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i was just remembering the same thing Don.
On Thursday, January 30, 2020, 06:00:15 AM PST, Don Hiscock <don.hiscoc=
k@gmail.com> wrote: =20
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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.=C2=A0 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=20
> 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).=C2=A0 With points (unlike many electronic ignitions), the engin=
e will
still fire at cranking speeds even with the battery discharged below the
point where it's normally considered "dead".=C2=A0 Lead acid batteries even
recover (just a little) when sitting idle; so if the engine was running whe=
n
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.=C2=A0 So I got adept at push-starting the c=
ar by
myself.=C2=A0 Probably couldn't do it today, though.
-- Randall
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dir="ltr">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!</div><br clear="none"><div
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> You're right! I forgot about the crank. But then you would <br
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> need magneto ignition when the battery was stone cold dead.<br
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True, but very rarely is the battery stone cold dead (unless you left the<br
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lights on). With points (unlike many electronic ignitions), the engine
will<br clear="none">
still fire at cranking speeds even with the battery discharged below the<br
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point where it's normally considered "dead". Lead acid batteries even<br
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recover (just a little) when sitting idle; so if the engine was running when<br
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you got home, there is almost certain to be enough left to fire the plugs<br
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the next morning.<br clear="none">
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But when I used to fight with the lack of generator capacity, many years<br
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ago, I didn't own a hand crank. So I got adept at push-starting the car
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myself. Probably couldn't do it today, though.<br clear="none">
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-- Randall<br clear="none">
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