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Re: Question about engine shut-off...
Posted by Eric Law [Email] (more from Eric Law) on Thu, 18 Apr 2002 14:55:39
In Reply to: Question about engine shut-off..., Joe98, Thu, 18 Apr 2002 09:21:41
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Only car I've ever seen that had a "feature" like that was an old Subaru. Single v-belt drove the water pump and alt, if the alt stopped producing output the motor would stop instantly.
It was probably intended as a "safety feature" to protect the all-aluminum motor. Problem is, it can have the annoying side effect of causing a massive traffic accident if the motor decides to stop functioning at the wrong moment. I think the philosophy at most car companies is that while overheating is a threat to the motor, sudden loss of power is a threat to the car and its occupants, and that's the worse of the two evils. Thus, they leave it to the driver's judgement (or lack thereof) to get the car off the road and *then* stop the engine.
Eric Law
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Posts in this Thread:
- legal advice if possible please (long), sleepy saaber, Thu, 18 Apr 2002 02:34:12
- thanks everyone. this all helps. (n/m), sleepy saaber, Thu, 18 Apr 2002 13:48:11
- How many miles? Isn't it still covered by the factory, A. Snaab, Thu, 18 Apr 2002 13:01:55
- How many miles? Isn't it still covered by the factory, A. Snaab, Thu, 18 Apr 2002 13:01:35
- Re: legal advice if possible please (long), Robert Kaplan, Thu, 18 Apr 2002 09:37:23
- Bad news / good news, Eric Law, Thu, 18 Apr 2002 08:53:22
- Re: legal advice if possible please (long), Bill D, Thu, 18 Apr 2002 08:36:46
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