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Originally Posted by bhazard
One thing I wonder about shutting the engine off is... does the computer go into open loop or does it run a little rich on startup? Or is that only on a cold start.
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I could double check with the scangauge but I'm pretty sure if it is warm it would stay in closed loop.
To the original question, regardless of the savings, why wouldn't you shut the engine off when it is not needed? I always kill it at red lights, try to watch the opposite light to see when my green is coming, and on lights I hit all the time I even count off in my head how long they take to change so I can fire it up with just a second or two to spare. Hardly too much effort to make on behalf of the planet and my wallet.