I have heard of this effect causing steam locomotives to jump the
tracks!
It is generally viewed as a bad thing to do.

Sherpa Doug

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Mansheim [mailto:Michael_J_Mansheim@GRACO.COM]
> Sent: Friday, August 10, 2001 11:19 AM
> To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
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> >   * for really fast stopping of the engine you could cause the
> > piston/cylinder to try to act on something less
> compressible - such as
> > water by using a car windshield washer fluid pump with a small
> > reservoir and hose directed into the intake... though this
> might be too
> > drastic.
>
> fast stopping ONCE!  Auto mechanics have a name for this -
> "hydrolocking"
> (not sure about the spelling).  It locks up the engine and
> destroys it.
> Saw the results once - a friend tried to drive a car out of a flooding
> parking lot, and it stalled.  Asked me to help him get it started the
> next day - engine would not turn over - found a hole in the pan with
> pieces hanging out of it - engine was junk.  The air intakes
> on this car
> are apparently quite low to the ground.
>
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