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Originally Posted by olds45512
Really? Any time I've ever used ether to start a diesel I've found that if you use just a bit to much it hydro locks the engine.
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It doesn't "hydro lock", ether ignites way early (like advance timing) ignites way before piston hits TDC, so it actually works in reverse. Fires off, then pushes against the starter. (This usually only happens when you get too much in the engine.)
And yes, I have seen them blow to pieces with too much also. I wish I had some pics, but it was in the days before cell phones with cameras. Hell, it was before everyone had cell phones, LOL. I used to have what was left of a piston and a rod that I had to cut out of the motor with a torch. What it did to that rod was the coolest thing I ever saw. Twisted the wrist-pin end 90°, then bent the rod in a "U" and wedged it in the top of the block.
But didn't break the rod.