We all know how a conventional internal combustion engine works, with a piston and a crankshaft ... re introduced to the traditional two-stroke diesel engine as thermally efficient but not ...

It's not even the worst 3.0-liter Duramax we've seen, lest we forget the destroyed diesel that literally had valve shapes stamped into the pistons ... crankshaft. And it happened to an engine ...

If you’ve never seen or heard a runaway diesel engine ... KT3406E via YouTube Amazingly, the crankshaft seemed no worse for wear and seven of the eight pistons were in OK shape.