WATER-IN THE CYLINDERS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 116, 8 February 1908, Page 10

WATER-IN THE CYLINDERS.

HOvV TO DEAL' WITH IT. - The presence oj: m the cylinders is h'onj)..' of'sever,dit.'affliqjfeipDs'rtliat' tlio marine : motorist' ina'^ have. tp '-put. lip J.with,' -.but' 'from' ..which: his"l'ellpw: nipip'rist ashore is moi;e.or. less .exempts-.0n.,a car. water 111 the oyhndof,,oitlier a cruckcd:cylinder or (if :tho: combustion heads aro sepa--rate). a bad joint,,, and in the; former caso tho -cariSj 'dsra' inaVfer of. course,' turned into''-'tho,' .nearest garago. But afloat, the caso is eri--tirely dilteront,; .There! 'is the exhaust pipliiig, designed with ext-raorui--; ■nary, cdre, : makes, it-quite possible for ..water,! ■to get■baok^tluWugli'the exhaust:valyesj: and ttho:,maripo'.. : jftiust be sufficiently re:Bourcoful:to get going again, and,;it may be. .^cd;:':s^qion% ; -mi^ular.: 'v.- -' , . . - ' ■■■' It, is liot.'difficult, tp.,cl,etect. the. presenco of ;w/i,teiyn'!thft'cyliiidqrs^, : . JJsusally it:.isvto''be. -found.on' .tryingito'gtartVjUp'; 1 tho carburet-.I -tor-seems jn.perfect.order, the.coil gives a '. healthy.' kick does the engine. giYpvo'lfithp .pliigs", ar? taken out, ;W'^Hi^>rt^]|}p.! nob'. petrqi.,is,:p.rpyed; byi'the .fact that it. does !hot' evaporate; The ' first; thiiig, ;to do is to. .'crank,: up,, vigorously^;,before'.replacing the effect;,of : "slopping describes i exactly - jwhat . happens) .most, , : of the' water - through ; the. exhaust' : valves.s Tho- plugs boing;dried .course of.' cranking ,witn|,thd',ign,ition-switched- on : should soon a;;!?«: -ifcjcWfltland 'isolated'- ,splut'ters,;'; grasluijliy. jheepming'; more.. frequent, and loss feeble. r > After: plenty < of. : exorcise of this 'sort;'tho; ey.lindere ..will-iget, 'slightly wdrmed !'upj:ffio(watpr ; ,will disappear,, and. tho engine. ?sn6nld t -,stai-jt,.:.:awd.y, .though; .the -plugs, may ;hayo,,t l o;J),o.,,talveib put,, and dried more-than. "of- helping'-.matters is-,to pour., a littlo' petrol ■ into'.tho..oyrmders.'and..set light to it. V ■, Motdr,|lio.at:'jacii)g: ,Bhpuld ; not be. confined class.;".! A close - race between - the; general run of 'family launch is 'fully-,/as ' oxoiting, r andi.-cnjoyab!e. , : i . -.■... ' 1 ••'. The rules, of racing, as compiled';by ; ,th<4,;yarj.ojis' motor boat- associa-.-.tioiis.^and;,adopted:,by the .race committeos-;of,the,-.majority; of-.-yachi clubs,' places each .*aha„overy/, boat bn.'equnl footing, and makes tlio. outcome,,dependent upon' the superior .handling of the motor and the wheeling of the ,boat.,,. , . , ;' ' Naturally, as'every boat;entered in 1 a.race goes in;to wui, L the owner tries in every way possible, to ;iricreas'e':'tlie! speed. Somo' resort ~to: ; '.now.:propel!ers'; -possibly, - 'new -motors,, .lighten' tho -equipment, j'vary 'the' load:.or trim, otc.v' hut'•feiv perhaps -roalise tlie importance if-reducing i.the .water-friction by a smooth, ,cloan;botfpm.'.;,-Whoii-preparing for any im-' pbrtaht.-,,match;- takc-tho; boat out'-or the .wateri arid 'tbdroughly' scrapo and 'sandpaper .the-undcr-body. |/ 'lf' you feel that tho finish will -be--a .• close one, an > application of pot- , lead .-.ivill: .do" wondark:.'towards getting the .".necessary ii'ich;^'"Pot'lead.giyes' the uhder-body'a'sh'ppory'effecflv'-M'hich :da'nnot'.be'-got--teii from : tho application of paint, i-arnish, or othor:)mhtoriais'.'K'lt: may : be applied over -on shortly before ..the *-. boat the race. Space, and the -probability .of-samdi'notc being of interest to nil readers,-refrain us from giving tho particulars as to tho method of applying this. Wo will,''howover; : 'gladly give the proper information roil request and quote pneo 011 a ■ sufliouuit'quantity to ricovor the bottom of any..hull on receipt-of measurements.

! \Vi'th'"tho hull. prdllorly attended to, re-' -move any /.surplus* weight, taking with you only< siich' equipment s you consider- absolutely llocessary;'pump'the boat dry. Then overhaul ".'youi;:' 'motor.' Put a wrench on every screw 1 ," 'liut' 1 and'."bolt, and you know that ithoy are tight jiclean your; spark plifg, lookover-your oleotrical connections,'and secure'so that not ovon a. slight vibration will loosen l thorns If'yon-Anil the time, run your boatu. qvor. a •moasurod' course varying tlio "trimfyjf tho- boat',*, the-lead of the propoller, and" set" the'igniter and carburettor, taking ■tho 1 tbno in each -instanco, noting carefully which : gives-you •the 'best result and rac'o accordingly. /' "J 'V

- During'/ the'.' race;' bo "exceptionallyliberal •with-lubricating-oilyand cup grease, oven .though somo ■is going-'to wasto. Keep your ejnz on thtt-f btfoy}*hoM- ,: y<mr course and sit still J ln an overmatch just such little do.tails as -theee-ddcidof tho outcome.