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Old 08-07-2008, 02:52 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by ATaylorRacing View Post
Actually....if you watch NASCAR you see them doing EOC when they are short on fuel during caution laps.....at their last race a few cars ran out on the last few laps and at least three coasted across the finish line on the last lap!
there are some vehicles that cannot eoc because of the following:
1 - vacuum is lost, thereby reducing braking force when repeatedly pumped
2 - power steering is lost because oil pump does not recirculate the fluid
3 - some steering columns lock when key is in acc
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