06-27-2012, 10:04 PM
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Sport Compact Driver
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Getting cut when working on the car , and not even realizing it.
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06-28-2012, 12:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Piwoslaw
Correct me if I'm wrong, but the battery doesn't charge faster when the engine is screaming at 5-6k, nor does it help when the car next to you is revving.
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I recently learned from an alternator re-build spec sheet that power output was RPM-related for that model, but this situation was entirely unreasonable. What they didn't realize (and you are completely justified in your complaint) is that: 1) It only takes a very slight increase in RPM to attain the necessary output; and 2) Just drive the car to charge it up! "Donor" jump vehicles typically don't lose enough charge to "rev in-kind", and if the car with the dead batt loses voltage when driving, it's probably the alternator. Two cars running 5-6K RPM can power a small neighborhood.
RH77
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06-29-2012, 02:02 AM
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You can rev enough to power a small New Hampshire town, but the beater you're jumping isn't ever going to draw that kind of juice.
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Originally Posted by sheepdog44
Transmission type Efficiency
Manual neutral engine off.100% @∞MPG <----- Fun Fact.
Manual 1:1 gear ratio .......98%
CVT belt ............................88%
Automatic .........................86%
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06-29-2012, 02:59 AM
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Getting cut when working on the car , and not even realizing it.
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Until you get blood on something in your TAN INTERIOR?!
Had that happen once. Was not happy.
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06-29-2012, 06:28 PM
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Originally Posted by RH77
2) Just drive the car to charge it up!
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Well, I jinxed myself. My "temporary" torque converter switch (being tested for more than 3-years) was left in the "On" position when coasting to long-term parking when renting a car, which energizes 2 solonoids. Luckily I was able to keep the car long enough to jump Teggy. It was one of trips where kept thinking, "I really feel like I forgot something... KEVIN!"
RH77
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07-24-2012, 12:06 AM
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Having my laptop shipped back to Dell for overheating issues so now having to use my phone for this entry which for me being old school feels like trying to crawl into a model car and drive it not comfortable to read, let alone post
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08-08-2012, 10:41 PM
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How about when your car dies without any hint of something being wrong.
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09-18-2012, 04:20 PM
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Today's annoyance: People who flush the toilet before using it, even if it was just clean water 
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09-28-2012, 06:54 PM
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Having several months of fuel log to update, and admitting an addiction.
Hello again 
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09-28-2012, 07:10 PM
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How was vacation? Glad you're back! 
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