20 year old engine, salt water cooled? I think the term 'premature' wear is
the out of order one here.
Do you consider a 65 year old male with gray hair to be prematurely gray?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Dillen" <sdillen@telus.net>
>
> I've heard lots of horror stories (myths???) about the damage that ether
> does to engines. Is there any substance to the stories? The boat I used
to
> crew on has (well, had, it finally wore out and died) an old Volvo 2 cyl
> diesel that didn't have any pre-heat mechanism. In the winter, it was
> nearly impossible to start without a shot of ether. Later in its life (20
> some odd years old), it had such poor compression that it wouldn't even
> start in the summer without a squirt. It ultimately died (worn rings,
$$$$$
> to rebuild, and raw water cooled, so of unknown condition in the water
> passages) and is now being replaced.
>
> Nearly everyone I've ever talked to about that engine said that using
ether
> caused premature wear (we're talking about a quick squirt -- not washing
> down the cylinder walls here) in the engine. I've never bought the story,
> but also didn't have any facts to the contrary. . .so basically have
always
> kept my mouth shut.
/// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordomo@autox.team.net or try
/// http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo
/// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive/shop-talk
|