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Old 11-13-2010, 02:20 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Om my old Air cooled VW, I would often run the geerator as a motor to cool the motr between passes at the drag strip.

Couple of thoughts, I don't think you can run an alternator as a motor and the amount of torque it produces would not be enough IMHO to start the car. The starters is geared down much lower than the alternator.
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