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Kevin Wood

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Epic piston fail!
« on: 20 January 2010, 17:21:41 »
http://www.volkszone.com/VZi/showthread.php?t=612827

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The cylinder piston was ejected so violently from the cylinder pack that it travelled through the air and crashed through the roof of a nearby home where it imbedded itself in an interior wall.

OOPS!  ;D

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Re: Epic piston fail!
« Reply #1 on: 20 January 2010, 17:27:18 »
'pistoned' meself laughing, but glad I was nowhere near that bugger when it landed! :D ;D ;D :y
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Re: Epic piston fail!
« Reply #2 on: 20 January 2010, 17:45:11 »
Chilling :o :o
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Re: Epic piston fail!
« Reply #3 on: 20 January 2010, 17:57:44 »
 :-? :o

unbelievable!   fortunately no one was on its way :y
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Re: Epic piston fail!
« Reply #4 on: 20 January 2010, 18:53:12 »
Wow!! :o :o  So even diesels can do that then! :D :D

Steam can potentially do it better, but in this case the piston stayed with the engine:



 :D :D ;)
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Re: Epic piston fail!
« Reply #5 on: 20 January 2010, 18:55:47 »
I like your new name and avatar ...Lizzie. :y :y
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Re: Epic piston fail!
« Reply #6 on: 20 January 2010, 18:57:36 »
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I like your new name and avatar ...Lizzie. :y :y


Thanks Optimist :-* :y
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Re: Epic piston fail!
« Reply #7 on: 20 January 2010, 19:41:06 »
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I like your new name and avatar ...Lizzie. :y :y


Thanks Optimist :-* :y

Ahhh!  ::) I was thinking who the hell was Elizabeth  :-/  ;D  ;D   :y
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Re: Epic piston fail!
« Reply #8 on: 20 January 2010, 19:45:14 »
 ::) 'Piston broke'......so, no change there then! ;D
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Re: Epic piston fail!
« Reply #9 on: 20 January 2010, 20:19:52 »
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Wow!! :o :o  So even diesels can do that then! :D :D

Steam can potentially do it better, but in this case the piston stayed with the engine:



 :D :D ;)

I was wondering who is this  :-? ;D

I see the keyword "steam" and realize that this is you Lizzie ;D :y
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« Reply #10 on: 20 January 2010, 20:20:27 »
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I like your new name and avatar ...Lizzie. :y :y


Thanks Optimist :-* :y

Ahhh!  ::) I was thinking who the hell was Elizabeth  :-/  ;D  ;D   :y

same ;D :y
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« Reply #11 on: 20 January 2010, 20:22:19 »
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I like your new name and avatar ...Lizzie. :y :y


Thanks Optimist :-* :y

Ahhh!  ::) I was thinking who the hell was Elizabeth  :-/  ;D  ;D   :y

same ;D :y


I thought that would fool you all for a little while!! ;D ;D ;D ;) ;)
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Re: Epic piston fail!
« Reply #12 on: 20 January 2010, 20:24:16 »
The list of vehicles in the signature was  the dead giveaway to me ..  :)
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Re: Epic piston fail!
« Reply #13 on: 20 January 2010, 20:36:06 »
When i saw the link i was hoping for a load of VW's that had blown up 8-) Arh well i can still hope :y
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Re: Epic piston fail!
« Reply #14 on: 20 January 2010, 20:45:23 »
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When i saw the link i was hoping for a load of VW's that had blown up 8-) Arh well i can still hope :y

Not sure there's a VW with enough power to embed things in walls. ;D

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