On 10/21/04 9:23 AM, "Angus Gordon" <agordon@BRIGHT.NET> wrote:

>> Now, my problem is that i cause that bending!!!!!!
>> The #4 piston rings where almost seized due to a faulty head gasket, coolant
>> was leaking in the cylinder drying this one and slowly seizing the rings,
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> The coolant leak may have produced a hydraulic lock which bent the
> connecting rod. Liquids are not very compressible!
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> Angus
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> Angus Gordon                       '89 Carat
> NW Ohio                            '86 Syncro
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I have seen this done by an injector that was leaking massive fuel into the
cylinder.  High compression engines are much more prone to the damage.

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