crazy engine running backwards

[bigfootrules31]

i just got back from driving my old toyota corona and after a while it started getting hot and water was coming out the radiator cap.
i got my friend to turn it off while i was watching the engine, and when he turned it off it kept slowly running then did a huge backfire and it started running backwards with exhaust coming out of the air filter for about 20 seconds whats the matter?? hahaha

 

[sideways]

i just got back from driving my old toyota corona and after a while it started getting hot and water was coming out the radiator cap.
i got my friend to turn it off while i was watching the engine, and when he turned it off it kept slowly running then did a huge backfire and it started running backwards with exhaust coming out of the air filter for about 20 seconds whats the matter?? hahaha

ST141 Corona?

Hayden

 

[slideways]

Timing belt is bad causing the valves to operate at the wrong time. Intake opening on the exhaust stroke and so forth. The backfire came from unignited gas being ignited either in the exhaust pipe or during the exhaust stroke which caused the motor to actually stop and start going in the way that the momentum change made it go.

I've never heard of such a clapped out motor to do this but its the only thing i can think of.

 

[Russ2251]

Engines can run backwards "as is" under the right conditions. Doesn't necessarily mean timing belt is bad. 20 seconds is an over statement.

 

[Kenny_McCormic]

I lost all faith in toyota when my Camry blew a motor with well under 200000 on the clock.

Make sure the distributor hasn't shifted or something stupid like that.

 

[Kaptain Krunch]

I lost all faith in toyota when my Camry blew a motor with well under 200000 on the clock.

I was at my dads farm the other day, and went up into the woods to pull out the 92' corolla wagon, which had been sitting for 3 years, and had 215k on it. I put a new battery in, and it fired right up in just a couple cranks. No pedal pumping or anything. Then i beat the **** out of it for a day. Those things have pretty low ground clearance.


Anyways. How does the corona run now? did you figure out why it was getting hot?

 

[bigfootrules31]

Anyways. How does the corona run now? did you figure out why it was getting hot?[/QUOTE]
not yet, i guess its old and i drive it to hard