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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIt sounded like an old early 1900s engine running
like you see at the old engine shows
I went in for an echocardiogram on my heart to get a feel for how much blockage there might be and when the machine let us hear what my heart sounded like that was what it sounded to me like.
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It sounded like an old early 1900s engine running (Original Post)
madokie
May 2016
OP
?t=40s
Fires up at 40 s
Fires up at 40 s
Brother Buzz
(36,496 posts)4. That's a butter churn
Eventually enough steam is going to work down past the cylinder into the crankcase and the oil and water is going to emulsify into an ugly mess. Fun!
backscatter712
(26,355 posts)5. Ah, the joys of a blown head gasket.
Antifreeze ends up in the oil, they emulsify together until you have a milkshake that's bad at cooling and bad at lubricating, and completely fucks your engine.
safeinOhio
(32,748 posts)2. They called them Hit or Miss engines
HooptieWagon
(17,064 posts)3. Your heart is just a pump.
In a way, so is an engine.