Turner Pistons

[Ron Hill]

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My dad an Wally Tuner were good friends. https://www.google.com/search?q=Wall...w=1680&bih=925

	Y-116 Full House Mouse
owner / driver	Bob Foley
location	Escondido, CA
hull info / class	Original 48 ci class hydroplane (Y) Built in 1954 from Kenny Ingram plans by DeSilva
LOA / beam	11' / 6'
motor	Four cylinder - Modified - Crosley 44 cu in, SOHC motor. 85 HP. .100" over bore, 2.6" ported, compression ratio 12.5:1.George Salih machined Turner cast pistons; full floating wrist pins with teflon buttons, boxed rods, forged steel crank, Crane 9000 cam, Crane cam followers & valve springs; lightened Crofton valves. Oil pump runs at 1/2 engine speed. Modified distributor, reinforced mounting tab for points. Usually ran crankshaft scraper; oil control was always a problem. Runs on Methanol through Amal 1.125" TT carbs. Two fuel pumps (Bendix), one for each carb. .125 needle jets, main jets from .101 to .109 with one jet size larger in front carb.
gearbox	direct
propeller	Oakland Johnson A SPl 7.75 x 12; Cary 8.5 x 13; Hi J 8 x 12; Hi J 8 x 13.5; Hi J 8.25 x 14.5
years raced	1954-1979
	1954 - 1956(?) Sonny Meyer 1958 - 1962(?) Mickey Remund 1964 - 1967 John Lyle 1967 - 1979 Bob Foley Competition Speed Record (5 mile): Nov. 6, 1954 - Salton Sea, CA - Sonny Meyer - Lou-Kay 99-Y - 67.72 mph. 1960 Nationals (Remund) 3rd 1961 Nationals (Remund) 4th 1975 Winternationals West (Foley) 2nd 1977 Nationals (Foley) 5th
launch:	land display