Try putting two carburetors on at once, like one carb connected to the other, or one intake welded to another intake.. then you could get the engine to rev insanely high
Great suggestion! Thanks for watching the video and commenting!
Amphibious Turtles on a low compression flathead like that briggs, you would just sucseed at flooding the cylinder.
Hey Rod, You lost your cap!
Sweet vid, thanks for the upload. I now know that i have a better understanding of an knocking engine that I personally destroyed 4 days after an oil change. Oil level on par level. Oil plug snuggly in place. Oil cap completely sealed. Oil dip stick clean and fully inserted. Oil never got checked out very often by previous owner whom I am happily married to now.... Love my life and the wife.T Thanks again Project Farm. Blessed be
Glad I could help!
Always interesting stuff here!
As I mentioned in another post, the rod is smashed off not necessarily by the actual failure but by the heavy crank full of momentum coming around, bashing and severing off the big end of the rod.
I've seen automotive steel rods come off the crank at low rpm and the crank was not able to bash it apart but simply blocked the crank from turning. Analysis of the rod was very telling in this particular situation. It was a bolt failure!
Great point and thanks for commenting.
In my experience(yours may vary)a briggs will always let go at the crankshaft while a tecumseh will always let go at the piston and therefore will make a more entertaining mess
That should just buff out i think!
In just 2 videos, I've learned far more about engine dynamics than in the past 2 decades. If only this kind of thing was so easily accessible back in my younger years. Thanks again for a great and informative video.
Engines may have been harmed or mistreated in the production of this piece :)
Thank you!
back in the 70's my older brother had an lawn mower engine like that. he made a set of rod bearings from the inside part of a measuring tape. the tape used to be flat and not slightly curved like todays tapes. it worked like a charm.
Impressive!
I truly love these videos that was awesome ! I have a really bad shoulder and I have a pull start lawn mower I don't have that big of a yard but I'm going to see if I can rig up to start my mirror the way you start on your videos. I'm not Kim mechanically inclined but I have you to thank if I can make it work. I am truly grateful !
I hope you're able to get it to work. Harbor Freight sells the socket adapters for a few dollars.
Will jb weld fix the connecting rod and fill in the worn out bearing material? Lol just an idea I'm positive it wouldn't work
Jake, this is a terrific suggestion! Thanks for watching the video and commenting!
You really are great Todd, I enjoy your content immensely. Please continue to make these destructive small engine videos, they are answer a lot of “what if” questions I have :) keep up the excellent and unbiased work.
Thanks, will do!
That's amazing watching the engine come apart from the inside view that's pretty wild
It was pretty crazy to be in the same room with parts flying all over the place!
What a waste. Starving kids in Africa could've eaten that Briggs.
lol!!
rc Ohio they can still eat it now it even in smaller pieces
Barry Fields
Laughing out loud!
Old joke
rc Ohio It's nice thay starving kids are funny to you
Please use the technical term, It threw a leg outa bed!
John, LOL! Thanks for watching the video and commenting!
The workshop lad and I once removed the sump of a 1.8 Duratec focus with a big end knock on cylinder one,set up his camera as safely as we could and started it,expecting a quick death prompted by me revving the thing we were disappointed and thoroughly impressed at the same time when the thing hung on for an incredible 27 minutes with no oil! During which time we alternated idling with blipping,gradual WOT and some rev limiter,it was practically quiet on a gently progressive throttle between 1500-3200 rpm.It eventually threw what was left of the rod out of the back below the cylinder bulge in the crankcase and a small nicely square hole in the front,it was solid with a three foot bar on the crank bolt.the footage is impressive slowed down.
Thanks for sharing.
Great show. In the old days, my 1948 Chevrolet had babbit bearings and one went bad because of recycled oil use. I removed the engine pan and removed a brass shim from the knocking connecting rod and tried to drive it. All it did was lock the engine up and screech the tires. I love seeing how things go poof and let the smoke out.
LOL! I enjoyed reading your comments. Thanks for taking the time to share your experience.
a proper slo-mo camera would have made for awesome footage, just sayin
Brass Tacks, I agree. I've been pricing them and they are expensive. Thanks for watching the video and commenting!
Where are the SlowMo guys?
I sure wish I had a SlowMo camera...they are so expensive. Thanks for watching the video and commenting!
I've never seen that first hand either. Thanks for all your time and efforts. Another great video.
Thank you
I had a small engine class in high school.
One student had taken apart an engine with an electric start motor on the side and put it back together. During its test run, it was backfiring pretty bad. All off a sudden it threw a rod out the side the electric motor was on, and shot the electric motor into the heavy sheet metal wall hard enough to leave a good dent.
The start motor weighed between 5-10lbs, and the wall was about 10 feet away, so we were lucky nobody was between the two.
Wow!
Back in the 70's, I rode a Harley with my girl Roxie. They both ended up blowing a rod.
With friends like Rod, who needs enemies!
@WickedTornado That was your mom before she married her brother.
WickedTornado LMFAOOOOO
cool story bro
Please get someone with a Phantom cam
BadAssEngineering slomo guys collab!
BadAssEngineering I was going to comment that. Lol
Very similar story to Roy's story below. Back in the 80's, one Sunday morning, the neighbor next door asked me if I could look at his car which had made a "funny noise" on his way home from partying the night before. It was a 70's vintage Slant 6 powered Mopar product. He started the car right up and it shook so much I thought the mirrors were going to fall off it. I popped the hood and saw a grape fruit sized hole in the side of the block where you could see the crankshaft spinning around like it was a cutaway display in a museum.......and laying right on top of the steering box in all it's glory......lay the mangled connecting rod that had exited through that hole the night before. I reached down and picked it up while chuckling a bit. The neighbor asked what it was, I told him "The end, time for another car", and closed the hood. He was genuinely surprised since he had just driven the car home 35-40 miles on the highway after it had made the "funny noise". The rod still hangs on a wall in my shop.You would think oil was optional in those motors by how they just kept running..
Thanks for the vid. As an hgv mechanic I've seen all too many times the results of catastrophic failure but never witnessed it as it happens.
Gr8 vid once again thank you. 👍👍👍😎🇬🇧
You are welcome!
This begs the question. Can you fix a connecting rod with JB weld? Or maybe a valve?
Yes!
It would be awesome if he tried it.
Dylan, LOL! This would be the ultimate test for JB Weld and for me as I attempt to shape the connecting rod. I don't know if I'm up to the challenge. Thanks for watching the video and commenting!
Project Farm the tolerances on these motors aren't very critical you may be able to form the JB right around the crank with no cap. You could probably make the whole rod out of JB forming it around the wrist pin to I'll bet you it would run of a while
This is quite a ways off but what about a motor block that is made from JB weld? It would be tough to make but it would be an ultimate test on JB weld for its ability to withstand heat, pressure, and a pretty good beating.
needs actual slomo
I agree. I'm hoping to by a high speed camera soon. They are very expensive. Thanks for watching the video and commenting!
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You are always doin the stuff I wanna do but dont have the resources to. Your enjoying it makes it worth watching even more. Stay blessed!
Thank you!
Thanks so much for your desire to answer mysterious questions and things that no one else would bother to do!
Thank you!
Missed an opportunity to walk into frame with a piece glued to your forehead, all the while slurring your speech.
LOL! Thanks for watching the video and commenting!
Hilarious!
Lol I was your 200,000th subscriber
Thank you very much! I'm very grateful the channel reached 200K! Thanks again!
My first car was a Mini (1965) and it ended up with a knackered oil pump and I drove (thrashed!) it for over 360 miles before it eventually died. But it didn't throw a rod.
A university roommate of mine (mechanical engineer, I'm an electronic engineer) used to work for British Rail and he and a colleague were working on a large loco diesel engine. It was common practice to tighten the head bolts (individual head caps per cylinder) by sitting on a coconut mat straddling the head to get the best purchase on the torque wrench. The engine was running to maintain operating temp and pressure and my friend's colleague had just finished torquing up the last bolt when the engine threw a rod and punched the piston right through the head caps straight between his legs and buried itself in a wall about 35 feet across the engine maintenance shed!
Potentially lethal things - con rods and pistons when they are moving! 😱😱😁
Wow! What a scary situation!
You do such great work. Every video I've watched (a handful!) of yours is always educational and sometimes quite fascinating. Thank you for everything you do!
Thank you very much for the positive comment!
Try running an engine on 100% undiluted cooling liquid.
Gentleman Hooligan, Great suggestion. Thanks for watching the video and commenting!
:D SENPAI!
lol sweet
Gentleman Hooligan Dieselised Briggs?
running on diesel, or replacing engine oil with diesel?
Its been shown that after a gas engine heats up, it can run on diesel
Gentleman Hooligan For certain loose definitions of "run"......
jb weld! JBWELD!
Cody, LOL! Yes, that would be impressive. Thanks for watching the video and commenting!
when I was in small engines class in high school say... 3 or 4 years ago, you had a choice of bringing in your own engine to work on or use these really nice and brand new b&s motors, which the teacher would intentionally do things to the engine to stop it from working, and I remember this one time someone got it working and it blew a connecting rod and it shot out the side of the crank case, luckily no one was hurt and the teacher had nothing to do with it.
Wow! Glad there weren't any injuries!
I just love all your test videos, very interesting and entertaining to watch way better than any TV show in my opinion ! I watch them all keep them coming and thank you very much !!!!
Thank you very much!
Great video and very educational. Having been involved with motorcycle racing for 30+ years I've seen the damage many times but your video provides a new view.
Thank you!
Honestly, this is my and all my friends favorite channel (yes, I tell everyone to come here)... I really appreciate the way you read most of the comments and post a nice reply, You make us feel like old friends... keep up,the great work
Thank you very much!! I really appreciate the positive feedback!
Helped a friend whose son's car's engine was seized. I (we) assumed it was a broken connecting rod. We rotated the engine backwards a bit, and it freed the lodging enough that it would run, and we at least drove it home and saved a tow charge. I knew it could not have seized that solidly by what was said. That came across as a freakin' magician; it even surprised me.
Excellent!
I honestly couldn't have cared less until I started watching then it became the most important thing on the Internet.
Glad to hear!