how bad

Posted By: headhunter

how bad - 02/28/11 03:16 AM

the machine shop i use burnt to the ground last saturday my question is my hemi was in there would the block be able to be used the crank and rods an pistons i dont believe could be i wouldnt think theads? it was a very very hot fire he had his rat rod in there the straight axle bent upward on both ends it had to be hot to do that

Posted By: blownzoom440

Re: how bad - 02/28/11 03:20 AM

i was just reading a thread on speedtalk.com about baking engines to degreese them before machine work.around 500*F ya think your block got that hot?

Posted By: headhunter

Re: how bad - 02/28/11 03:28 AM

his snap on tool box one of the dale ernhart editions full of tools melted couldnt even tell what it was i dont know how hot that is????

Posted By: Hot 340

Re: how bad - 02/28/11 03:30 AM

Im betting your outta luck if was that hot. Hopefully his insurance can help you out.

Posted By: blownzoom440

Re: how bad - 02/28/11 03:32 AM

unless your engine was inside the tool box it has no meaning.

Posted By: MR_P_BODY

Re: how bad - 02/28/11 03:34 AM

Quote:

the machine shop i use burnt to the ground last saturday my question is my hemi was in there would the block be able to be used the crank and rods an pistons i dont believe could be i wouldnt think theads? it was a very very hot fire he had his rat rod in there the straight axle bent upward on both ends it had to be hot to do that

When I had my new mega block temp cycled to stess
relief it it was going to 1000* for X minutes then
the temp is reduced to a lower point then X minutes,
goes though it for about 2 hours or more.... so if
there wasnt any coolant in it it should be fine
BUT you would need to have the line bore and cam
bore checked to see if they are still in line....
you can have the block pressure checked in the
coolant areas for a crack
EDIT
The biggest factor would be when they put out the
fire.... if you block was hot and they hit it with
a water hose.... its TRASH

Posted By: bigtimeauto

Re: how bad - 02/28/11 03:37 AM

What on earth would make a tool box melt? How did the fire get so hot?

as for the block all you have to do is measure it to see if its OK.

Posted By: Bob_Coomer

Re: how bad - 02/28/11 04:10 AM

It was hot well over 1000 deg easy. no comparison to a stress revealed 500� control environment LOL.
And what makes it worse the fire department shows up and starts to spray cold water on very hot surfaces and any metal it hits will twist like a pretzel or just bust or crack.
It may or may not have been that hot where your stuff was at, you might get lucky, I would imagine it will be wet and look like crap anyways.
Im running a set of pistons from a machine shop the caught on fire. The pistons didnt get damaged other than black corrosion and nicked up some... Just had to clean them up free the wrist pins etc. But they mic'd fine..

Good luck

Posted By: headhunter

Re: how bad - 03/01/11 02:10 AM

yes the fire dept put the fire out im more concerned with my rods crank and pistons i guess ill have to wait an see what the insurance is going to do

Posted By: 408strokerdart

Re: how bad - 03/01/11 02:30 AM

I would say it is a total loss with only knowing the few specifics you mentioned. The block could be ok, but I wouldn't hold my breath.