On Sep 19, 2008, at 12:49 PM, Maxime Thériault wrote:

> Charles Robinson wrote:
>> On Sep 19, 2008, at 12:43, frank theriault wrote:
>>
>>> On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 1:37 PM, Ken Waller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>> wrote:
>>>> <snip>
>>>> Funny how little they've changed over the years.
>>> I was thinking the same thing.  Not many other car parts would be so
>>> similar over that period of time, would they?
>>>
>>
>> I dunno... a piston's a piston, innit?
>
> http://www.robertstech.com/temp/piston.jpg

> What's the story behind this? Do you know? It seems almost  
> impossible that a
> gas explosion would do this.
>

That's usually what happens when a valve breaks and falls into the  
combustion chamber, although detonation can cause a piston to melt and  
look similar.

G




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