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MetroMPG · 11-28-2007, 09:52 AM

I've updated metrompg.com with an article on this topic, summarized and describing my experiment in more detail:

http://www.metrompg.com/posts/alternator-optional.htm

Thanks to Brock for corroborating the results with his Jetta.

11-28-2007, 09:52 AM	#3 (permalink)
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