How they destroy the cash for clunker engines

dre256 · #1 08-08-2009, 07:48 PM

Kinda sad but neat. They destroy the engine by a liquid solution called liquid glass. Once heated it turns to glass and destroying the engine.

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/C...-to_698940.htm

Only did link because dont know how to post the video up

**sBeachx75** · #2 08-08-2009, 07:52 PM

Yeah, I read about this in the papers. Junk yard owners were bitching because it gives them less parts to sell off.

Nighthawk243 · #3 08-08-2009, 07:54 PM

Yeah... almost seems pointless to me to destroy the engines like that though. It pisses the scrapyard operators who have to take them beyond belief.

Plus, it yanks rather good parts out of circulation. You cannot just use a cheap scrapyard engine in your vehicle if it has a blown engine... you would need to get a reconstructed one that costs about 2 grand per engine (As opposed to a few hundred).

Quote:

Originally Posted by dre256

Kinda sad but neat. They destroy the engine by a liquid solution called liquid glass. Once heated it turns to glass and destroying the engine.

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/C...-to_698940.htm

Only did link because dont know how to post the video up

The solution is Sodium Silicate.

**Bumblebee** · #4 08-08-2009, 09:37 PM

what a waste...

**kingG5** · #5 08-08-2009, 10:28 PM

thanks obama.

Nighthawk243 · #6 08-08-2009, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by kingG5

thanks obama.

He's an amateur and it is showing.

Hell... half of his presidency so far has been sniffing the jocks of the Steelers and Penguins. I love the hell out of those teams, mind you (Especially the Penguins), but I find it unacceptable for Obama to be making such a big deal out of trying to woo athletes (Alexander Ovechkin included...) when he should be running the country.

Plus there was that whole beer summit what not too between that old black guy and that cop... seriously?