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Old 11-19-2009, 01:15 PM   #7 (permalink)
PaleMelanesian
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My issue is how much the engine is off - easily more than half the drive. With that short engine run-time, the alternator is also running very little. It's fine in the summer, but headlights are the "straw that broke the camel's back" and it needs a little boost.
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