Just reading about the Captain's new tow rig, and the Futureliner thread with some smartass () mentioning Detroit Diesel 6-71 engines. Then my warped mind went sideways and I thought about what if something like in the movie Escape from LA were to happen. At the end where Snake Pliskin triggers the device that takes out all electric and electronic stuff. Ok so we can't start our Otto cycle engnes as all electric equipment is gone. I know far fetched, but just suppose...
So we gearheads come to the rescue. How you say? Remember all those pre-electronic controlled diesels? You know the ones that have mechanical fuel systems, and compression ignition? And many ww2 and older airplanes that had a crank to wind up the engines to start? Or farm equipment for that matterthat had hand cranks?
So we as a group could be the sole saviors of civilization, given that we have the skill, or just plain luddite-ness to get one running somehow. It could make a good movie.
Other thoughts and ideas are required here. I'm not smart enoughto write a movie script...
So we gearheads come to the rescue. How you say? Remember all those pre-electronic controlled diesels? You know the ones that have mechanical fuel systems, and compression ignition? And many ww2 and older airplanes that had a crank to wind up the engines to start? Or farm equipment for that matterthat had hand cranks?
So we as a group could be the sole saviors of civilization, given that we have the skill, or just plain luddite-ness to get one running somehow. It could make a good movie.
Other thoughts and ideas are required here. I'm not smart enoughto write a movie script...
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