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Old 05-24-2012, 10:25 AM   #48
Nomad Willy
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Scary,
Yes Yes on all of it. Good to hear some objective talk on older stuff. Especially anchors and engines.

I was especially interested in the heat exchanger and vibration issue you mentioned because entirely on my own intuition I decided the heat exchanger didn't need all that 4 cyl 4 cycle vibration and had my HE mounted on the bulkhead slightly aft of the engine. My HE lives almost totally w/o vibration. Don't really know if it's better off but you're speaking about it gives me a lift.

Marin those Jimmie's are sweet (smelling if they are worn enough) and I really like the sound but as you say they are noisy. However I think sound insulation CAN tame the beast in this regard. Perhaps the reason they are seen to smoke so much is that they probably run great even when worn out and people just keep running them. Take a little flack from the green guys, pour in a bit more oil and get several years more use out of them.
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