Piston Count - 60 (soon to drop and never get that high again)
07-26-2012, 12:46 PM
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Piston Count - 60 (soon to drop and never get that high again)
A generous friend just sold me an 05 F150 for dirt cheap. I thought well I'll buy it fix the injectors and sell our other truck to do house reno's. Then I realized I've got to donate our old broken Venture minivan and get it off the property. I started to do a piston count and realized its getting out of hand. Most of my numbers are good vehicles bought way undervalue and made valuable with some TLC and elbow grease. I make an average wage just that I'm cheap and like deals and like off road vehicles too. I only buy used good machines and when I'm in the market I research and watch the adds. Most good deals are gone in under an hour. A few times Ive been able to get crazy prices.
This list includes weed whackers, lawn mowers and Nitro R/C. Oh yah and my Miata sitting in the garage waiting to be fixed............
Whats really cool is that 8 pistons are 2 strokes - ha ! No engine oil changes for those ones. 4 only have 2 wheels. 11 pistons need work and don't run.
Whats your Piston Count ?
(ps putting your hand inside a tube and pumping it does not count - too much leakdown)
This list includes weed whackers, lawn mowers and Nitro R/C. Oh yah and my Miata sitting in the garage waiting to be fixed............
Whats really cool is that 8 pistons are 2 strokes - ha ! No engine oil changes for those ones. 4 only have 2 wheels. 11 pistons need work and don't run.
Whats your Piston Count ?
(ps putting your hand inside a tube and pumping it does not count - too much leakdown)
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07-26-2012, 01:14 PM
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V8 truck, 3 running 4 cylinder vehicles, 1 non running 4 cylinder vehicle. 2 spare 4 cylinder engines, 2 cylinder horizontally opposed Steiner, spare 2 cylinder engine for it...2 cylinder motorcycle, chain saw, weedwacker, pushmower, riding mower, hedge trimmer.
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07-26-2012, 01:33 PM
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I stopped at 82. I can recall 8 single cylinder 2-smokes, but I feel like I'm forgetting a few of the small motors
16 (2 V8's) have been sitting and currently (probably) do not run. Both could be made to run with minimal effort.
8 (2 L4's) are extra BP's.
2 are Nitro RC.
<edit> Added 4. Forgot a motorcycle.
16 (2 V8's) have been sitting and currently (probably) do not run. Both could be made to run with minimal effort.
8 (2 L4's) are extra BP's.
2 are Nitro RC.
<edit> Added 4. Forgot a motorcycle.
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07-26-2012, 02:34 PM
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Jeep - 8
Edsel - 8
Miata - 4
Protege - 4
Ninja - 4
Riding Mower - 2
Push Mower - 1
Chain saw - 1
BP motors (5 out of cars, not all assembled but complete) - 20
Spare ninja motor - 4
Spare 360 Magnum - 8
Running: 32 pistons
Spare motors: 32 pistons
COME ON TRASH DAY!
Edsel - 8
Miata - 4
Protege - 4
Ninja - 4
Riding Mower - 2
Push Mower - 1
Chain saw - 1
BP motors (5 out of cars, not all assembled but complete) - 20
Spare ninja motor - 4
Spare 360 Magnum - 8
Running: 32 pistons
Spare motors: 32 pistons
COME ON TRASH DAY!
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