We have a rock crusher running in the neighborhood. This machine is
running on weekends as late as 10:00. Makes a lot of noise and dust.
I have decided to destroy this engine. I have easy access to it at
night.
Any advice about fast and effective methods of completely destroying a
DIESEL engine would be appreciated.
Motor oil in the fuel tank with sand and grit in it.
>How to ruin a diesel engine?
>
>We have a rock crusher running in the neighborhood. This machine is
>running on weekends as late as 10:00. Makes a lot of noise and dust.
>I have decided to destroy this engine. I have easy access to it at
>night.
>Any advice about fast and effective methods of completely destroying a
>DIESEL engine would be appreciated.
>
>
Would lead free petrol (gas) do it (lead free 'cause it burns faster -
unless you can get benzine).
Or drain the sump oil - not onto the ground though (environmentally
not very good, also noticable)
Or put some crushed rock into the engine oil filler
Or put some crushed rock, and quite a lot of lead free petrol into the
oil filler (after draining the sump oil)
>
>We have a rock crusher running in the neighborhood. This machine is
>running on weekends as late as 10:00. Makes a lot of noise and dust.
>I have decided to destroy this engine. I have easy access to it at
>night.
>Any advice about fast and effective methods of completely destroying a
>DIESEL engine would be appreciated.
>
>
If you go to your friendly jewelry supply store you can buy tumbling grit
rather cheeply. A few tablespoons of this powder dropped into the oil of
any machine will distroy it in a few weeks or less. Enjoy!
Ruth (When I pat you on the back I'm looking for the best place to put the
knife)Rhoid
>> We have a rock crusher running in the neighborhood. This machine is
>> running on weekends as late as 10:00. Makes a lot of noise and dust.
>> I have decided to destroy this engine. I have easy access to it at
>> night.
>> Any advice about fast and effective methods of completely destroying a
>> DIESEL engine would be appreciated.
> Motor oil in the fuel tank with sand and grit in it.
...... would clog the fuel filter. Then they would clean / replace
the filter, and be back in business. I'd suggest getting powdered
polishing compound from an auto or jewelry supply store, and remove
the air filter, dump a quart or so on the engine side, and let the
airflow do the rest.
If it really makes alot of dust, just removing the air filters will do
the trick. I worked at a vehicle testing center, and we drove
vehicles on salt flats, and they created huge clouds of dust. Someone
put the wrong air filter in a car, and it leaked air around the
filter. The engine lasted about a week, and the cylinders were so
worn, they were past the point of reboring.
Gas fumes in an enclosed tank are too rich to burn; diesel fumes in an
enclosed tank are too lean. Mix them together and you could end up with
a nice bomb. Not a good idea unless you have murder in mind.
>> Any advice about fast and effective methods of completely destroying a
>> DIESEL engine would be appreciated.
>>
>>
> Motor oil in the fuel tank with sand and grit in it.
I don't know what oil in the fuel tank would do, doubt if it would
ruin the engine. Particularly if the fuel filter is plugged up with
the "sand and grit" suggested.
I want to really and permanently turn this noisemaker off.
>On Mon, 29 Apr 1996 23:21:13 GMT, b...@news.no (Bad News) wrote:
>>How to ruin a diesel engine?
>>
>>We have a rock crusher running in the neighborhood. This machine is
>>running on weekends as late as 10:00. Makes a lot of noise and dust.
>>I have decided to destroy this engine. I have easy access to it at
>>night.
>>Any advice about fast and effective methods of completely destroying a
>>DIESEL engine would be appreciated.
>>
>>
>Would lead free petrol (gas) do it (lead free 'cause it burns faster -
>unless you can get benzine).
>Or drain the sump oil - not onto the ground though (environmentally
>not very good, also noticable)
>Or put some crushed rock into the engine oil filler
>Or put some crushed rock, and quite a lot of lead free petrol into the
>oil filler (after draining the sump oil)
Another choice would be to spray some starter fluid in the
injectors.....really makes a mess of it! hehe
In <31854...@saturn.internet.no> b...@news.no (Bad News) writes:
>
>How to ruin a diesel engine?
>
>We have a rock crusher running in the neighborhood. This machine is
>running on weekends as late as 10:00. Makes a lot of noise and dust.
>I have decided to destroy this engine. I have easy access to it at
>night.
>Any advice about fast and effective methods of completely destroying a
>DIESEL engine would be appreciated.
>
>
I read, (I think in one of hayduke's books) That a bottle of "Karo
syrup in the fuel tank will do the job quite nicely. It will lock it up
tight! Course you want to leave no trace of having messed with it.
But they'll probably just bring another machine in to take its place.
Sigh, if so you'll only get temporary relief.
Replacing the fuel with gasoline won't do a Diesel engine any good...
>Ruth (When I pat you on the back I'm looking for the best place to put the
>knife)Rhoid
Never mind the jewelry store - would be too expensive, even
if they were to sell it to you. (It's not their principal business).
Go instead to a lapidary place. If it's that big an engine, you'll
need more than a few tblspn. Like a cupful either in the fuel
line or down the air cleaner. Most the "earthmoving" type of
equip has the battery exposed to the outside somewhere.
At no cost to you, whack the case with a large rock, enough
to let the acid out. Set 'em back at least a day, and batteries
that size aint cheap.
While you're there, might as well perforate the radiator too.
Uncle Brian
And what do think will happen then ? The construction company will
go get ANOTHER crusher (or fix that one) and continue on with the
project.
To make up for lost time, they'll probably work until 11:00 PM.
It would serve you right.
Why don't you approach the problem like an adult ? Go to the job
site and complain to the foreman. If he blows you off, go to the
city. You'll probably find that they are well within the law to
do what they are doing, however.
--
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J. Stephen Dorsett Senior Systems Administrator, IBM PowerPC Solutions
dor...@coastalnet.com (919) 254-2411 (office)
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there must be some sort of gas-tank entry hole or soemthing. somewhere
where you fill it with fuel. find this, and pour sugar into it.
otherwise, you can always pour surgar/honey/maple syrop and other
gooey/sticky substances into the engine. that'll fuck 'em up for good.
on second thought, if it's on wheels, roll it down a hill or something.
ciao
>Wouldn't they just buy another engine?
>
>
Sure, at a cost of $1000.00 to $5000.00 per. Not to mention the 2 or 3
days it takes to replace the engine. Since there won't be any sign of
sabbotage, just excelerated wear they can't right it off to the insurance
company, (at least not the first or second time). I don't know of very
many small companys that can take this kind of loss very often, do you?
If you want to be nice you can drop a note saying something like, You wear
on my nerves, in return it's ony fair that your machine wears out fast.
>otherwise, you can always pour surgar/honey/maple syrop and other
>gooey/sticky substances into the engine. that'll fuck 'em up for good.
>on second thought, if it's on wheels, roll it down a hill or something.
>ciao
If you can get to the sparkplug, take it out and fill the cylinder with
gunpowder.
nuff said
>If you can get to the sparkplug, take it out and fill the cylinder with
>gunpowder.
Not a bad idea. But I will have great difficuilty "getting at the
sparkplug". Diesel engins dont have sparkplugs! ;-)
>Go instead to a lapidary place. If it's that big an engine, you'll
>need more than a few tblspn. Like a cupful either in the fuel
>line or down the air cleaner. Most the "earthmoving" type of
>equip has the battery exposed to the outside somewhere.
>At no cost to you, whack the case with a large rock, enough
>to let the acid out. Set 'em back at least a day, and batteries
>that size aint cheap.
>
>While you're there, might as well perforate the radiator too.
>
>
Brian, when I said a jewlry supply place I ment a lapidary place, excuse
me Please?
I pay about $5 a pound for the grit and it's deadly on engines. One thing
you have to watch is not to put the realy course grit in the oil, it just
blocks up the filter and doesn't do a lot of damage. I'm the slow and
sure type. The origanal poster didn't say just how big this rock crusher
is so I was operating as if it was a small unit, maybe 50 horse or so. If
it's bigger use more. I don't know if you know this trick, but if you
want to kill a battery quick cheep and safe, just drop an Alka Seltzer
tablet in each cell. Instant dead battery. One thing that I find really
fun is to take the distrubetur cap off an engine and coat the points with
clear epoxy. No contact, no ignetion, no clue!
Ruth (Who me? I'm much too nice to do anything like THAT.) Rhoid
Brilliant idea! Not...
A *sparkplug* ? On a diesel engine? I don't think so...
--
Jan Eric Andersson [E-Mail: jan...@login.eunet.no]
Oslo, Norway [http://login.eunet.no/~janeand]
>On 3 May 1996 21:40:15 -0400, the alleged Flightline, may have posted the
>following, to alt.revenge:
> > In article <31897A...@spanit.com>, James Brown <jcb...@spanit.com>
> > writes:
> >
> > >otherwise, you can always pour surgar/honey/maple syrop and other
> > >gooey/sticky substances into the engine. that'll fuck 'em up for good.
> > >on second thought, if it's on wheels, roll it down a hill or something.
> > >ciao
> >
> > If you can get to the sparkplug, take it out and fill the cylinder with
> > gunpowder.
> >
> > nuff said
>Since when do diesel engines have spark plugs? Must be some thing new.
They're called glow plugs. Never seen one, so I don't know how easy it would be
to put gunpowder in. I think this is yet another example of rhetorical revenge.
>Wouldn't they just buy another engine?
Of course they would. You got a little spare change??
(Not cheap like another lawnmower.)
>Ruth (Who me? I'm much too nice to do anything like THAT.) Rhoid
Both of these new to me. Thanx.
Uncle Brian
>
>>Since when do diesel engines have spark plugs? Must be some thing new.
>They're called glow plugs. Never seen one, so I don't know how easy it would be
>to put gunpowder in. I think this is yet another example of rhetorical revenge.
Glow plugs are usually not found on large diesels like those on a
rock crusher. They are usually only found on cars to make cold
starting easier.
>In article <4m8n0c$j...@orange.iap.net.au>, un...@iap.net.au
>(un...@iap.net.au) writes:
>tablet in each cell. Instant dead battery. One thing that I find really
>fun is to take the distrubetur cap off an engine and coat the points with
>clear epoxy. No contact, no ignetion, no clue!
Diesel engines have no points, no plugs, not needed. Diesels use the
heat of compressing the air in the cyl. to light off the fuel when
it's injected into the combustion chamber.
Buggered if I know how this gets all twisted around, but it was
NOT I that posted the portion beginning with "tablet in each..."
As I recall, that portion was written by Ruth Rhoid, and I requoted
that portion in my reply to her, thus the beginning line "Uncle said...."
The reply "Diesel engines have no......" isn't mine either.
Uncle Brian
(Maybe one has to look closely that there are TWO greater-than
symbols to the left of the requotes.)
"No clue" is the operative phrase here. Diesel engines don't have distrubetur
(sic) caps, points, or even ignetions (sic) per se.
A bad thing to do would be to add radiator antifreeze to the engine oil. It
slowly destroys the bearings. Owners of large equipment may also take samples
of engine oil in for analysis. If antifreeze is detected, an expensive engine
teardown may be done to find the mysterious internal leak.
Dave
--
> Diesel engines have no points, no plugs, not needed. Diesels use the
>heat of compressing the air in the cyl. to light off the fuel when
>it's injected into the combustion chamber.
>
>
I know THAT. My father drove one for 20 years and I've seen all too many.
I even used to pressure wash heavy equipment. Talk about getting up close
and personal with a steam shovel. Try being inside the tracks to get the
grease and dirt off when they have to pull a tread in the field.
Those were general engine tips. Not a lot of people have trouble with
Diesels, but standard gas engines are fun to mess with. But there are a
lot of parts of a diesel that have electric contact. Epoxy them and it
works.
>:wear gloves.
Aren't AOL'ers eloquent? That comment clarified and defined the whole
thread. I shall sleep well tonight.
Just take your little wrench and loosen the fuel suction line to
the injection pump, about 1/4 turn will do.
No damage, but it won't run until the mechanic does his $100 dance.
I'm the mechanic.
Thank You