11-07-14, 09:06 AM
(11-07-14, 08:36 AM)Ruby Racing link Wrote: Oh and it's not a good idea to try to start the motor as I believe you can get something called hydraulic lock in the engine, which basically cracks the block!
Hydrostatic lock, same as when idiots drive their cars through flooded roads. For a 600c inline 4 it probably won't take very much. Each cylinder is 150cc and at a compression ratio of 1:10 (guessing here?) that's only about 15cc liquid needed in a single cylinder to break a rod etc.
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