Pet Peaves in Mechanic's Lingo

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ir3333 said:
3/4 cam
i had read early circle tracks were 3/4 mi.
a 3/4 cam was one ground to perform on those tracks.
but i don't know myself.
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I was told it was due to duration. If it had 270 duration at .o5o is was a 3/4 cam
 
adriver said:
35 years ago I had a foreman make an issue out of the motor/engine thing.
But he was an electrician. And a nuckle head.

I looked up definitions and it seemed somewhat fluid, if you will pardon the term.
Fluid being the state some fuels are in.
Seems like nit picking to me.
But I'm a rebel of sorts at that kind of thing.

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after 17 year as a tech at dodge dealers and many classes at a chrysler training center,they also teach that a motor is electrical.now as toyota fork lift tech,they really teach this as motors are used in electric trucks,and engines in internal combustion trucks
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An engine is a motor, but a motor is not an engine. A motor is a machine that creates motion from energy. An engine is a machine that converts fuel to energy then to motion.
 
sr71mopar said:
An engine is a motor, but a motor is not an engine. A motor is a machine that creates motion from energy. An engine is a machine that converts fuel to energy then to motion.
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But if you don't like that explanation I will defer to Ma

MOPAR = MOtor PARts
 
Being that I found a cool shop. I hear them on the phone with customers and I am amazed at their patience. Sad really. I do admit on the phone sometimes I start with... I know you need to see the car to know for sure, but...
 
/6 Matt said:
What word(s)/term(s) do you guys constantly hear in the world of cars that just ruffles your feathers?

Mine is Valve Cover(s). They don't cover the valves, they cover the rockerarms! They're Rockerarm Covers! :banghead:
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You are entitled to call them what you want, but they are valve covers. Technically, you may be correct, but go to Summitt, or a Mopar parts supplier and do a search for rocker arm covers, vs valve covers. Or rocker arm cover gaskets.

Just sayin... ;-)
 
PST said:
I work full time at PST but on weekends I still work at a local repair shop.

The one that gets to me the most .............. That is from customers is

"ever since you worked on my car ............." (fill in the blank.) and 99% of the time what they are now complaining about has nothing to do with the last repair that was done.

Just my 2 cents
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I get that working on appliances, some times even on one We didn't even touch! (You fixed my washer and now my dryer squeaks. Fix it and I'm not paying for the repair because it's your fault!):wack:
 
The term "pecker head" doesn't go over well in a meeting full of people Austrian Engineers and managers from my work. LOL I was referring to an electric motor terminal box, but us yanks call them pecker heads.
 

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I'm a old guy, the term 3/4 race applied to a cam grind that was suitable to be driven on the street. Full race cam was the next step that was thought to not be suitable for street use but race only. Cam specs weren't generally mentioned as no one knew anything about it. So if someone asked "what you running" the general reply would be something like "oh a 3/4 cam". When hot rodders started using the chevy small block things started getting more technical. The first small block chevy swap I ever saw was a 37 ford sedan with a 55' chevy 265 ci engine with a 39' Lincoln trans. The Lincoln's being V12 and heavy had stronger trans.
The term that pisses me off is when someone calls "push rods" "RODs". Rods are connecting rods, not push rods. There now I feel better.
 
"STALL CONVERTER"

And just what are you going to convert those stalls into? Urinals?!?
 
A BMC "A" Series as shown has (1) Rocker Cover, and (2) Tappet Covers. But the Brits call a lot of the stuff under the Bonnet by different terms.

67Dart273 said:
Some (typically inline) engines actually HAVE tappet covers:

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As a parts counter guy i always have people asking for Cadillac converters (Catalytic converter) i usually just laugh to myself when i hear it.
 
Just a few of the terms I hate.
MOTOR
POP UP PISTONS
POSI
TRANNY
MANNI
VERTER
And why is it every time a chevy guy sees you at a gas station he starts his story with I used to have this 350 4 bolt main truck block that was BALANCED AND BLUEPRINTED, PORTED AND POLISHED with DOUBLE HUMP heads?

Rod
 
ramenth said:
Welcome the Department of Redundancy Department.


Kinda goes along with "ATM Machine."
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haha we were just talking about stuff like that at work today...PIN number, VIN Number, ATM Machine....and I joked about how I laughed at someone trying to correct me when I said "PCV Valve' because they though I was being redundant.
But of course we all know that I was correct, as the 'V' in 'PCV' stands for 'Ventilation' and not 'Valve'.
 
Some of you need to chill the 'F out, LOL. Some of these terms have been around longer than I've been alive, and many vary with local and regional areas, as well as being changed over time by such things (back then) as car magazines and (now) the www. I can still remember a discussion with some guys in my early Navy days about what the meaning of "tall gears" is.

In the case of the "front shaft" going into your 4 speed, this has many names depending on what dealer you are in (GM, Ferd, other), what catalog you are lookin in, and who made the transmission, whether it be New Process, Clark, Borg Warner or whoever.

Mopar (used to) call this shaft a pinion. I don't hear too many of you on this board calling it that, so that means you are technically INCORRECT. Clutch gear, input shaft, main drive gear, are all terms used by someone or another for this same part.
 

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/6 Matt said:
What word(s)/term(s) do you guys constantly hear in the world of cars that just ruffles your feathers?

Mine is Valve Cover(s). They don't cover the valves, they cover the rockerarms! They're Rockerarm Covers! :banghead:
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On a diesel its a rocker box.
 
BPE said:
Just a few of the terms I hate.
MOTOR
POP UP PISTONS
POSI
TRANNY
MANNI
VERTER
And why is it every time a chevy guy sees you at a gas station he starts his story with I used to have this 350 4 bolt main truck block that was BALANCED AND BLUEPRINTED, PORTED AND POLISHED with DOUBLE HUMP heads?

Rod
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That's mostly just old chevy talk. All good stuff back in the day..

67Dart273 said:
Some of you need to chill the 'F out, LOL. Some of these terms have been around longer than I've been alive, and many vary with local and regional areas, as well as being changed over time by such things (back then) as car magazines and (now) the www. I can still remember a discussion with some guys in my early Navy days about what the meaning of "tall gears" is.

In the case of the "front shaft" going into your 4 speed, this has many names depending on what dealer you are in (GM, Ferd, other), what catalog you are lookin in, and who made the transmission, whether it be New Process, Clark, Borg Warner or whoever.

Mopar (used to) call this shaft a pinion. I don't hear too many of you on this board calling it that, so that means you are technically INCORRECT. Clutch gear, input shaft, main drive gear, are all terms used by someone or another for this same part.
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Redtruck-VA said:
That goes with a "auto-magic" transmission.
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I just had this coversation about "Tall Gears " verses short gears, better known as "Deep Gears". As for the transmission I know that as an "Input Shaft".
How about "Propeller Shaft"? Anyone use that term anymore?
Back in the generator days, you would hear someone installing a voltage regulator asking "Did you polarize the regulator?" Heard one old mechanic use the word "Bias" instead of polarizing. I need to "Bias" the regulator.

The reason I double posted is that I'm learning what all the buttons do. sorry.
 
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