Erik
Last most of us I am pretty stunned by the damage to your engine. I have seem some blow ups on grass-track when con-rods break, but not a bent rod like this. One of my other interests is large stationary steam engines. I have recently been reading the memoirs of a chap who built and serviced these monsters. I have been struck by the amount of damage done to these machines when “slugs” of water get into the cylinder, and it did cross my mind that your damage was similar to one particular set of photos that I have seen of a mill engine “smash up” in Lancashire in the 1950’s.
The strange thing is that your cylinder head didn’t pull the studs out, on steam engine water “Carry-overs”, the cast iron cylinder covers are usually the first to split. Glad to see that you have kept your sense of proportion, (and adventure). Good Luck!
Malcolm
