[SEL] Young Rally

[Curt]

Germoamer at aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 12/12/2007 9:58:38 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
> curt at imc-group.com writes:
>
> Did anyone note the extra bolts on the operator side at the hot tube and 
> the water outlet? Not seen this 
> before.<http://www.oldengine.org/members/pml/y07/y0700065.JPG>
>
> Curt,
>  
> After going back and looking at the photo, I believe the pipe on the top 
> front of the engine is a filler pipe to fill the cylinder with water. 
Tom,
In the old engine world anything is possible! However, on my 8HP this 
pad is clearly for a hot tube. Mine has never been drilled or tapped for 
the hot tube mounting. Only the front and back tapped holes would be 
possible. There is no place on the side for bolts as shown in the Oz photo.

You questioned the existence of both hot tube and Webster. If the engine 
was shipped initially with HT, it is reasonable to assume someone 
upgraded it to electric ignition later.  Tommy T mentioned yesterday 
that there was reservation in the early days to electric ignition, and 
that IHC provided the hot tube ignition as an option to settle doubters.

This has got me wondering. Has anyone seen a Famous/Titan style engine 
with a hot tube boss with NO ignitor provision boss on the cylinder 
casting? That would be neat!
Curt Holland
Gastonia, NC

>  On mine, at 
> the top of the outlet pipe is a tee for filling the cylinder and going back 
> to the cooling screen.  In Patrick's photo, there is only a 90 degree elbow and 
> no way to fill the cylinder. Could the extra bolt near the water outlet be a 
> vent when filling the cylinder or when first starting the engine to get all 
> the air out of the system?
>  
>  
> Tom Schmutz
> Concord, Va.
> Germoamer at aol.com
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