Hey bro, got boost???

"themushman" (themushman) 09/10/2014 at 08:15 • Filed to: None

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Not anymore!

It appears this poor dude blew a turbo. Although not actually on fire, it created enough smoke that firetrucks showed up. It just sat there blazing smoke non stop. Traffic came to a stop the smoke was so thick people couldnt see.

thebigbossyboss > themushman 09/10/2014 at 08:32

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Was it a runaway?

themushman > thebigbossyboss 09/10/2014 at 08:35

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i believe so. No way dude let it just sit there and run on purpose. First time Ive seen one in real life. It was pretty glorious.

thebigbossyboss > themushman 09/10/2014 at 08:52

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No doubt. Diesel run aways are the most ridiculous, scary, awesome thing in the world.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > themushman 09/10/2014 at 08:54

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I once had a run away on a 2 stroke jetski engine, we managed to save it by covering up the air intakes. But holy shit was that scary.

thebigbossyboss > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 09/10/2014 at 08:57

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That is the only way to stop it.

themushman > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 09/10/2014 at 09:00

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Damn, yea, sitting out on the water stranded is already bad enough. Let alone a smoke stack roaring out. I would pee a little in my drawers. This dude had the hood up obviously, but I guess he could get to the intake to choke it off.

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > themushman 09/10/2014 at 09:16

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Try this scenario:

There is a 20+ litre displacement diesel engine running at well above it's rated RPM while being fed by a turbo (or turbos) the size of your chest that are also spinning out of control and the fuel won't shut off...

Do you:

A) like the bad-ass you are, calmly disassemble the air cleaner housing so you can put your shoe/mattress/chunk of plywood you ripped off the wall of your trailer with your bare hands/door of your truck you took off with your trusty Swiss army knife over the intake to choke the life out of this raging multi-cylinder monster; which might grind to a halt from overheating on it's own, or possibly explode like ten sticks of dynamite were installed in the oil sump, at the very least covering you with a spew of boiling oil and coolant, or possibly riddling your body with cast iron shrapnel from the block, and shards of piston and turbo travelling at the speed of a high-power rifle bullet...

or...

B) Open the hood, take a good look at the situation, fail to find the manual fuel shutoff (because hot, loud and scary), mutter "fuck this!" to yourself, stand well back and dial 911.

I know I'm a B man.

themushman > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t 09/10/2014 at 09:22

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holy shit! That happened in real life i take it? What was this on? Some sort of huge generator or a ship?

ly2v8-Brian > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 09/10/2014 at 09:23

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That's how you'd stop a diesel, but good luck with that.

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > themushman 09/10/2014 at 09:32

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no, didn't happen; just theorizing. the only diesels in my life are generators, and they are BIG, but they also have convenient, clearly marked, accessible (with a key) manual fuel shutoff valves.

themushman > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t 09/10/2014 at 09:38

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LOL. Pretty vivid theorizing there! Good job!

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > themushman 09/10/2014 at 09:51

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We had the jetski out of the water, doing some work on it. I've never had an in-the-water runaway.

A runaway diesel engine in a semi or generator is a whole 'nother story. That air intake would be a whole lot scarier as would the size, sound and heat.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > ly2v8-Brian 09/10/2014 at 09:56

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Lol yeah, no thanks. jetski <1 liter, truck >8 liter? Scary dude...

ly2v8-Brian > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 09/10/2014 at 09:59

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I was told to put a 1/4" thick piece of steel (at least) over the turbo inlet if that happened.