Id jacked it in with the 406 cos it was unreliable (wouldnt start when I wanted it to) and had been using the Nexia for a month, so I decided it was high time i got her running and got shot of it.
I couldnt get a can of easy start in halfords, so I decided on something a little more... accesible - a can of unleaded
I poured a little onto the air filter, without succes, she just turned over, so I chucked some down the air intake pipe and she started coughing. I poured some more in and sure enough she got going.
I waited until she had warmed up until i shut her off and put everything back together, then started her up.
She was a bit reluctant, but after a few seconds of turning over she started to fire and eventually got going. As she started to rev up, i took my foot off the accelerator, only to find she kept on revving up to and past the redline on the rev-counter. sh*t.
I had forgotten about the petrol Id chucked onto the air filter and it was burning on its own!! Needless to say i turned off the engine as soon as i realised the gravity of the situation, but it just kept on going and going.
My first reaction was to jump out and put my hand over the air intake, but it was all connected up so that was out of the question.
In panic mode, I was about to leap out of the car and physically grab hold of the engine to try and stop it (lmao) but then common sense kicked in and I put it in 5th and stalled the engine.
After removing the air filter, she started just fine and doesnt seem any worse for wear form her 8000 RPM extravaganza.
Im mildly disappointed i didnt have to catch a con rod or anything, but i have a new found respect for the hardyness of the engine
