Re: [Chrysler300] things that go BOOM

[Gary Barker <gbarker@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Oh Yes I have had it happen.  Even though I was an innocent bystander 
when it happened.   I pulled into a friend of mines gas station.  His 
son was working on a new 59 Buick.  He had just finished going to a 
Union 76 Tune up school and then went out and bought a new Sun tune up 
machine.  He was giving the Buick its first tune up. at 6,000 miles.  I 
had just got off of work and was wearing a white shirt and tie.  I 
walked up to the car to see what he was doing.  He told me that he could 
not get the Buick to run.  I asked him what all he did.  New plugs and 
removed the dist. and spun it up on the machine and when he put it back 
in The engine would not start.  Well that told me he had the dist. in 
wrong.  So I leaned over the fender and checked the timing marks and 
they were way off.  So I pulled the dist. out and put the engine on TDC 
and re installed the dist.  So I told him to get in and start it up.  
The next thing I knew was a crowed of people and a ambulance crew 
working on my face.  Well what happened,  he told me later , when he 
couldn't get it to start, they towed the car around the block.  One 
cylinder was so full of fuel it locked up and then broke the piston 
allowing all the gas to go in the oil pan.  So when I timed it right and 
then tried to start it,  the engine completely exploded.  It blew the 
oil pan off,  the valley pan not only blew off it stripped all the 
threads out of the block holes.  Well when I was leaning over the fender 
the oil cap on the end of the oil filler tube was aimed right at my 
face.  That cap hit me right between the eyes .  Broke my nose and 
filled my eyes full of oil and gas.  That was the only time I have ever 
been knocked out cold.  They said I was out for about 15 minutes. and 
when I came too I was really in a world of hurt.  They had to buy a new 
engine for the Buick. It destroyed the one in the car.
So there is my story. Most of the time your fuel pump will start leaking 
and also dump fuel in the oil pan.  will have the same results.
         Have a good weekend everybody-   Gary Barker
John Hertog wrote:

>To all weekend diagnosticians:
>
>so... Dave Clelland finally decides to drive his 300G rag somewhere...
>(yes, Peter Fitch, he DID drive it ! ) ...  after a 45 minute ride, he
>arrives at a car show.....  and BOOM. Big explosion under the hood.  Enough
>of a BOOM to wake up the neighborhood; enough to blow the oil cap (breather)
>right off the valve cover, and enough to blow the intake manifold pan ...
>outwards, and cause it to bulge out so far that it actually interfered with
>the throttle linkage under the rams.
>
>Yes, the car restarted and still runs OK; and, yes, Dave does smell gas in
>the oil.  Question is:  how did it get there ???  obviously, there was
>enough of a buildup of gas fumes in the crankcase to cause this explosion.
>
>anyone ever hear of something like this ?  Comments?  Please "reply to all"
>so Dave can read the posts...
>
>John
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>To send a message to this group, send an email to:
>Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>For list server instructions, go to http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm 
>Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
> 
>
>
>
>
>  
>



------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> 
Yahoo! Autos. Everything you need to know about buying 
or selling a car.  FREE Quotes, 360° Tours, Research,
Blue Book, Compare Vehicles, Buy Used
http://us.click.yahoo.com/kEZsdA/bwnGAA/YiGOAA/8LmulB/TM
--------------------------------------------------------------------~-> 

To send a message to this group, send an email to:
Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

For list server instructions, go to http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm 
Yahoo! Groups Links

<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/

<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
    Chrysler300-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
    http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/