Re: test water disposal

[Anonymous]

Hmmm I don’t have that problem, as I tend to run only above water exhaust motors in any sort of tank. The water doesn’t stay as pure as from the tap, but it’s not really all that cloudy either. I’m sure there’s some level of motor feces in there due to mixer valve drip or lubricant seepage from the gearfoot, but obviously much less than newer, higher powered engines with underwater exhausts.

For larger motors with underwater exhaust, I prefer to briefly dry fire them on a stand or cart, then fine tune it on a boat and pollute the water in that manner. Most every motor I have, the first extended run it ever gets is on a boat. Funny, but in a previous life I’ve tried running them for extended lengths of time in a tank, but I never made any headway, it seemed like every time I shut the motor down, I was right back where I’d started…..

Best,
T2