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Old 05-08-2008, 01:02 PM   #7 (permalink)
lovemysan
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gutless wonder - '02 Saturn sl sohc
90 day: 40.17 mpg (US)

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Engine off in a 3/4 pickup is not really possible. You could not pass any type of avoidance test without power steering. Unless your the hulk. Even if you could turn the steering wheel fast enough the column and steering system is not designed to withstand the force necessary to turn the truck. The brakes are another problem when you loose vacuum assist it takes probly 300-500lbs of pedal force to stop the truck. It takes 200lbs to stop my 2400lb saturn in an E-stop.
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