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From: cuhulin on 8 Mar 2010 20:35
I have a Briggs & Stratton (H) horizontally opposed twin cylinders 14
horsepower horizontal crank shaft aircooled engine with 12 V (volts)
electric start.My two walk behind lawn mowers each have a V (vertical
shaft Briggs & Stratton engine.
I mowed my yard this afternoon.That Creeping Phlox stuff is taking over
my yard.
cuhulin

From: dsi1 on 8 Mar 2010 20:48
On 3/8/2010 3:18 PM, Tegger wrote:
> dsi1<dsi1(a)humuhumunukunukuapuapa.org> wrote in news:E0fln.22573$wr5.3199
> @newsfe22.iad:
>
>> On 3/8/2010 11:56 AM, Steve wrote:
>>> lora wrote:
>>>> thank you. I have a v4 engine.
>>>
>>> Not in an Accord. Its got either an inline (I4) or a V6. V4 engines are
>>> quite rare in automobiles (and in general, actually).
>>
>> She probably means 4-valve head. That's a lot of valves!
>
>
>
> No, she means an inline-4. A lot of people are not sure what the "V" means,
> so they tack it in front of any cylinder count. I'm waiting for somebody to
> eventually say his lawnmower has a "V1"...

I think you're right. For some reason, I thought she was talking about a
16 valve Toyota engine. My mistake.

>
> And speaking of multi-valve heads, check out /this/ puppy!
> <http://www.maserati-alfieri.co.uk/alfieri26.htm>

What a monster that would be and I don't mean that in a positive way. :-)

>
>

From: Steve Austin on 9 Mar 2010 07:52
Tegger wrote:
> dsi1 <dsi1(a)humuhumunukunukuapuapa.org> wrote in news:E0fln.22573$wr5.3199
> @newsfe22.iad:
>
>> On 3/8/2010 11:56 AM, Steve wrote:
>>> lora wrote:
>>>> thank you. I have a v4 engine.
>>> Not in an Accord. Its got either an inline (I4) or a V6. V4 engines are
>>> quite rare in automobiles (and in general, actually).
>> She probably means 4-valve head. That's a lot of valves!
>
>
>
> No, she means an inline-4. A lot of people are not sure what the "V" means,
> so they tack it in front of any cylinder count. I'm waiting for somebody to
> eventually say his lawnmower has a "V1"...
>
> And speaking of multi-valve heads, check out /this/ puppy!
> <http://www.maserati-alfieri.co.uk/alfieri26.htm>
>
>
Probably a V-Tec
From: Steve on 9 Mar 2010 10:49
Tegger wrote:
> dsi1<dsi1(a)humuhumunukunukuapuapa.org> wrote in news:E0fln.22573$wr5.3199
> @newsfe22.iad:
>
>> On 3/8/2010 11:56 AM, Steve wrote:
>>> lora wrote:
>>>> thank you. I have a v4 engine.
>>>
>>> Not in an Accord. Its got either an inline (I4) or a V6. V4 engines are
>>> quite rare in automobiles (and in general, actually).
>>
>> She probably means 4-valve head. That's a lot of valves!
>
>
>
> No, she means an inline-4. A lot of people are not sure what the "V" means,
> so they tack it in front of any cylinder count.

My dear wife, many years ago while I was working on her car, came out
and said, "So how many V's is this engine?"

I love her anyway... ;-)


From: genius on 9 Mar 2010 12:13
On Mar 9, 5:52 am, Steve Austin <saus...(a)northnet.org> wrote:
> Tegger wrote:
> > dsi1 <d...(a)humuhumunukunukuapuapa.org> wrote in news:E0fln.22573$wr5.3199
> > @newsfe22.iad:
>
> >> On 3/8/2010 11:56 AM, Steve wrote:
> >>> lora wrote:
> >>>> thank you. I have a v4 engine.
> >>> Not in an Accord. Its got either an inline (I4) or a V6. V4 engines are
> >>> quite rare in automobiles (and in general, actually).
> >> She probably means 4-valve head. That's a lot of valves!
>
> > No, she means an inline-4. A lot of people are not sure what the "V" means,
> > so they tack it in front of any cylinder count. I'm waiting for somebody to
> > eventually say his lawnmower has a "V1"...
>
> > And speaking of multi-valve heads, check out /this/ puppy!
> > <http://www.maserati-alfieri.co.uk/alfieri26.htm>
>
> Probably a V-Tec

I was looking at a civic about 12 years ago with the VTEC I4. The
salesman told me the variable timing, electronic control system
created the same HP as a super charger. I asked how adjusting timing
and valves created boost and got the deer in the headlights look.
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