September 26, 2006: Hotrod casket - Page 2

xoxoxoBruce · 09-26-2006, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by SteveDallas

Maybe next time I should consider reading the article before posting.

What?....and kill the discussion...don't you dare.

Actually, if you look at the picture of the purple '58 it has two air cleaners on it. They may be the ones used inside the scoop that's on the coffin.

wolf · 09-26-2006, 09:39 PM

Such things are apparently quite common in Ghana. Hopefully I will remember to ask my favorite shrink about this tomorrow night.

chrishill · 09-27-2006, 03:36 AM

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Six? Wouldn't that have been a V-8?

No, that'd be a V6. In general you have one lead going to one plug, and one plug per cylinder to create the spark which causes the fuel mixture to ingnight which forces the piston down which... and so on.

I've never heard of an engine sharing plug leads or plugs between cylinders since you want the best quality spark you can get to ensure the most efficent burning of fuel

back on topic, I bet the pall-barers loved carrying that thing!

Sundae · 09-27-2006, 07:30 AM

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Originally Posted by wolf

Such things are apparently quite common in Ghana. Hopefully I will remember to ask my favorite shrink about this tomorrow night.

What a wonderful idea! If I wasn't set on being sewn up in a piece of hemp and planted under a tree I'd want a personalised coffin. No idea what - at the moment a Tardis would be cool, and at least it would make my brother smile.

In Kenya the relatives of the deceased beggar themselves by placing large newspaper announcements. They also cost the equivilant of months worth of wages, but the more people that chip in, the larger the ad and the more expensive it is. Many of them have photos of the person "Promoted to Glory"

I prefer the coffins.

glatt · 09-27-2006, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by chrishill

back on topic, I bet the pall-barers loved carrying that thing!

I was having a similar thought about the grave diggers having to put deeper trenches on the sides of the grave to accept the pipes, which appear to hang down two feet below the bottom of the coffin.

CharlieG · 09-27-2006, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by chrishill

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I've never heard of an engine sharing plug leads or plugs between cylinders since you want the best quality spark you can get to ensure the most efficent burning of fuel

Interestingly, there are vehicles that don't have a distributer that are NOT using coil on plug electronics - the spark is sent to all the cylinders every time. The 4 cylinder engine in my old Ranger was this way. The reason it works is that the HIGHER the pressure in a cylinder, the lower the "breakdown" voltage with an arc - and once an arc is started, it gets lower yet. In other words, the cylinder closest to TDC will fire!

Strange, huh?

xoxoxoBruce · 09-27-2006, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by chrishill

No, that'd be a V6. In general you have one lead going to one plug, and one plug per cylinder to create the spark which causes the fuel mixture to ingnight which forces the piston down which... and so on.

I've never heard of an engine sharing plug leads or plugs between cylinders since you want the best quality spark you can get to ensure the most efficent burning of fuel

back on topic, I bet the pall-barers loved carrying that thing!

Welcome to the Cellar, chrishill.

SteveDallas mentioned six plugs/wires as an example of his lack of comprehention about how cars work.
Hoof Hearted misunderstood him to mean the dead guys '58 Chevy had a six cylinder and said, isn't it a V-8....which it certainly is.....big'un too.

wolf · 09-27-2006, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by wolf

Such things are apparently quite common in Ghana. Hopefully I will remember to ask my favorite shrink about this tomorrow night.

The doc says that these were once very much in vogue, but lately the less costly plain caskets are in more use. Apparently the guy who makes these used to have his business located right next to the morturary in Accra (the capital), and that business has fallen off (by about 75%) since they moved to the other side of town.

SteveDallas · 09-27-2006, 10:59 PM

All I can say is, if you have to explain a joke, then it wasn't very damned funny.

xoxoxoBruce · 09-28-2006, 04:24 AM

Some get it, some get confused.

mitheral · 10-01-2006, 03:15 AM

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Originally Posted by SteveDallas

Maybe next time I should consider reading the article before posting.

You can't do that, they'll take away your internet forum poster badge.

JayMcGee · 10-01-2006, 06:50 PM

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