Engine just stopped
#18
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 2,147
What is "glow plug detonation"?
Detonation is premature burning of fuel and air mixture. To fix that problem he could/should have changed a head shim or used a different plug (heat wise).
The damage on the top of the piston and down the sleeve is from a up stroke of the piston catching a fragmented piece of metal in a port. Seen that more then I'd like to talk about. The pitting on top of the piston could and probably is from detonation or some like to call it "pre-det".
#19
Thread Starter
Tech Adept
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 178
From: Lancaster
I think it was the glow plug because I recently changed it. However I was only driving it for a few minutes before this happend. Maybe the previous run ruined it and it just needed to be used a bit longer to fall apart and break the engine.




