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Racer X
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Diesel Engine Expolosion

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This is what happens when you give a Cummins diesel 146 lbs. of boost! :shock:
https://www.facebook.com/1320Videos/vid ... 5c&fref=nf
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that qualifies for the term catastrophic!
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Another spectacular failure. Something eventually has to give and the blocks separate above the crankshaft, usually at the water jacket and lift/blow the rest of the engine off the pistons, upwards and sometimes out of the chassis.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sO_OFfoxmgU

2nd pull: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=noduC7hjQyc

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