So how will I get the maximum use from my 5.7 liter GMC in my cruiser?
I'm running Amsoil 15-40 marine diesel synthetic oil in it and will
report when it dies.

Another question: Which is easier on the engine, ten miles up on plane
for a half hour at 3600 rpm or ten miles for an hour and two thirds at
hull speed at 1600 rpm?

Capt. Jeff

Tamaroak wrote:

Another question: Which is easier on the engine, ten miles up on plane
for a half hour at 3600 rpm or ten miles for an hour and two thirds at
hull speed at 1600 rpm?

The same engine producing less horsepower will last longer than if it
produced max power ... you have a certain amount of horsepower hours in
the machine, take them all out in a hurry or stretch them out, it's up
to you.

Rick

The same engine producing less horsepower will last longer than if it
produced max power ... you have a certain amount of horsepower hours in
the machine, take them all out in a hurry or stretch them out, it's up
to you.

rick just gain the hammer mechanic's point of view. Like most things hammer
mechanics say, it is wrong.

"horsepower hours" (what a weird thing for rick to say) go up as the engine is
used "more nicely". Expensive, finely tuned Indy race car engines won't go
that many miles past 500 at WFO throttle, but will last thousands of hours if
you don't beat the crap out of them.

That said, a boat built and engined to plane is not a boat an owner usually
wants to piddle up and down the bay in. such boats usually have just two
throttle positions, Go and No-Go.

On 26 Jun 2004 01:26:28 GMT, something compelled
(JAXAshby), to say:

The same engine producing less horsepower will last longer than if it
produced max power ... you have a certain amount of horsepower hours in
the machine, take them all out in a hurry or stretch them out, it's up
to you.

rick just gain the hammer mechanic's point of view. Like most things hammer
mechanics say, it is wrong.

"horsepower hours" (what a weird thing for rick to say) go up as the engine is
used "more nicely". Expensive, finely tuned Indy race car engines won't go
that many miles past 500 at WFO throttle, but will last thousands of hours if
you don't beat the crap out of them.

Apparently you can read faster than you can think, as well.

steve, it is near 10:00 at night and you have had too much to drink. you are
incoherent.

From: "Steve Daniels, Seek of Spam"
Date: 6/25/2004 9:46 PM Eastern Standard Time
Message-id:

On 26 Jun 2004 01:26:28 GMT, something compelled
(JAXAshby), to say:

The same engine producing less horsepower will last longer than if it
produced max power ... you have a certain amount of horsepower hours in
the machine, take them all out in a hurry or stretch them out, it's up
to you.

rick just gain the hammer mechanic's point of view. Like most things hammer
mechanics say, it is wrong.

"horsepower hours" (what a weird thing for rick to say) go up as the engine
is
used "more nicely". Expensive, finely tuned Indy race car engines won't go
that many miles past 500 at WFO throttle, but will last thousands of hours
if
you don't beat the crap out of them.

Apparently you can read faster than you can think, as well.

I made no mention at all of radial engines, those antiques of more than a half
century ago. They were not under discussion by anyone in this universe. in
rickie's universe or your universe maybe, but not this universe as the term is
used by 6,000,000,000 people.

gene, oil pumps (on the engines under discussion) sit in the oil sump bathed
in
oil. They are ready to pump oil on rev #1.

How about having enough experience to know that outside of a
theoretically perfect pump, that the pump is not primed and won't be
so without spinning it fast enough?



They certainly are NOT in the sump..... that single statement shows
that you have no idea about the construction of these engines. In
fact, half of the engines that you have expounded upon are dry sump
engines...... good grief...... clueless....

--



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On 26 Jun 2004 01:52:03 GMT, something compelled
(JAXAshby), to say:

steve, it is near 10:00 at night

It's 1914, actually. I have two more hours of daylight left.

and you have had too much to drink. you are
incoherent.

I'm incoherent? You and Rick are in agreement, but you're so
willing to engage in . . . well, I'd like to call it debate but I
have too much respect for the art. You're so willing to argue
that you can't see that:

The same engine producing less horsepower will last longer than if it
produced max power

and:

Expensive, finely tuned Indy race car engines won't go
that many miles past 500 at WFO throttle, but will last thousands of hours
if
you don't beat the crap out of them.

say the same thing.

Maybe you should *start* drinking, glub knows it couldn't hurt
your "thought" processes.


From: "Steve Daniels, Seek of Spam"
Date: 6/25/2004 9:46 PM Eastern Standard Time
Message-id:

On 26 Jun 2004 01:26:28 GMT, something compelled
(JAXAshby), to say:

The same engine producing less horsepower will last longer than if it
produced max power ... you have a certain amount of horsepower hours in
the machine, take them all out in a hurry or stretch them out, it's up
to you.

rick just gain the hammer mechanic's point of view. Like most things hammer
mechanics say, it is wrong.

"horsepower hours" (what a weird thing for rick to say) go up as the engine
is
used "more nicely". Expensive, finely tuned Indy race car engines won't go
that many miles past 500 at WFO throttle, but will last thousands of hours
if
you don't beat the crap out of them.

Apparently you can read faster than you can think, as well.

Another question: Which is easier on the engine...

.... ten miles for an hour and two thirds at
hull speed at 1600 rpm?