How Not to pull a Z's ENGINE !

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vape-one
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My old Z.. It dropped a bearing an instead of removing oil pan I held the throttle to the floor for about 3 minutes. Big Mess..





alright2020
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obvioulsy you jstu wanted it to blow up... lol is that a swingset????

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Pieceofsand
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omg, engine hoist FTW.

Sgt
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What is the second pic?

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vape-one
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Scars from the piston busting apart at 4grand... ..



---The one on far right is one that blew..

Evldiky said by the looks of the expansion chamber that the valves may of not been closing fully ..... Look how black the chamber on the right is compared to the others.. Looks as if it has been running rich for some time.. He said to make sure spark plug was installed an pour gas in chamber an see if it drains out through valves.. Exhaust side... Still need to do this .. Ill shall try an remember an post... Any incites please reply if ya wanna .. No bigy!

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grk nickafis
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lmao! the swing set seems like its breaking. Those things cant even hold my weight now, why would it hold an engine.

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vape-one
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I was a old time swing set.. They were alot stronger then.. Any way it worked.. I am gonna fix it so it can pull another engine or two lol..


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