JAXAshby wrote:
naive, the only time the "last two words" have any import is when you
(hereafter referred to as yo-yo) crank a non-starting engine over for an
extended period of time (during which yo-yo has left the cooling water intake
open) until the entire exhaust system downstream of the waterlift muffler has
been filled with water

Umm... no.

If you crank a non-starting engine for an extended period of time, the
"entire exhaust system downstream of the waterlift muffler has *NOT*
been filled with water" because the engine valves and cylincers have
been pumping air the whole time.

DSK