Diesel motors fuelling off there bypass fumes when they get worn.
Submitted: Saturday, Mar 14, 2009 at 20:45
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Member - Axle
Anyone had that happen?, I had a mazda ute with a 22rb motor that was worst for wear, pulled up at a
intersection one day and noticed it was idling quiet fast, next minute it was doing about 40,000 revs and i had my foot no were near the go pedal!!
Turned the key off nothing happened.
In panic mode straight away as this thing was gunna go into orbit, so i tossed a laser level out the window onto the foot path, grabbed a few other things and started to bolt..lol, Something told me "stop", and when i turned around the black smoke had just about blocked out the sun. Talk about REVS!!, When the brain started to work i jumped back in, thru it in fifth cog and dropped the clutch. stopped it but Needless to say that was the beginning of the end for that gearbox..lol. One of the highlights of owning a worn out vehicle.
Cheers Axle.
Reply By: Member - Paul W- Esq (VIC) - Saturday, Mar 14, 2009 at 21:49
Saturday, Mar 14, 2009 at 21:49
Hahahaha sounded like an adventure, i had a 22R in a ezyloader LWB, it blew a head gasket at 486k, i thought as i had to pull the head off anyway i would chuck a set of rings and bearings in it as it used 5 to 8 ltrs of oil per 1000k around town, more with alot of freeway work, except when pulled down the lip at the top of the
bore was about 1/8th of an inch!!! so just threw it all back together, it went bang about 10 seconds after the first start. broke the timing belt,stuck a new one on it and she was good to go again, and time to get rid of it which was done promptly. smoked like a bitch but never ran on.
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Follow Up By: Member - Axle - Saturday, Mar 14, 2009 at 22:04
Saturday, Mar 14, 2009 at 22:04
Was yours a overhead cam model?, If so how did you get those sort of ks before head trouble. Could never seal
mine up..lol
Cheers Axle.
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Follow Up By: Member - Paul W- Esq (VIC) - Saturday, Mar 14, 2009 at 22:13
Saturday, Mar 14, 2009 at 22:13
Dunno, just regular servicing and always fresh coolant, had no A/C so that helped keep engine temps down. that was the first major blowout it ever had.and yes it was OHC.
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Follow Up By: austastar - Saturday, Mar 14, 2009 at 22:17
Saturday, Mar 14, 2009 at 22:17
I believe our local electricity commission (HEC) had a big generator set do similar back in the early 1970s.
They cut the fuel, but had to clear the area when it started to run on its own lubricating oil.
I guess they couldn't drop it into a higher gear and let out the clutch either.
I was told it was very exciting.
cheers
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Follow Up By: fisho64 - Sunday, Mar 15, 2009 at 02:21
Sunday, Mar 15, 2009 at 02:21
that would likely be a GM
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