View Poll Results: Engine VS Motor
Engine
52
50.49%
Motor
28
27.18%
Engine unless it has a blower then its a blower motor
17
16.50%
Motor until it breaks then its a blown engine not to be confused w/a blower motor
6
5.83%
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Do you call it a motor or an engine?
05-11-2003 | 11:29 AM
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From: Richmond VA
I'm in the electrical industry and always refer to electric Motors and Fuel powered engines. Technically an engine is really an Air pump which uses fuel to power it. The by product is transfered to reciprocal power much like the hydro force used to generate electricity at a dam.
Sorry for the tech crap I still sometimes call it a motor.
Sorry for the tech crap I still sometimes call it a motor.
05-11-2003 | 03:05 PM
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From: Holland MI
It's just a big expensive lump of metal with a bunch O' parts all just trying their best to get out by thrashing around in there til one or more of them succeeds, usually about 12 hours before the start of a holiday weekend.
05-11-2003 | 06:28 PM
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From: Holland, Mi USA.
I call it a boat motor, but it is run on gas not electric, so it is technically an engine.
But someday it may be a motor run by batteries that are charged by an engine.... that will be my project for retirement.
But someday it may be a motor run by batteries that are charged by an engine.... that will be my project for retirement.
