Seems to me with the heat transfer thing and coatings some basics should apply. The ability of our engines to perform work relates to converting chemical energy into heat energy. Heat and pressure generated by burning fuel and air mixture acting on the piston converts heat and pressure to perform m...

Kels, your report is interesting. I agree that detonation was going on but I think it was caused by the glowing ring setting off the air/fuel mix before the spark plug did.(and at bad times, mocking too much spark advance.) The detonation was after leanness heating had caused the lubricant to fail,...

Hello guys... 1st post on this forum.. While I do not want to get into what our studies have found with the oil and and fuel.. I would like to comment on the seized engine.. IMO, the cause of this failure is detonation.. You can clearly see the the detonation on the crown edge.. The question is.. Wh...