Shattered pistons and connecting rods from a blown engine sittin…

Destroyed engine internals laid out in an oil-stained cardboard box: a piston with most of its crown blown away still attached to its connecting rod, a second scorched piston at right, and loose broken chunks of aluminum piston material scattered at left. Ring lands and skirts show heat discoloration from the failure.

AI caption October 2005 · Photo 27 of 234