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And the carbon above the top ring is normal because if you mic out the top of most diesels , above the top ring diameter is normally smaller than below the rings. ( face of the piston gets most of the heat and expands more) which in heat failure (over fueling or cooling issue) there would...

Again I have been around Reno racers, (Allisons, Merlin’s, with lots of boost) and tractor pulling. I have to say this is very unique to me for failure of a “stock” engine. But the beauty of a diesel over a “gas” engine is that you can’t melt a piston by going “lean”. Ya can by over fueling...

spending some time looking at your photos, it really looks like there was an obstruction in the cylinder. And with it running I don’t think you could put that engine in a laboratory sitting and hydrauliclly lock it up with coolant while in was running at anything above idle RPM. I would start...

Never seen a wrist pin broken in a “stock” configuration. I like you would be pis*ed. and have ever right to be

Well sh*t happens, my one concern is that you said “ just left the camp site a couple of minutes earlier “(paraphrasing by me) and I’m sure sure that you gave your power plant a few minutes to warm up. I have friends who will never own diesels again because of problems with them but I have...