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Old 05-10-2012, 05:45 PM   #16 (permalink)
PaleMelanesian
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Originally Posted by HilseeJ View Post
Am I missing something or could you simply just wait longer before bumping? It might result in a more erratic/sudden stop but it should cut down on idling a teensy bit.

For me, if I'm EOC'ing up to a red light I bump it right before I have to stop. That would leave an estimated 3 seconds of idling maximum.

This is a bit of a side step from the original topic but I'm still interested as to whether I might be doing something wrong.
My thoughts as well. I can reliably bump start below 5 mph. I do it regularly at certain stop signs.

My key-start with a warm engine is fast. If I'm watching the cross lights I can usually be the first one off the line.

Oh, and I'm on my original starter at 194,000 miles. The first 150k was "normal" driving. At 1 key start per 10 miles that's 15,000 starts. 44k miles hypermiling at maybe 1 key start every 2 miles is another 22,000 starts, for a total of (very approximately) 37,000 starts.
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