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Shutting off Ignition on Running Car

 
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 24, 2006 6:53 am    Post subject: Shutting off Ignition on Running Car Reply with quote

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Quick question - what happens if you are driving down the highway
at 100 mph, everything working fine, and you turn the key off?
Will the alternator stop generating juice? Will all your stuff
fry? I have not tried this in my car in a long time, probably
since the 70s - back before the key locked the steering wheel.



My personal observation regarding this issue was rather dramatic.
If you take a 1964 Chevy BelAir with carbureted engine (of course) and
manual transmission and turn off the engine without first engaging the
clutch, you will be treated to a huge explosion in the muffler when you
turn the ignition back on Sad
My 20 year old junker which cost me $25 to buy and never let me down
with its gasoline-cooled engine doubled in value when I had to replace
what remained of the muffler. It also cost me a pair of pants if you
catch my drift...
Regards,
Don
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