1995 Lincoln Continental lost #2 #4 pistons

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FXBUTCH
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1995 Lincoln Continental V8 Front Wheel Drive Automatic

what would cause these pistons to be scattered, torn up completely.
Dec 21, 2009 at 8:24 PM
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MHPAUTOS
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Hi there,

Are these side by side, or opposing pistons? was the engine over revved, was there any thing odd before they failed? noise? vibration? had any work been done recently?
Mark.(mhpautos)
Dec 21, 2009 at 10:42 PM
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