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I just heard the darndest conversation on the local ham radio repeater. One guy was explaining - very seriously and with great detail what the terms "2 liter" and "3 liter" engines meant. He explained that if you take the bare-bones engine block and drop it in a tub of water the "2l/3l" is how much water rises in the tub (how much water the block displaces).

I thought it was a joke, but after the other fellow asked him some questions about it he went on for several minutes explaining the procedure to calculate what the numbers are.

Sigh.
 
I would have enjoyed hearing his description of brake horse power.
 
He must be a shipwright.
 
Th Houston Chronicle prints advice by an "expert" in the Cars and Trucks section. Occasionally it is flat wrong, but they don't even acknowledge their error
 
aerog said:
DrEntropy said:
He must be a shipwright.
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I'm hoping he's a comedian.
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From what I can see,you're right on the money! :devilgrin: :jester:

Of course,I'm just too polite to say what I really think. :devilgrin:

Last time I tried floating an engine,it's displacement took it all the way to the bottom. :jester: :savewave:

Stuart. :cheers:
 
DrEntropy said:
He must be a shipwright.
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Give me a 2'X2'X2' tupperware container and I'll betcha
I can float a Triumph engine with it.

:yesnod:
 
ecurie_ecosse said:
aerog said:
DrEntropy said:
He must be a shipwright.
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I'm hoping he's a comedian.
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From what I can see,you're right on the money! :devilgrin: :jester:

Of course,I'm just too polite to say what I really think. :devilgrin:

Last time I tried floating an engine,it's displacement took it all the way to the bottom. :jester: :savewave:

Stuart. :cheers:
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Ah! But how much water overflowed out of the tub?? Forgot to check that didn't you?? :jester: :devilgrin:
 
tinster, that guys is right! he is also a shipwright, everyone knows you need about 60 feet of chain and at least a 2-3 ltr. engine block to make a good boat mooring. :crazyeyes:
 
bugimike said:
ecurie_ecosse said:
aerog said:
DrEntropy said:
He must be a shipwright.
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I'm hoping he's a comedian.
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From what I can see,you're right on the money! :devilgrin: :jester:

Of course,I'm just too polite to say what I really think. :devilgrin:

Last time I tried floating an engine,it's displacement took it all the way to the bottom. :jester: :savewave:

Stuart. :cheers:
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Ah! But how much water overflowed out of the tub?? Forgot to check that didn't you?? :jester: :devilgrin:
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I sure did!! I must have been thinking about cows v burros at the time. :devilgrin: :jester:

Stuart. :cheers:
 
Maybe Scott missed part of the conversion--the part where the displacement of the water was measured when the cylinders were full of air, then measured again with the cylinders full of water? :crazyeyes:
 
TR6oldtimer said:
I would have enjoyed hearing his description of brake horse power.
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:crazyeyes: :lol:

Well....Ya keep adding horses until you can no longer drag em down the road....

Then ya count em.

That's how many horse power ya got.
 
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