John,
We've just got home from a rather forgettable Speedweek, we burned a piston.
In our case it was caused by detonation due to a lean fuel mixture, without
going into greater detail.
Chris Harris..........NZed.
> 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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