Engines and Motors

[RustyJC]

OK, I know I can't change the world, but:



If it's fueled by gasoline, diesel fuel, aviation fuel, or if it's powered by steam, it's an ENGINE.



If it has electrical leads or is powered by hydraulic or air pressure, it's a MOTOR.



Now, I feel better.



Rusty

 

[Butch Brandt]

RustyJC, I'm afraid you must be as old as I am. Shame on us! That's the way I learned it to, but stuff does change. Nowadays anything that supplies motive force is, I beleive, called a motor. I liked the old way better.

 

[klenger]

So does that mean that the navigation systems that our company makes (uasc.com) have GPS motors in them and not GPS engines?

 

[AMF]

I thought motoring is what an engine allowed us to do

 

[Butch Brandt]

Klenger,

Does it supply motive force?

 

[mberry]

Originally posted by RustyJC

OK, I know I can't change the world, but:



If it's fueled by gasoline, diesel fuel, aviation fuel, or if it's powered by steam, it's an ENGINE.



If it has electrical leads or is powered by hydraulic or air pressure, it's a MOTOR.



Now, I feel better.



Rusty

Then why do they call it MOTOR oil?

 

[RustyJC]

Re: Re: Engines and Motors

Originally posted by mberry

Then why do they call it MOTOR oil?

Well, actually, the separable equipment our company builds has an engine oil system and a compressor oil system.



Rusty

 

[R.ebel]

Originally posted by RustyJC

OK, I know I can't change the world, but:



If it's fueled by gasoline, diesel fuel, aviation fuel, or if it's powered by steam, it's an ENGINE.



If it has electrical leads or is powered by hydraulic or air pressure, it's a MOTOR.



Now, I feel better.



Rusty

That's how I've learned it, but what about the outboard motor? For some reason outboard engine doesn't sound right?

 

[Chris N5CWM]

Yeah..

General Motors, Ford Motor Company...

But the names likely originated from the early 1900s when automobiles were called "motorcars".



I feel the same way, Rusty. Just as you put it in the originating post of this thread! Deep down I cringe when someone refers to their engine as a "motor". Oh well what can ya do?

 

[CFAR]

I knew what this post was about before I started to read but I read anyway, you've given me the motorvation to go back to work.

 

[Badunit]

From Mirriam Webster:



Main Entry: mo·tor

Pronunciation: 'mO-t&r

Function: noun

Etymology: Latin, from movEre to move

Date: 1586

1 : one that imparts motion; specifically : PRIME MOVER

2 : any of various power units that develop energy or impart motion: as a : a small compact engine b : INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE; especially : a gasoline engine c : a rotating machine that transforms electrical energy into mechanical energy

3 : MOTOR VEHICLE; especially : AUTOMOBILE





Main Entry: en·gine

Pronunciation: 'en-j&n

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English engin, from Middle French, from Latin ingenium natural disposition, talent, from in- + gignere to beget -- more at KIN

Date: 13th century

1 obsolete a : INGENUITY b : evil contrivance : WILE

2 : something used to effect a purpose : AGENT, INSTRUMENT <mournful and terrible engine of horror and of crime -- E. A. Poe>

3 a : a mechanical tool: as (1) : an instrument or machine of war (2) obsolete : a torture implement b : MACHINERY c : any of various mechanical appliances -- often used in combination <fire engine>

4 : a machine for converting any of various forms of energy into mechanical force and motion; also : a mechanism or object that serves as an energy source <black holes may be the engines for quasars>

5 : a railroad locomotive





Take your pick. Personally, I feel that since "internal combustion engine" is the most correct term, the shorter term "engine" seems more correct than "motor".

 

[fox]

I guess I used a search MOTOR to find the days topic. !!!

 

[A Johnson]

" Engines produce horse power, motors consume power, Cummins makes engines and don't you forget it"



This was a quote from my first boss, after I had called an engine a motor. I thought I was going to have to stand with my nose in a corner. I think he eventually forgave me, but I never brought the subject up again.



A Johnson

 

[Chris N5CWM]

Ablaaaaaaaaaaahhhh...

I got in my enginehome that is motorneered for comfort. Went to watch the little motor that could pull some cars up the tracks, then went to watch some planes take off. Wow those new jetmotors are quiet! Then I heard a siren, it was a firemotor!







This all took place in the Engine City known as Detroit.

OK I'll shut my enginemouth now!

 

[Chris N5CWM]

The Chicken and the Harley Enginecycle...



On the farm lived a chicken and a horse, both of whom loved to

play together. One day the two were playing, when the horse fell into a bog and began to sink. Scared for his life, the horse

whinnied for the chicken to go get the farmer for help! Off the

chicken ran, back to the farm. Arriving at the farm, he searched

and searched for the farmer, but to no avail, for he had gone to

town with the only tractor. Running around, the chicken spied the farmer's new Harley. Finding the keys in the ignition, the chicken sped off with a length of rope hoping he still had time to save his friend's life.



Back at the bog, the horse was surprised, but happy, to see the

chicken arrive on the shiny Harley, and he managed to get a hold

of the loop of rope the chicken tossed to him. After tying the other end to the rear bumper of the farmer's bike, the chicken then drove slowly forward and, with the aid of the powerful bike, rescued the horse!



Happy and proud, the chicken rode the Harley back to the

farmhouse, and the farmer was none the wiser when he returned. The friendship between the two animals was cemented: best buddies,

best pals. A few weeks later, the chicken fell into a mud pit, and

soon, he too, began to sink and cried out to the horse to save his

life! The horse thought a moment, walked over, and straddled the large puddle.

Looking underneath, he told the chicken to grab his "thing" and he would then lift him out of the pit. The chicken got a good grip, and the horse pulled him up and out, saving his life.



The moral of the story? (Yes, there's a moral!)... .....

"When you're hung like a horse, you don't need a Harley to pick up chicks. "

 

[mberry]

I was only kidding Rusty. I was taught the same as you.

 

[RustyJC]

No problem... I took it as a humorous comeback!



So, why do motorcycles have engines and engine lathes have motors???



Rusty

 

[nickleinonen]

Deep down I cringe when someone refers to their engine as a "motor". Oh well what can ya do?

i do the same thing, but i catch myself saying motor sometimes too... if i am speaking in finnish [native language of finland] with my pops or some of my friends, motor is the only word there that gets used. . ie, gas motor, diesel motor, hydraulic motor, air motor...



as for oils, i deal with several at work, so i know them as engine lube oil, engine fuel oil, engine governor oil, compressor oil and then there are some others there too... .



and yeah, outboard engine sounds odd, while outboard motor sounds nicer...

 

[ThrottleJockey]

Dodge Enginesports Division!

 

[LarryB]

Originally posted by Butch Brandt

Klenger,

Does it supply motive force?

My wife applies a little "motive force" every now and then but I don't dare call her an engine. Least not to her face.