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Don.Alexander(at)astenjoh
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Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2006 6:53 am Post subject: Shutting off Ignition on Running Car

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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 

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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