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  1. 07-04-2007, 01:48 PM #1
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    Talking A diesel engine...

    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.

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

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  2. 07-04-2007, 01:56 PM #2
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    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.
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  3. 07-04-2007, 02:21 PM #3
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    I'd be a hybrid: I kick into overdrive under pressure, but coast at a low, easy, efficient cadence on the flats
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  4. 07-04-2007, 02:38 PM #4
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    The little one...

    I often tell my BF that I am the Little Engine that Could. Not always speedy, but I get there. Eventually!
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  5. 07-04-2007, 03:24 PM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by Veronica View Post
    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.
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  6. 07-04-2007, 03:44 PM #6
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    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.)
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  7. 07-04-2007, 03:52 PM #7
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  8. 07-04-2007, 04:45 PM #8
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    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!
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  9. 07-04-2007, 04:46 PM #9
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    Yeah, Knot... me too. maybe I'm a Corvair.... lol
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  10. 07-05-2007, 03:28 PM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by KnottedYet View Post
    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.
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