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Originally Posted by Bataleon
True. That's a pity! What if I removed the serpentine belt completely and replaced the battery with a deep cycle battery? 
I jacked up my car during lunch and tried spinning the wheels to see if there was any brake drag. The two front wheels are very stiff and only travel about 1/5 of a turn, even with a good push (the car gear was in neutral).
The back wheels are slightly better, although the back left wheel spins freely and then suddenly slows down, almost as if the brake pad is rubbing at a certain point.
How freely should the front and back wheels spin? Is brake drag easy to adjust? |
I was off for few days so I couldn't check how it's with my Polo. I'll do that and post the results soon.
Removing alternator is a good thing for FE, but I'm driving my cars mostly on a long distances - for shorter trips I'm using my bicycle. So that's not for me.
But first your car has to be in a sound condition. That thing what you wrote about your rear wheel can give you an extra 1+l/100km or even more. You should check that. Definitely.