A diesel engine...

[Veronica]

That's what my husband called me because I can climb most anything, just really slowly, just like all those trucks that are climbing passes in the breakdown lane.

I guess I should be glad I'm not a lawn mower. :p

If you were an engine, what kind would you be?

V.

[CR400]

I'd be a diesel as well. My reason is becaus no matter how hard the wind is when we go out for a bike ride I always want to pull myself, or who ever else wants to be pulled. I climb slow too, but I will never walk again.

I'd really like to be a high performance race engine but my speeds are not there yet.:mad:

[Mr. Bloom]

I'd be a hybrid: I kick into overdrive under pressure, but coast at a low, easy, efficient cadence on the flats

[nicole309]

I often tell my BF that I am the Little Engine that Could. Not always speedy, but I get there. Eventually!:p

[Trek420]

That's what my husband called me because I can climb most anything, just really slowly, just like all those trucks that are climbing passes in the breakdown lane.
V.

And we're all bio-diesel :cool: ;) :rolleyes:

[KnottedYet]

Three-stroke 1967 Saab 9-6 that needs the oil mixed into the gasoline in precise proportions in the gas tank.

High maintainence, and a little odd...
(eh-hem, or should I say "unique")

(can't remember if the '67 was a three-stroke or a two-stroke.)

[Geonz]

An eternal combustion engine.

[MomOnBike]

An engine in need of a tune-up. Carboration is poor (asthma), prone to over-heating, and liable to backfire a any moment. Not particularly fast, either. Still, it's the one I have. Gotta love those dual quads, though! :)

[mimitabby]

Yeah, Knot... me too. maybe I'm a Corvair.... lol

[Starfish]

From the description below, which I found on a car repair site...I'm an engine that falters in the cold! This paragraph describes me perfectly unless it is about 75-80 degrees out! ;)

Well, a variety of things would cause sputtering and hesitation. When the engine is cold, the thickness of oil is greatly increased, and may not make it all the way up to the top of the valves and that would make the engine rumble and die. Colder temperatures also would make a throttle stick, causing hesitation. Your choke may be sticky. Maybe your temperature sensor is off, and is registering the 'cold' temp colder than it actually is. At any rate, plan an extra minute or two and LET YOUR CAR WARM UP before you drive it. It happens when its cold out.

[Trek420]

My first car was a '64 Plymouth Valiant. Slant 6 engine, man they just go and go and .... I sold it at 160,000 miles, that car's probably still on the road.

Slow to get started, powerful once she gets going, ran very smooth but tends to be in too big a gear. Give her oil changes, regular tune ups, that's about it.

Of course this was before power anything, interior was comfy but very basic.

Shocks and suspension kinda creaky though ;) :rolleyes: :cool:

[uk elephant]

By the amount of sweat I produce, I think I would be a steam engine.....slowly chugging away, dripping as I go.....and fueld by logs of chocolate.....

[Andrea]

My butt/legs have been referred to as my "big block v8" because of their size and my tendancy to be a predatory sprinter/attacker :D

[7rider]

My first car was a '64 Plymouth Valiant. Slant 6 engine, man they just go and go and ....

Slow to get started, powerful once she gets going, ran very smooth but tends to be in too big a gear.

Shocks and suspension kinda creaky though ;) :rolleyes: :cool:

Sounds like I'm a '64 Plymouth Valiant with a slant 6, then!! :rolleyes:

[Dianyla]

My ex was into all things motor-driven and he always used to say that I'm like a four-stroke engine - lots of low end torque and a broad power band. Hills aren't a problem, just put-put-put until you get to the top. Now he on the other hand was a two-stroke engine with only two modes... idling while sputtering blue smoke and high-revving screaming chainsaw madness. :rolleyes:

[wannaduacentury]

Three-stroke 1967 Saab 9-6 that needs the oil mixed into the gasoline in precise proportions in the gas tank.

High maintainence, and a little odd...
(eh-hem, or should I say "unique")

(can't remember if the '67 was a three-stroke or a two-stroke.)

I think they are 2 stroke- We have an 87 Saab and dh always likes to look up trivia on older cars. Volvos and Mercedes too. and old Toyotas. it's a fun hobby. ;)

[wannaduacentury]

I'm a turbo wannabe- hee hee- lots of work ahead for me. I feel like a caboose- last one in. :rolleyes:

[SadieKate]

full of electrolytes and juice, but I keep getting fried.

http://www.miniscience.com/projects/PotatoElectricity/

[teigyr]

mmmm.....potato vodka.

[Deanna]

My first car was a '64 Plymouth Valiant. Slant 6 engine, man they just go and go and .... I sold it at 160,000 miles, that car's probably still on the road.

Slow to get started, powerful once she gets going, ran very smooth but tends to be in too big a gear. Give her oil changes, regular tune ups, that's about it.

Of course this was before power anything, interior was comfy but very basic.

Shocks and suspension kinda creaky though ;) :rolleyes: :cool:

Hey my first car was a 64 Valiant! Did you have the push-button automatic?

I'd have to go with Diesel for myself.

[Trek420]

Hey my first car was a 64 Valiant! Did you have the push-button automatic?

I think that was the year before. Mine had the fancy shifter mounted on the steering column.

[Aggie_Ama]

I think I would be a 4-cyclinder but with a DOHC. Not very fast but a little faster than some, takes a little while to get it to full speed, might overheat if you ask too much of it on a hill but fuel efficient.

[amymisk]

What a great thread. Some of you are very creative!

Myself: high rev rotary engine with a bit of a transmission problem- still working on the gear thing. Always seem to shift at the wrong time!

[Tuckervill]

I'm a VW Beetle engine. It's in the rear.

Karen

[Dianyla]

I'm a VW Beetle engine. It's in the rear.

Squareback? :rolleyes:

[wannaduacentury]

I'm a VW Beetle engine. It's in the rear.

Karen

I think those engines were air-cooled

;)

[mtkitchn]

I think I'm a Continental C90 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_O-200


Not very powerful or fast, makes a lot of noise, air cooled, needs frequent overhauls and not as reliable as, say, a Lycoming.....

[SadieKate]

At least you can go airborn.

[mtkitchn]

Yeah, but you fall farther when the engine fails. :o

[Tuckervill]

I think those engines were air-cooled

;)


rofl. Only when I eat potatoes.

Karen

[Starfish]

rofl. Only when I eat potatoes.
Karen


Ummm, is that cool air!?! LOL

[SadieKate]

Yeah, but you fall farther when the engine fails. :oOoh, good point.

PS - check your email. I've hatched a plan.

[ShubieGA]

I love UK_Elephant's description of a steam engine! I can relate! I don't glisten, I sweat profusely. And chocolate is a major food group. Good one!