[DeTomaso] FW: question for the world

[asajay at asajay.com]

Last I checked.....  an alternate puts out enough current to  
sufficiently run the electronics of an automobile.  Even without the  
Battery.

However, removing the battery from a newer car while running, might  
wreck havoc on the computer if it's expecting that load there and  
can't find it.


Asa Jay

Quoting Larry - Ohio Time Corp <larry at ohiotimecorp.com>:

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>
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> Hi Art,
>
> I think you should run out today and buy an electric car, as you are making
> electricity to run a car where none exists.
>
>
>
> Larry (puzzeled)- Cleveland
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: astephens [mailto:artstephens at charter.net]
> Sent: Monday, October 27, 2008 11:17 AM
> To: larry at ohiotimecorp.com; 'Pantera List'
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] question for the world
>
> Larry,
>      The truck is a bone stock 2500 with throttle body injection.  I'm
> pretty sure it was originally purchased in California.  I do believe it is
> computer controlled?
>
> Art
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>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Larry - Ohio Time Corp" <larry at ohiotimecorp.com>
> To: "'astephens'" <artstephens at charter.net>; "'Pantera List'"
> <detomaso at realbig.com>
> Sent: Monday, October 27, 2008 8:21 AM
> Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] question for the world
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>
>> Hi Art,
>>
>> Does your 88 have a computer in it? I know my 89 does? If it does not have
>
>> a
>> computer are you running a magneto to make the power for the coil?
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>>
>>
>> Larry - Cleveland
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: astephens [mailto:artstephens at charter.net]
>> Sent: Monday, October 27, 2008 10:11 AM
>> To: larry at ohiotimecorp.com; 'Pantera List'
>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] question for the world
>>
>>
>> . The question came up how long would a car run without ANY
>>> charging going to the battery?
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>>
>>        Till it runs out of gas?  I suspected a bad battery in my 88 GMC
>> pick up truck.  It wouldn't start unless I had the battery charger hooked
>> up
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>> to it.  Having no other running vehicle,  I drove the truck to the auto
>> parts store to test the battery.  Knowing if the problem was the starter
>> and
>>
>> not the battery and that I would be screwed if I shut the engine off,  I
>> removed the battery while the engine was running and what do you know,  it
>> continued to run!  The battery tested fine and the parts guy told me that
>> sometimes when a starter starts going bad,  it will require more amps to
>> start the engine.  That is apparently what was happening.  The starter
>> needed more amps than my good battery could provide.  I replace the
>> starter
>> and all was well.
>>
>> Art
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>>
>>
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