DP #24 Engine failure....

[Chris "drooze" Wertman]

Originally Posted by LSP

What kind of piston pin lock was used? Hard to tell, looks like a wire lock? - Looking at the piston close up shots, there might be a possibilty that the near side piston pin lock came out - look at the near pin bore, looks in good shape, the far side looks like it was holding on for dear life as the pin was creeping out and finally let go, some of the piston damage is after that happened.

Correct and I would agree, just dont think that happened until the rod went down and thing hit the "rod chipper" ,wire lock as well correct.