CT26 Exhaust Wheel Gone

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Postby CAMB01 » Mon Nov 21, 2011 7:48 pm

In my experience ive seen bits of engine end up in some very strange places when some catastrophic has happened. Ive seen exhaust valve heads sitting by the throttle butterfly after the valves contacted the pistons.
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Postby Luke - BZG » Wed Nov 23, 2011 3:52 pm

MAGN1T wrote:Don't be silly. The shards go through closed exhaust valves and in the opposite direction of exhaust flow? It's the exhaust flow that spins the turbine in the first place.

Steve


My old head has bits of ceramic turbine wheel stuck in it that says otherwise buddy.
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