Why does a limited slip cause the rear to go sideways?

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Re: Why does a limited slip cause the rear to go sideways?

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GLHS60 wrote: Wed Jul 03, 2019 1:16 pm ...
Probably was a colloquial thing, another was a vehicles refusal to "answer" the driver.

The road was so muddy or icy etc "she wouldn't answer me" as in response to steering input.
Hold over from riding horses. :)

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I had her up to "ZED eye ZED" again last night and she never let me down, "she's a tough old girl".

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I have never heard that one -- sounds like it might be a Biblical reference?
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The fill cap fell out of my Vibe's cam cover so I went to GM parts counter and asked for a 710 cap. Without a word or missing a beat, the guy went back in the stacks and emerged with an oil filler cap. Guess he'd heard that one before... :)
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I went back through a lot of SAE papers and the transition period for professional automotive engineers to use motor and engine interchangeably in published works was 1910 through 1915.

Some examples:

1913-01-01
MOTOR CAPACITY FOR MOTOR TRUCKS 130003
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4271/130003
Citation: Myers, C., "MOTOR CAPACITY FOR MOTOR TRUCKS," SAE Technical Paper 130003, 1913, https://doi.org/10.4271/130003.
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Author(s): Cornelius T. Myers
Pages: 10


1913-01-01
MAGIC MOTOR * 130022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4271/130022
Citation: HUTTON, F. and CHASE, H., "MAGIC MOTOR*," SAE Technical Paper 130022, 1913, https://doi.org/10.4271/130022.
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Author(s): F. R. HUTTON, HERBERT CHASE
Pages: 16


1911-01-01
A ROTARY VALVE GASOLINE MOTOR 110030
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4271/110030
Citation: MEAD, C., "A ROTARY VALVE GASOLINE MOTOR," SAE Technical Paper 110030, 1911, https://doi.org/10.4271/110030.
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Author(s): CYRUS E. MEAD
Pages: 20

1914-01-01
THE GENERAL TREND IN AMERICAN MOTOR DESIGN 140048
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4271/140048
Citation: POWER, W., "THE GENERAL TREND IN AMERICAN MOTOR DESIGN," SAE Technical Paper 140048, 1914, https://doi.org/10.4271/140048.
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Author(s): W. M. POWER
Pages: 7
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