Kevin Rutherfrauds $200000 Signature glider truck has complete engine failure!!!

The only way the liners would kock if they weren't installed that way might be if they had low or no protrusion and they were loose enough to move and wear away at the flange and counterbore seat IMHO. The "heat" required to do that would melt the engine first!

The scoring looks like the pistons warped (oval shaped, not round) from either or combination of coolant problem and internal cylinder pressures too high.

I had some IPD pistons teflon coated and it took 100K miles until the oil consumption went down to a decent level.

 

I agree, the extreme temperatures were the result of an engine with advanced timing. This engine was being operated by someone, with little to no experience operating a high performance engine. The engine was producing boost, and making power at lower RPM's. The Driver was told his best fuel economy would be in the lower RPM range, well below the operating range of the engine. Someone might have even operated the engine without the air filter, for whatever reason.

 

I slipped in not addressing this point.
That's the big question. Were the counter-bores machined larger? I only heard they used "the oversize sleeves".
So, did these "oversize sleeves" require block machining? (ie. due to larger/deeper diameter at sleeve insert?)

I had presumed it was required, and PP did have the counter-bores machined.
It seemed to be what the owners inferred, yet not confirmed.

Also, on the two '####ed' sleeves... without knowing needed info, I felt these were likely due to bad machined fit in the counterbore, rather than heat. jmo
Note these 2 cylinders were Cyl #1 and Cyl #3.
Typically the #1 cylinder runs cooler than the others. (not always, but typically, if all other aspects are equal between cylinders)

 

I don't understand why PP would take apart a brand new Reman engine, and resleeve it. Based on the articles that Bruce has written, having a novice driver would be a fatal mistake. His engines, according to him run more like mechanical. Which means a driver needs to know how to drive, and can quickly junk an engine like this.

 

I'd forgotten the oversize sleeves. It's almost a sure bet they didn't take enough care when they lined up the tool to cut the bigger counterbores.

I'll say this about Bruce and his articles. He is either a very poor communicator, or he knows all the right terms without understanding what they all mean. It's like listening to guys at the lunch counter. He has always struck me as the kind of shade tree guy who has figured out what parts work to make big power, without really understanding exactly what's going on to give that result.

 

Building a custom 'performance' engine of this type nearly always requires special sleeves, and fitment.
For one, the Microblue... all sleeves were microblued, which oem doesn't provide.
Also, they are oversized, not Detroit standard. They likely use upgraded lower 3 seals on each liner.

 

Kevin Rutherford said this on today's show: "I had too much going on and pushed too hard to make this truck happen... When you keep running into roadblocks, sometimes there's a reason, but I kept going over, around, and through."

 

This is a great read! It would be interesting to read Mr Haneys thoughts on this engine. This day and age many drivers don't know how to read a temp, pyro, and boost gauge. Just let the ECM do it all, up cabbage in Aug at 79,000# at 1300rpm

I am not saying this is the drivers fault. I am saying that most "tuned" engines should not be driven the way KR says to run one.

 

Well it's nice to know he takes on a measure of fiduciary responsibility when he's spending someone else's money.


Of course he's going to be a stand-up guy and help make it right... right?

/sarcasm

 

Is Mr Haney still around?