Most easy to do, bending the rod, that is.  At least in a BMW.  Mechanic
friend of mine here, Sacramento, has rebuilt [or thrown out] several engines
where the injector stuck open, flooded the cylinder and [usually] was push
started.  Well, they tried to push start.

Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bulley" <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2000 12:36 PM
Subject: Not exactly, was: A rod bender?

> Stuart wrote:
> "I doubt that you bent a rod cranking the engine, but it is possible."
>
> I agree with Stuart, I don't think you bent a rod cranking the engine with
> gas in the cylinders, but there again, NASA didn't think the Space Shuttle
> would blow up...
>
> I disagree with Stuart (who may have just been ribbing you when he wrote:
> "The only way to know without taking the engine apart is that it will
break
> someday while you are driving down the highway, abruptly ending your trip
> and completely destroying the engine.").
>
> If you bent a rod, you would know it immediately in the way the engine
> runs. Much rougher. The compression will be much lower on the cylinder (s)
> with the bent rods.
>
> No bent rods around here,
>
> G. Matthew Bulley
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> -----Original Message-----
> From:   Stuart MacMillan [SMTP:stuart@COBALTGROUP.COM]
> Sent:   Tuesday, May 02, 2000 3:17 PM
> To:     vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject:        Re: A rod bender?
>
> I don't exactly understand how gas got into your cylinders.  The fuel
> pressure regulator is connected to the injectors, and cannot directly
> dump fuel inside the engine.  If the part itself split in half gas would
> flow out on top of the engine.  Do a bit more troubleshooting here to
> find out how the fuel got into the engine.
>
> Injectors should be able to hold the full fuel pump pressure for at
> least a minute with only a drop or less leaking out, so you might have a
> leaky injector.  I am not as familiar with your later vintage model, if
> you have a cold start injector that could be leaking also.
>
> I doubt that you bent a rod cranking the engine, but it is possible.
> The only way to know without taking the engine apart is that it will
> break someday while you are driving down the highway, abruptly ending
> your trip and completely destroying the engine.
> --
> Stuart MacMillan
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