Quote Originally Posted by speedminded
I refuse to call an internal combustion engine a motor. The starter is a motor, the alternator can be a motor with modifications, but the engine is not a motor. It's an engine. Motors turn electrical energy into mechanical energy. Engines turn thermal energy into mechanical energy. Two completely different things.
I 100% agree with you on this. My auto mechanics teacher would refuse to answer anyone's question when they refered to the engine as a motor. He would usually reply, "what motor? the windshield wiper motor?" I thought it was pretty funny, but that brings me to my next point...Why is it called a MOTORcycle? I asked him and he didnt know. Honestly, I dont know if anyone does...