Posted on 05/11/2017 6:12:42 AM PDT by w1n1
LOL.... :)
.22’s must be shot at the gas tank to make a car explode. Don’t you know anything?
Of course ... silly me.
I once owned the same model F150 in 4X4. It had nearly 300,000 miles on it and had a very, very rusty body due to 16 years of road salt. It was still as tough as a mule. Got $1,500 for it.
My question is will it stop the motor on a pimpmobile?
“...a .22 pistol shot to an engine won’t make a car blow to smithereens?”
...but it takes a .45 to blow up a Tiger tank:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfigpjOTZvs
That was not a real vehicle. Everyone knows it would have blown up.
Well, if the .50 cal hit the cylinder, then the cylinder has a huge hole where one doesn't belong. But scrapping the whole truck for a damaged engine is bunk. Depending on the damage, I could tear it all down, get a new block, and put it all back together with a rebuild kit, or I could just get a whole new engine. Yeah, both may be worth more than the original truck, but both options are also much lower in cost than a new truck.
LOL ... I think the kill shot was from the Mustang.
“I think the kill shot was from the Mustang.”
Yeah, but in the moment sitting in the theater, it was a wow!
Ah, never mind my first response, I didn't read the article. A cylinder going out means it's losing compression for some reason. Most likely bad rings on the piston, could be a bad head gasket, or the cylinder could be scratched/worn to the point it won't hold compression.
If the guy had basic mechanical skills, a complete rebuild, with block refurbishing work (boring/honing balancing the crank, etc...) done by a reputable company would cost some money, but wouldn't be as expensive as having all the work done by someone else.
Or, you could simply buy a new engine. Either way, it's much cheaper than a new truck, but probably not cheaper than scrapping that one for parts and buying a comparable used truck in better condition. I'd rebuild/replace before buying new.
Indeed.
Maybe to the fuel tank, not necessarily to the engine. And even the fuel tank is problematic.
Take out the radiator, and the internal heat of the running engine will eventually make it seize up. But that could take several minutes.
Stupid stunt.
Classically, a single hit to a WWII in-line (but more streamlined) liquid cooled engine could take it out (oil leak, coolant leak, or piston/camshaft/crankshaft, or bearing, or oil supply and oil pump.
The radial air-cooled engines were considered more relaible against ground rounds (rifle/machine gun sized) or in-air machine gun fire, but would not that “single hit” be as likely to kill the lube oil system, the center crackshaft, the prop, or the bearings as they would in a liquid-cooled engine?
A California Highway Patrol Officer killed a Volkswagen in the SF Bay Bridge tunnel with a single shot from his .357 @ 30 years ago, but he hit it in the carburetor.
They stopped my cousin’s P47. Zuider Zee
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>>>Will a .50 Cal Stop A Running Engine?<<<
Sure, if you aim for its Legs.
Air cooled, best possible engine for close air support, far better than P51. The Jug could take a ton of punishment and keep right on flying.
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