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The owner manual documents the underhood "jump" point. If the battery is dead, the only way to open the rear hatch to get to the 12 vdc battery is...
I only have experience with highway tractors, or "real" trucks Do you have any evidence of an independent "tuner" having engineers consulting...
Yes, its so easy to be civil and polite to each other. But that has become a lost art now, we're supposed to carry on like a bunch of dickheads
No, we will not manage. First of all, it will cost tens of billions of dollars to build new reinforced storage facilities. Most of that cost will...
Those look like high quality chains. Thanks for the link, think I'll try a set for my FJ
The regen cycle is based on many parameters, such as idle time, load, temp, etc. The extra fuel is then injected to cause the Diesel Particulate...
Re: Toyota to replace 3.8M gas pedals - Washington Post Not just the Prius, but almost every new vehicle - no matter what the brand - has a...
Correct, their Financing division borrowed, as they always do, to help losers who work part time shoveling shit somewhere to buy a brand new...
No no, THIS is a truck! http://www.cat.com/cmms/images/C198751.pdf A lot of them are used in Tar Sands operations in Alberta
If designed for it, variable speed motors will absolutely handle 100% duty cycles. Eg, the variable speed drives and "inverter rated" motors used...
"All season" tires are *not* winter tires, period. I have no doubt that a fwd car with winter tires, will have better stopping ability than an awd...
If you forget to throw the manual switch ... nothing happens. The power remains off, and the backup generator runs without load, fully isolated...
:frusty: I received this in the inbox today The Daily Utah Chronicle - Global warming unstoppable Makes sense: build one nuclear power plant...
With my '04, I was quite happy with the studded Goodyear Nordic's from Canadian Tire. The factory studded Nokian's I have on my FJ are clearly...
Damage and fear is all relative, isn't it? The fact is, those swimming pools of spent fuel rods are a tempting target for terrorism This report...
True enough. To date, Ford has not stood in line to suck on the taxpayer teat. That's a huge plus in my book
The engine and electric motor/inverter cooling loops are completely separate
Oak Ridge National Labs did a dissection of a 2004 Prius, sort of like a reverse engineering exercise. They are difficult to make out in this...
No, all routine operation the motors - there are actually two of them M/G 1 and M/G 2 - are protected from thermal overload. There are...
Yes, at LRA rating, an electric motor can provide 100% torque at 0 RPM. That's why diesel rail engines, stevedore shipping container cranes, and a...
