Piston Count

[Audrey]

11,000 rpms? Not sure I like that. For a car one plans to drive on the street? Seems excessive.

[Tim Ford]

WE only have 9 functioning pistons if you throw in the larn-mower. I am EXTREMELY worried about glow-ball worming and our household carbon feet prints, so a much below average Scantlings piston count. (not likely to improve either...sticking with the electric outboard motor and electric chain saw).

[Jamie]

WE only have 9 functioning pistons if you throw in the larn-mower. I am EXTREMELY worried about glow-ball worming and our household carbon feet prints, so a much below average Scantlings piston count. (not likely to improve either...sticking with the electric outboard motor and electric chain saw).

How many non-functioning pistons do you have and where are they located?

That's the true "ephemera" test.

[JoeP]

Here's a great way for Ajax to up his piston count and move his truck around.
https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/boa/d/landing-craft-lcu-lcm-119-make-offer/6768933190.html

[Ajax]

Here's a great way for Ajax to up his piston count and move his truck around.
https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/boa/d/landing-craft-lcu-lcm-119-make-offer/6768933190.html

A little bigger than I need, but I love your thinking. An old LCM would be right size.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landing_Craft_Mechanized

ACU 2 was stationed with us, at Ft. McHenry, Baltimore.

[Tim Ford]

Aston Martin''s new 1,000 bhp, 11,100 rpm naturally aspirated V12 looks very interesting.
https://petrolicious.com/articles/aston-martin-shows-off-its-new-1000bhp-11100rpm-v12-valkyrie-engine

holy mother of god!

[JoeP]

Here's a great way for Ajax to up his piston count and move his truck around.
https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/boa/d/landing-craft-lcu-lcm-119-make-offer/6768933190.html

A little bigger than I need, but I love your thinking. An old LCM would be right size.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landing_Craft_Mechanized

ACU 2 was stationed with us, at Ft. McHenry, Baltimore.

I agree about the LCM. A friend was an LCM driver for the Washington National Guard. He was proud that the Army had more boats than the Navy.

[Tigger]

2 cars (8), 1 boat (3), 1 outboard (1) for a total of 12.

But I do own 5 trumpets. 7 if you could the D/Eb and A/Bb pic as two,

[Panope]

Subaru = Sold.

This is the first time since I was 17 years old that I have only had 1 car (I am not counting my wife's Prius). I like it.

Piston Count:

Ford Ranger - 4
Panope - 3
Motorboat - 2 (this will be the next engine to go)
Dinghy - 1
Lawnmower - 2 (If we move to the new house, we wont need a riding lawnmower)
Lawnmower - 1 (When this dies, I'll get an electric, rechargeable)
Weed-eater - 1 (When this dies, l'll get an electric, rechargeable)
Generator - 1
Airplane - 2 (I should sell this engine, also)

Total --------- 17

[Panope]

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Peak Piston occurred 13 years ago.

Float plane hanging from ceiling (only the floats are visible). Also, a second Apache (Piper Twin, dissembled) is hanging next to the seaplane.

The most chaotic time of my life.

[Panope]

+8

2006 F-250. Gas. 6 speed manual with GRANNY gear. 230,000 miles.

Bought today at a public auction in Bellingham.

Sale price = $900. By far, the least expensive, modern vehicle, that is capable of towing Panope, that I could find.

Will likely only be used a couple of times a year to tow Panope to/from the boat harbor.

Steve

Signage residue will come off with adhesive remover.

[kdh]

Glad to know, but doesn't surprise me, that the adhesive is not going to be staying on the vehicle. Would drive me crazy.

Xylene will almost surely take it off but I'd try Goo Gone first.

[Panope]

Thanks for the suggestion, Keith. The 3M adhesive remover works ok, but is requiring a lot of elbow grease and a fingernail to remove the bulk of the residue.

I'll pick up some goo gone and give that a try.

Steve

[kdh]

You might try WD40. I had some nasty stuff keeping some velcro stuck on for which that worked well.

[SemiSalt]

When we had goo from some tape on a new refrigerator, the manufacturer suggested cooking oil.

[BeauV]

Uh, Steve, someone stole the back half of that truck.

[Panope]

Uh, Steve, someone stole the back half of that truck.

Ha! That's why I bought it. Now I get to build a Herculean steel bumper/hitch receiver at just the right height so as to keep Panope from hitting the overhead shed framing.

Then I'll build a tricked out aluminum flatbed - just for the hell of it.

Bonus: Half a truck costs less than half as much.

Steve

[BeauV]

I have always wanted a flat-bed with which I could haul the Morgan. (was: haul the Morgan with) But, I have never been able to justify clogging up the driveway with YAV (Yet Another Vehicle).

(Edit: because ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I shall not put. )

[Audrey]

That is an awesome truck for a great price.

[avramd]

Fun thread!

Beau, I have to say, while I admire your low piston count, it seems to me that your Morgan is short 2-4 pistons...

To be clear, instead of listing pistons that don't count, I think we can all agree that we are counting only pistons that are driven by combustion

Motorcycles: 2 KTMs, 1 piston each
Corsair F24: 1
Dinghy: 2
Outback: 4
Total: 9

It's worth mentioning however that my household population is 1.

I also have been going out of my way for a while to minimize my piston count. My dream is for a Tesla Model Y to replace the Outback if it emerges as having a towing capacity that can handle the Corsair. I'd prefer a Model 3 but don't expect it's towing capacity to ever be sufficient.

I tried using Torqeedo "Travel s on the F-24. I had a great dream (I may have mentioned here) of mounting them out on the floats, so I could use twin throttles to increase docking maneuverability by being able to do "tank turns." Instead it turned out that they were extremely fragile and had embarrassingly useless range. Something like 5 miles at 4 knots waterspeed with my hull. I understand they've doubled the range now and the new product costs $2500. It makes me wonder if the company is in fact owned by an oil company, and its mission is to imply the impracticality of electric motors for boating.

I was carrying it last summer as a back-up, and in a zero wind situation when my primary motor failed, it did not prevent us from needing to call Sea-Tow. We were only 8 miles from our destination. I don't carry it any more.

[BeauV]

Fun thread!

Beau, I have to say, while I admire your low piston count, it seems to me that your Morgan is short 2-4 pistons...

LOL! Well, when I bought the Morgan 4/4 (in 1971 - "4/4" stands for four cylinders and four wheels, there are Morgan 2/3 +4 and +8 models too) there was no way I could afford a Morgan with more cylinders.

We're about to reduce our piston count by 3 around here. The little JCW Mini is for sale.

The new inventory will be:
1 - 6hp outboard for the Moore-24
6 - 130hp main diesel aboard MAYAN
2 - 16hp aux diesel aboard MAYAN
0 - Tesla Model S
0 - Tesla Model X
6 - Ford Expedition (runs on 3 sometimes in Econo mode)
______
15 total

[avramd]

LOL! Well, when I bought the Morgan 4/4 (in 1971 - "4/4" stands for four cylinders and four wheels, there are Morgan 2/3 +4 and +8 models too) there was no way I could afford a Morgan with more cylinders.

A Morgan has been my dream car since I was 12 years old, and an approximately 1981 issue of Road & Track featured the propane-powered +8 turbo from Isis Imports - their trick to get it to meet emissions standards. I loved that simplicity with elegance was equalling the performance of the top Porsches and Ferraris at the time. And I loved that they never felt the need to update the car's aesthetics - they had the foresight to realize that they had something timeless on their hands, without ever needing to "go retro."

Growing up in Maine though, I became a huge fan of all-wheel drive. I'm conflicted about the fact that Morgan has never made one, and doesn't strike me as ever being interested. Although eventually I figure they are going to have to create the Morgan +e, and maybe they'll finally realize that front & back motors creates better weight distribution...

Don't you get a -1 piston credit for each Tesla?

[BeauV]

LOL! Well, when I bought the Morgan 4/4 (in 1971 - "4/4" stands for four cylinders and four wheels, there are Morgan 2/3 +4 and +8 models too) there was no way I could afford a Morgan with more cylinders.

A Morgan has been my dream car since I was 12 years old, and an approximately 1981 issue of Road & Track featured the propane-powered +8 turbo from Isis Imports - their trick to get it to meet emissions standards. I loved that simplicity with elegance was equalling the performance of the top Porsches and Ferraris at the time. And I loved that they never felt the need to update the car's aesthetics - they had the foresight to realize that they had something timeless on their hands, without ever needing to "go retro."

Growing up in Maine though, I became a huge fan of all-wheel drive. I'm conflicted about the fact that Morgan has never made one, and doesn't strike me as ever being interested. Although eventually I figure they are going to have to create the Morgan +e, and maybe they'll finally realize that front & back motors creates better weight distribution...

Don't you get a -1 piston credit for each Tesla?

LoL - no negative piston numbers....

I forgot to include the Morgan in my list. It has been 3 years since it ran....I forgot.

We need another metric, something like sex appeal. I say this because neither the Ferrari not the Porsche I owned has ever attracted women the way the Morgan does. I asked my Admiral about this and her reply was: “The Morgan isn’t scary, it is fun, It is cute, only a nice cute guy would own one... well.... there you go.

[Ken Heaton (Salazar)]

The present inventory is:

2 - 9.5hp outboard for the inflatable (and the aluminium open boat). This one was purchased new in 1973 by my Father, he took me along for the ride to pick it up, I was 12 at the time.
3 - 47hp diesel aboard SALAZAR
5 - VW Rabbit 2.5
5 - The other VW Rabbit 2.5
1 - Push lawnmower
1 - The other push lawnmower (out in the country)
1 - Spacing Saw (also used as a monster 'Whipper Snipper' out in the country)
1 - Backpack Leaf Blower
______
19 total

About normal around here I think. Nothing electric yet (heck, we still burn coal here to make electricity). Household of two.

[LarryHoward]

Mine keeps rising.
1 Porsche Macan S - 6
1 Honda S2000 - 4
1 Toyota Minivan- 6
1/2 Honda Civic Si- Autocrosser = 2
1/2 Porsche 911 3
1 Yanmar 4JH 4
1 Yamaha 70 (Center console) 3
1 Honda 5 HP dinghy engine 1
1 Yamaha Rhino Utility SUV 1
1 Trimmer 1
3 Chainsaws 3
1 brush trimmer 1
1 leaf blower 1
1/2 Honda CBR800 1
1 21" lawnmower 1
1 Lawn Tractor 2
Total 41

I think that's about it. The 911, Civic and CBR 800 are jointly titled with my 24 YO son for massive insurance savings and at least one is always here so I claim 1/2 of their cylinders.

[BeauV]

Fun thread!

Beau, I have to say, while I admire your low piston count, it seems to me that your Morgan is short 2-4 pistons...

LOL! Well, when I bought the Morgan 4/4 (in 1971 - "4/4" stands for four cylinders and four wheels, there are Morgan 2/3 +4 and +8 models too) there was no way I could afford a Morgan with more cylinders.

We're about to reduce our piston count by 3 around here. The little JCW Mini is for sale.

The new inventory will be:
1 - 6hp outboard for the Moore-24
6 - 130hp main diesel aboard MAYAN
2 - 16hp aux diesel aboard MAYAN
0 - Tesla Model S
0 - Tesla Model X
6 - Ford Expedition (runs on 3 sometimes in Econo mode)
______
15 total

Damn, I forgot about garden tools....

So the real number is:
15 - see above
4 - Morgan
1 - chainsaw
1- leaf blower
_____
21 Total

[JoeP]

I bought a Fiskars push mower and an EGo battery powered string trimmer in my quest to be more green so I am down 2 pistons.

Current count:
F-150 8
FR-S 4
Forrester 4
Honda 2 hp outboard 1

Total 17

[kimbottles]

Station Wagon 6
Touareg 6
Hadlock Skiff 4
FRANCIS LEE 3
WHITECAP 12
Honda Gas Generator 1
Honda Diesel Generator 3
Lawn Mower 1
Weed Eater 1
Chain Saw 1
Honda Tender Outboard 1

39

[LarryHoward]

Mine keeps rising.
1 Porsche Macan S - 6
1 Honda S2000 - 4
1 Toyota Minivan- 6
1/2 Honda Civic Si- Autocrosser = 2
1/2 Porsche 911 3
1 Yanmar 4JH 4
1 Yamaha 70 (Center console) 3
1 Honda 5 HP dinghy engine 1
1 Yamaha Rhino Utility SUV 1
1 Trimmer 1
3 Chainsaws 3
1 brush trimmer 1
1 leaf blower 1
1/2 Honda VFR800 1
1 21" lawnmower 1
1 Lawn Tractor 2
Total 41

I think that's about it. The 911, Civic and VFR 800 are jointly titled with my 24 YO son for massive insurance savings and at least one is always here so I claim 1/2 of their cylinders.

Damn. Left out the generator at 2, so 43.

[Olaf Hart]

Down from 45 to 37, and working on dropping more...