[Land-speed] Piston burning

John Burk joyseydevil at comcast.net
Wed Sep 15 17:26:44 MDT 2010


In a mis-tuned engine when the pistons "burn" , what's the cause ? Is the
piston's ability to give off heat exceeded ? Does excess heat and free oxygen
cause them to burn ? Does detonation cause hot spots that melts the aluminum ?
Is it a combination ?

John Burk


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