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sctrailrider
08-19-2023, 13:22
My engine stand works very well....

https://youtu.be/tbY4fYqnm-c
a5150nut
08-20-2023, 12:42
That scares me running with open intake runners. . . .
Robyn
08-21-2023, 13:10
A look in the GM service manual from the 6.2 days shows a special tool set.....Screens that fit over the intake ports.....

one of our past members was running a fresh 6.5 with the intake off....A couple romps on the the throttle and a misplaced rag got sucked into an open port....

Destroyed the engine in a few seconds.....

An expensive mistake...
sctrailrider
08-21-2023, 13:54
Well I didn't have anything around that could get sucked in and I am aware of the what if's......
JohnC
08-21-2023, 16:36
I didn't have anything around that could get sucked in.....
I refer you to Murphy's Law... ;)
56pan
08-21-2023, 17:37
Judging from sctrailrider's knowledgeable posts to this and other forums, and his help there to others, I wouldn't worry about him being stupid enough to have something sucked into the engine. Enjoyed the video. Thanks. Just my .02.
a5150nut
08-22-2023, 04:24
That's why when something happens its referred to as an " Ahhhhhh $hit!"
Happens to the best, sooner or later. . . . .
56pan
08-22-2023, 10:56
I'm betting it won't happen to sctrailrider.
JohnC
08-22-2023, 12:05
I'm betting it won't happen to sctrailrider.

Now you've done it!
Robyn
08-23-2023, 12:42
The simple fact that GM actually made port cover screens tells me that this issue has been explored before.....

The OH CHIT moment only takes a split second and it's downhill from that point.....

Like heading up on the high steel without a safety harness and line....Only takes a second.....

Tempting fate is a place I would rather not go....

A rag, a screw, a small socket or one of many items that can be ingested.....

The rag was the one scenario I was indirectly involved in...Called in to survey the carnage.
Broke the cylinder wall on a fresh block.....