Can get from Ashburton to Blenheim on a tank of gas so seems not too bad.
skiff1,
Feb 22, 8:30pm
3 cylinder v8? What?
tamarillo,
Feb 22, 8:34pm
What are you talking about?
kiwikidd77,
Feb 22, 8:40pm
My 3 cylinder V8 of course.
kazbanz,
Feb 22, 8:46pm
do ya mean a V that is running on 3 cylinders? The confusion is that a V8 is an 8 cylinder engine by definition.
kiwikidd77,
Feb 22, 8:51pm
My V8 is actually a 3 cylinder Mira LX 850 cc
My mate on the coast has an old Ford Jailbar flathead V8 that only runs on 3 cylinders.
Mine gets me to Blenheim from Ashburton on a tank of gas.
I like telling people about my "3 cylinder V8" lol, I get some odd looks as most think its got 4 cylinders.
Also got a funny exhaust system so it sounds like a boy racers car. Mechanics put the wrong rear muffler on it.
kiwikidd77,
Feb 22, 8:53pm
Mates old jailbar is mostly used around his farm.
daryl14,
Feb 22, 8:55pm
You're not allowed to call it a v8 under any circumstances. Do you hear me?
brapbrap8,
Feb 22, 9:05pm
My big 4x4 will do that trip on less than half a tank of diesel. Also I am going to be somewhat better off in the event of a crash.
kazbanz,
Feb 22, 9:08pm
so you don't have a V8 you have a three cyclinder
kiwikidd77,
Feb 22, 9:13pm
I've always rarked my mate up with my "V8" lol.
I guess he can at least claim his has 8 Cylinders even though 5 aren't working.
jason18,
Feb 22, 9:41pm
That's a great story!
slarty45,
Feb 22, 9:48pm
I reckon my 3 cyl Suzuki would get there and back as far as Christchurch on a full tank.
daryl14,
Feb 22, 9:54pm
Well we now know two things. You and your mate are made for each other. And he does not deserve to own a jailbar.
motorboy2011,
Feb 22, 10:06pm
Is it school holidays?
bumfacingdown,
Feb 22, 10:56pm
I actually checked to see what time this started, thinking rather late on a Sunday, but gosh no
kiwikidd77,
Feb 22, 11:29pm
Why not?
Did you want to turn it into a hotrod?
daryl14,
Feb 22, 11:43pm
Running it so badly will be throwing the engine out of balance and causing accellerated engine wear. It will result in a catastrophic failure and then that will be it. They don't make flatheads anymore. I am the kind of person who gets their blood boiling whenever i see old cars being mistreated by ignoramuses. Particularly when the car may be something I could not even afford to buy. He deserves to get it taken off him.
kiwikidd77,
Feb 22, 11:45pm
Its a FARM HACK so no need to worry.
Been turned into a flatdeck many moons ago.
No idea how long its been running on only 3 cylinders but more than 20 years as far as I know.
The pistons are still in place but valves have been removed so no pressure from the dead cylinders.
bigfatmat1,
Feb 22, 11:57pm
what about all the extra fuel does that just go out the exhaust. Creating a fire hazard on the farm surprised it would run at all with no valves
kiwikidd77,
Feb 23, 12:03am
No fuel wasted. The inlets are blocked off. The 3 working cylinders are intact. Its a bitch to start but who cares in a farm hack?
daryl14,
Feb 23, 12:06am
God has to be killing kittens right now.
hsvhel,
Feb 23, 12:22am
WTF Tried to follow thread, got dick stuck in chainsaw. Purpose not clear.
sr2,
Feb 23, 12:28am
LOL; why do I get the feeling that in a crash they're probably as bad as each other!
sr2,
Feb 23, 12:30am
Post of the thread. and the chocolate fish goes to.
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