Piston failure

[Matteh]

(images are thumb-nailed as they're quite large!)

check out the bit just below the top ring and above the next ring


then tried to remove the ring. it was a bit stuck.

blimey

 

[sideways danny]

deeeeeeeeetonation

 

[Matteh]

not ring gap errors?

 

[wilky19]

are these from lmg

 

[Matteh]

'fraid so :dapprove:

 

[Christopher]

Gutted!

 

[Matteh]

it's what you get for not double clutching like you should, iirc

 

[sideways danny]

not ring gap errors?

all of the above :rasp:

 

[wilky19]

gutted mate.

 

[Hutchie]

ehh theres a bit gone past the oil ring too

 

[Dangerous_dave]

want to buy some some forged highcomp pistons? (pm me)

 

[Matteh]

the slots below the oil ring are meant to be there

 

[n00ber420]

did the shrapnel cause any other damage?

 

[Matteh]

nothing obvious from my brief look - the bore looks immaculate.

the engine was still running before i took it apart

 

[Jamesstone]

Ouch! :dead:

 

[Matteh]

pic added with the broken bit cleaned up and repositioned. looks like it happened at an angle