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Old 08-27-2010, 12:12 PM   #2 (permalink)
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DFCO can only happen while your transmission is in gear. So, the wheels are spinning the engine. To restart, it just injects fuel since its already spinning. If you were in neutral and DFCO happened (which it can't), the engine rpms would drop to 0 and you would have to bump start or key start.
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