Where does the term 'Pots' come from?

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May 10, 2001 | 11:33 PM

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This maybe a stupid question I suspose but I'm intrigued!

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May 10, 2001 | 11:38 PM

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From: Deepest Darkest Dorset!!

Early cars have '2 pots' therefore they have calipers with 2 cylinders in them, later cars have 4, and they have 4 cylinders in the caliper.
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May 10, 2001 | 11:41 PM

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I thought that 'pots' referred to to the number of cylinders / pistons, but I'm baffled as how to they got called pots!

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May 10, 2001 | 11:45 PM

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The pistons actually look like little pots when you take them out, maybe thats where it comes from?

May 11, 2001 | 10:02 AM

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The prase " POTS " refers to the number of joints you have to smoke before you can get the things back together after stripping them !!

May 11, 2001 | 10:22 AM

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No, it's because you need pots of money in order to buy them!

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