Saying goodbye

[ndutton]

I interpreted the comment as a decision regarding forum administration.

[joe_db]

I interpreted the comment as a decision regarding forum administration.

Me too, but this forum is so valuable to the Moyer brand I can't imagine them just letting it fade away. "Moyer Engine", "Moyer Rebuild" and so on can be found in boat ads, so the name really means something!

[ArtJ]

Sad to see you go

It is a excellent Forum for users and MMI to communicate hope it continues

Many Thanks
Best

Art

[zellerj]

Thank you Bill

I follow forums on lawn tractors, golf carts, and power boat engines, and your forum is the only one that increased my vocabulary.

Thanks,
Jim

[Administrator]

Can I take credit for "ubiquitous"?

Bill

[roadnsky]

Can I take credit for "ubiquitous"?

Well, I think as a parting gift...
Yes
(Although, if my memory serves... it was originally Neil)

[sastanley]

Well, I think as a parting gift...
Yes
(Although, if my memory serves... it was originally Neil)

Good thing we hopefully solved that with the "Thatch mod", among many others that have kept these old engines running!

Bill, I still hope you will contact me when you are in Solomons again!!!!

[capnward]

Words cannot express my sense of gratitude for this forum. My Atomic 4 is the beating heart of my daysailing business. Without Moyer Marine and this forum to show me how to care for the little beast, I might be trying to live on Social Security. Instead I can say I take people sailing for a living. Many thanks to you, Bill, and happy sailing!

[joe_db]

There is probably an entire fleet of boats that would not be sailing today absent Moyer and this Forum.
There are plenty of old diesels now with little to no support and you can buy an essentially new A4.
* If my boat had come with a diesel, it would have been a wonderful smooth little 4 cylinder Westerbeake made from an MG Midget 1.2 liter engine. It would have been really nice until it broke, at which point I would be trawling antique tractor forums in the UK for parts Unlike the A4, that engine really was a tractor engine too!

[Tkenopic]

Thank you so much Bill and all the best to you!
This forum has helped me immensely, I really dont know what I would have done without it.
All your hard work is much appreciated.
Cheers,
Trevor

[lat 64]

I can't add much to the accolades from all the members posted.
I am grateful to you personally for helping me get the straight scoop on many data points.

What ever happens I'll follow the this crowd. But ONLY this crowd!

Russ

I'll send an email with my address and you can add it to your someday-visit list.

[goodoldboat]

Please say it isnt so

Please say it isn't so .. I hope MMI decides to keep the site up and working ..

I check it every day and I know that I couldn't keep the old girl running without the site .

Bill good luck and thanks for all your years of hard work ..

[JOHN COOKSON]

Bill
Dang am I sorry to hear about you leaving the forum.

Before you leave could you make list of forum approved acronyms and their meaning and add it to the stickie list? You are probably the only one that can do this. Is there an acronym list somewhere in the forum that I haven't found?

Fair winds and smooth seas in the next chapter of your life. You will be missed by all.

ex TRUE GRIT

[Administrator]

Hi, John:

Here are the ones we've added to the forum software.

Bill

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AAMOF|As a matter of fact
ABYC|American Boat and Yacht Council\nVoluntary standards authority for our pastime. In some instances, the United States Coast Guard has adopted the American Boat and Yacht Council standard verbatim, Article P-1 Exhaust Systems is an example.
ACR|Automatic Charging Relay
AFAIK|As far as I know
AKA|Also known as
BSDS|Boat Show Derangement Syndrome
BTDT|Been there. Done that.
BTPC|Boat Theater PC
BTW|By the way
C-Advance|Centrifugal advance system found under the points plate in our distributors.
CFR|Code of Federal Regulations. A recent clerical re-organization that includes Coast Guard regulations and requirements.
CNG|compressed natural gas
DAMHIK|Don't ask me how I know.
DIY|Do it yourself
DOTO|Don't overlook the obvious.
EI|Electronic Ignition
EOM|End of message
EWDS|Engine Warning and Diagnostic System. A real-time engine monitoring system found in Moyer Marine's catalog under Kits/Accessories
FAQ|Frequently asked questions
FKA|Formerly known as
FWC|Fresh water cooling
FWIW|For what it's worth.
FYI|For your information.
HTH|Hope this helps.
HTPC| Home Theater PC
HX|Heat exchanger
ICYMI|In case you missed it
IIRC|If I recall correctly
IMHO|In my humble opinion
IMNSHO|In my not so humble opinion
IMO|In my opinion
IOW|In other words
JOSO|Just one sailor's opinion.
KISS|Keep it simple, stupid.
LOL|Laughing out loud
MMI|Moyer Marine, Inc.
MMO|Marvel Mystery Oil
NEC- National Electric Code
NPS|National Pipe Straight Thread
NPT|National Pipe Tapered Thread
OMG|Oh, my goodness
OPSS|Oil pressure safety switch. Required for electric fuel pumps, sometimes used for other systems.
OP|Original Poster
OTOH|On the other hand
OT|Off-topic
PCV|Positive Crankcase Ventilation System\nA system of managing excessive crankcase blowby. Some (not all) members report a side-effect of carburetor tuning difficulty.
PEDANTIC|A state of mind which is about caring a lot about formalities, often more than necessary.
PITA| pain in the buttocks
POV|Point of view
PO|Previous owner
PTO| Power Take Off
ROTFL|Rolling on the floor laughing
RTFM|Read the manual
RWC|Raw water cooling
Rule of 2011|The electronic ignition and coil balance solution developed on this forum in 2011.
SNR|Signal to Noise Ratio. The ratio of useful information to false or irrelevant data in a conversation.
SOC|State of Charge
TBA|To be announced
TBC|To be continued
TDC|Top Dead Center. The timing position where a piston is at the top of the compression stroke and confirmed by a vertical roll pin in the crankshaft flywheel end. Timing advance measurement adds a 'B' to the acronym for Before Top Dead Center (BTDC).
TNX|Thanks
Thatch Modification|Run the hose from the thermostat housing to the back of the manifold. This will eliminate all possible air pockets and voids in the manifold and result in improved manifold cooling because the water will flow up through the manifold not run down through it.
Thatch modification|Run the hose from the thermostat housing to the back of the manifold. This will eliminate all possible air pockets and voids in the manifold and result in improved manifold cooling because the water will flow up through the manifold not run down through it.
Thatch mod|Run the hose from the thermostat housing to the back of the manifold. This will eliminate all possible air pockets and voids in the manifold and result in improved manifold cooling because the water will flow up through the manifold not run down through it.
UHS|Ubiquitous hot spot. A spot on the flywheel end of the manifold hot enough to scorch off the paint.
USCG|United States Coast Guard
WFM|Works for me.
WJSP|Water jacket side plate
WOT|Wide open throttle
WRT|With regard to
WTH|What the heck.
YMMD|You made my day.
YMMV|Your mileage may vary.
pedantic|A state of mind which is about caring a lot about formalities, often more than necessary.
work around|Engineering around a problem rather than dealing with the source of the problem.

[HOTFLASH]

Thank you

Bill,

I greatly appreciate your shepherding this (our) forum. Without this experience of warm, knowledgeable and generous sharing of this A4 community, I certainly could not have tackled the rebuild of most of my 45 year old engine, as well as carb, fuel pump, exhaust system, wiring, engine gauges, alternator, and starter and more. Wishing you well! You have made a difference.

Thank you!

Mary