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Originally Posted by Joe Bob
Half full kinda guy, aren't ya?
Reminds me of the joke about the guy rescuing the little kid in the surf.....he beats his brains in to pull him to safety. The kid's Mom says...."he had a hat".....
CA people talk diff from others in other areas. get used to it....
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mo·tor (mtr)
n.
1. Something, such as a machine or an engine, that produces or imparts motion.
2. A device that converts any form of energy into mechanical energy, especially an internal-combustion engine or an arrangement of coils and magnets that converts electric current into mechanical power.
3. A motor vehicle, especially an automobile: "It was a night of lovers. All along the highway ... motors were parked and dim figures were clasped in revery" (Sinclair Lewis).
adj.
1. Causing or producing motion: motor power.
2. Driven by or having a motor.
3. Of or for motors or motor vehicles: motor oil.
4. Of, relating to, or designating nerves that carry impulses from the nerve centers to the muscles.
5. Involving or relating to movements of the muscles: motor coordination; a motor reflex.
v. mo·tored, mo·tor·ing, mo·tors
v.intr.
To drive or travel in a motor vehicle.
v.tr.
To carry by motor vehicle.
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Well, no..
When I first attended Porsche technical training early in instruction it was all about vocabulary and usage. The psychology is if you use "tear it down", "throw it back together", "motor" rather than engine, etc. you were mentally setting yourself up to do sloppy work.
For those who could not change their vocabulary the results were obvious. They talked like and were in fact pretty mediocre technicians.
Porsche's definition was very clear..Motors were devices that took existing energy and converted it to motion..like electrical or vacuum motors.
Engines took fuel and converted it via management systems into motion.
You would not use the language a "windshield wiper engine", "cruise control engine" and a "3.2 flat six motor". It is just pedestrian, not professional.
The Germans and Porsche were very exact in these matters. I think there is merit in the psychology to train a professional.
I don't watch PS much. When I do if Danny shows up to evaluate a automotive purchase, it can be painful. No tools, grease rags, compression gauge, flashlight or stethoscope. He points out any visual imperfections, listens to the "motor" and if it is clean or painted and not knocking..it is a great "motor". Never on his back under the car or taking any chance of getting his hands dirty and knocking his bandanna off. Drives the car around the block.."the transmission is great" or "the brakes need work". Not credible, he never pulled a dipstick.
Then the most amazing appraisal occurs, suddenly he is a automotive market expert too.
I understand PS is theater. They stage most of the deals, have the merchandise on site in advance and get the walk in "customers" to sign waivers and script the "sale" prior to video being made. But sloppy professional characters..the worst.
MM probably would give $200 for that crap Porsche engine. As a "core" it would have been worth that or more.
