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Christ · 09-13-2009, 12:01 AM

The car doesn't run right, so instead of coasting in neutral (watching the RPMs jump to 2k+), I just kicked the key off, leaving the headlights on (on a 6 year old battery, no less.) and let 'er roll... I must have coasted for 2 or 3 miles on a fairly level road from 40MPH, through slight curves and uphill/downhill areas.

I got to the stop sign, started it, waited a sec for the idle to calm down to 1k, turned left, accelerated to ~40 MPH in 1st gear (doesn't like to shift correctly, yet.) then flipped into neutral, and shut the engine off again. Coasted another 1.5 miles, slightly downhill on average, and pulled into the driveway.

PS - the Saturn doesn't feel much different steering w/ the Power Steering pump not turning. Also, on the 2.2 Ecotec motor, the PS pump spins at 2x the speed of the engine... it's driven by the cam. That can't fare well for power consumption?

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Christ Moderate your Moderation. Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Troy, Pa. Posts: 8,919 Pasta - '96 Volkswagen Passat TDi 90 day: 45.22 mpg (US) Thanks: 1,369 Thanked 430 Times in 353 Posts	EOC in a Saturn The car doesn't run right, so instead of coasting in neutral (watching the RPMs jump to 2k+), I just kicked the key off, leaving the headlights on (on a 6 year old battery, no less.) and let 'er roll... I must have coasted for 2 or 3 miles on a fairly level road from 40MPH, through slight curves and uphill/downhill areas. I got to the stop sign, started it, waited a sec for the idle to calm down to 1k, turned left, accelerated to ~40 MPH in 1st gear (doesn't like to shift correctly, yet.) then flipped into neutral, and shut the engine off again. Coasted another 1.5 miles, slightly downhill on average, and pulled into the driveway. PS - the Saturn doesn't feel much different steering w/ the Power Steering pump not turning. Also, on the 2.2 Ecotec motor, the PS pump spins at 2x the speed of the engine... it's driven by the cam. That can't fare well for power consumption? __________________ "¿ʞɐǝɹɟ ɐ ǝɹ,noʎ uǝɥʍ 'ʇı ʇ,usı 'ʎlǝuol s,ʇı"