[Public-List] Brought SURPRISE home

[John Birch]

Gord, that's great news - if it ain't broke ....

"She's telling you the Canadian winter is just to damn long.
 Mike"

Mike, Is that another case for Manifest Destiny ? ; )

That's why we exported last Winter - so we could share.

Canadian's are a very sharing people - after all, we brought you Shania 
Twain

Best as always

John



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Meinhold, Michael J." <MICHAEL.J.MEINHOLD at saic.com>
To: "Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all" <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 8:36 AM
Subject: Re: [Public-List] Brought SURPRISE home


> In my short but intense experience I've learned that the A4 likes to run.
> She's telling you the Canadian winter is just to damn long.
>
> Mike
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:public-list-bounces at lists.alberg30.org] On Behalf Of Gordon Laco
> Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 8:29 AM
> To: Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all
> Subject: [Public-List] Brought SURPRISE home
>
> Good morning gang -
>
> Caroline and I brought SURPRISE home from her winter harbour after dinner 
> yesterday.  That involved a 90 minute run on the engine at about 1200 rpm 
> with occasional spurts to full power just to try things out.  Before 
> leaving Penetanguishene I did an oil change.  On my mechanic friend¹s 
> advice I went for a heavier grade of oil and used the Œsnake oil¹ 
> additive, which I had earlier put a little of into each cylinder through 
> the spark plug holes.
>
> Guess what.
>
> At 1200 rpm there was no discernable smoking from the engine.  The wisp I 
> had earlier detected from the manifold disappeared.  The engine ran cool 
> and smooth the whole time.  I opened the throttle to full power a couple 
> of times to see what would happen... The only result was the boat bounding 
> up to hull speed, settling between her bow and quarter waves... And a 
> slight wisp of vapour in the exhaust.  At the end of the run the oil was 
> still clean and there was never any pressure evident in the crank case as 
> might have been the case if worn rings were allowing blow-by to blast down 
> past the pistons.
>
> So what am I to think?  Did the Œsnake oil¹ additive work?  Were the 
> symptoms that alarmed me earlier caused by remnants of the fogging oil I 
> winterized the engine with burning off?  Was the vapour from the manifold 
> just exterior water steaming off?  Is there indeed a tiny crevice there, 
> but it was closed by a piece of crud in the manner an old car¹s radiator 
> can seal itself?
>
> I suppose I will not do anything to the engine, just use it as usual, and 
> watch it carefully, also as usual.
>
> Interesting...
>
> Gord #426 SURPRISE
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