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I've had cars in the past, Randall, where I'd choose the shutoff point so
it was pointed a bit downhill when I got back to it. We don't need no
stinkin' starter motors!
On Thu, Jan 30, 2020 at 7:57 AM Randall <TR3driver@ca.rr.com> wrote:
>
> > You're right! I forgot about the crank. But then you would
> > need magneto ignition when the battery was stone cold dead.
>
> True, but very rarely is the battery stone cold dead (unless you left the
> lights on). With points (unlike many electronic ignitions), the engine
> will
> still fire at cranking speeds even with the battery discharged below the
> point where it's normally considered "dead". Lead acid batteries even
> recover (just a little) when sitting idle; so if the engine was running
> when
> you got home, there is almost certain to be enough left to fire the plugs
> the next morning.
>
> But when I used to fight with the lack of generator capacity, many years
> ago, I didn't own a hand crank. So I got adept at push-starting the car by
> myself. Probably couldn't do it today, though.
>
> -- Randall
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<div dir=3D"ltr">I've had cars in the past, Randall, where I'd choo=
se the shutoff point so it was pointed a bit downhill when I got back to it=
.=C2=A0 We don't need no stinkin' starter motors!</div><br><div cla=
ss=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Thu, Jan 30, 20=
20 at 7:57 AM Randall <<a href=3D"mailto:TR3driver@ca.rr.com";>TR3driver@=
ca.rr.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=
=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding=
-left:1ex"><br>
> You're right! I forgot about the crank. But then you would <br>
> need magneto ignition when the battery was stone cold dead.<br>
<br>
True, but very rarely is the battery stone cold dead (unless you left the<b=
r>
lights on).=C2=A0 With points (unlike many electronic ignitions), the engin=
e will<br>
still fire at cranking speeds even with the battery discharged below the<br=
>
point where it's normally considered "dead".=C2=A0 Lead acid =
batteries even<br>
recover (just a little) when sitting idle; so if the engine was running whe=
n<br>
you got home, there is almost certain to be enough left to fire the plugs<b=
r>
the next morning.<br>
<br>
But when I used to fight with the lack of generator capacity, many years<br=
>
ago, I didn't own a hand crank.=C2=A0 So I got adept at push-starting t=
he car by<br>
myself.=C2=A0 Probably couldn't do it today, though.<br>
<br>
-- Randall<br>
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