In a message dated 12/30/2001 12:41:59 PM Eastern Standard Time, developtrust@HOME.COM writes: << I read somewhere that "Wasser" was the name of the person who engineered the VW engine with pistons that "box" each other, or was that a joke or a myth? The German word for water is "wasser" according to the dictionary in vanagon.com so when someone said "Wasser" was the inventor's name was he pulling our proverbial leg? >> the flat 4 is a "boxer" engine because of horizontally opposed cylinders that look like theyre"boxing" when the engine is turning. "wasser" is the german word for water hence "wasserboxer"... chris |
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