Diesel backfire = too much W/M???

[fergavs]

Don't feel bad as this is a big enough problem that Snow now has it in large very bold writing in its instruction manuals. It just sounded like exactly my same problem.
I believe the back firing is the fire being put out and then the extreme cylinder head pressure from the uncompressable water basically hydro locking the cylinder.(the smoke you seen being unburnt fuel and water vapor) I had tore the H/G in 4-5 places and I run studs and fire rings. The gasket had been torn very badly as I had water in oil,oil in water, and water poring out the back of the block. All fixed now tho.

[gear jammer 91"]

I'm glad I got lucky and didn't damage anything. I don't know if I can afford to play like that.

So i know it seems obvious now, but in my mind the water should have gone through the little hole and then been sprayed out through the screen. That is WRONG. The water is supposed to go through the screen and be sprayed out the hole in bottom, witch is the side with the green ring. The kit I bought is a cut rate kit with very vague generic directions, but it works well, once you get past the installer error.