> Cap'n Beeky mentioned " ... the engine starts to run independently of
> the injectors. The machine is then out of control and unstoppable
> using the normal
> controls. A substantial wodge of cloth stuffed into the air intake is
> about the only way of stopping it prior to melt down. "
>
> I had a VW Golf diesel that did this on the M40. The engine breather
> system was designed wrong and when you pushed it hard, it started
> drawing oil fumes through the breather system and running on them.
> Had to brake to a stall to stop it. This problem was fixed by VDub
> under warranty recall after I showed them the state of my underpants
> ;-)
The effect is not unknown. There were a few incidents of a few fork lift
trucks going "bananas" many years ago - due to the trucks sucking in some
spilled solvent vapours - the FLTs, where I worked, were then all fitted
with a small CO2 cylinder which would discharge into the air intake if
required.
Ron Jones
Process Safety & Development Specialist
Don't repeat history, see unreported near misses in chemical lab/plant
at http://www.crhf.org.uk
Only two things are certain: The universe and human stupidity; and I'm
not certain about the universe. ~ Albert Einstein
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