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> On Jan 2, 2023, at 09:22, John T. Blair <jblair1948@cox.net> wrote:
> =EF=BB=BF At 09:06 AM 1/2/2023, Thomas Coradeschi wrote:
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> >At least you can get the hood open to connect jumper cables! My boxster h=
as
> >solenoid operated latches for both the trunk and the frunk (guess which i=
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> >which!). Fortunately, the engineers at Porsche added a connector to the f=
use=20
> >block in the driver=E2=80=99s footwell, ....
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> Tom,
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> You've got to wonder what the heck these designer were thinking. Do they e=
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> try to use the stuff they design. Not to mention the cost.
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> For example:
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> 1. We used to have a fan that was bolted to the crank or the water pump. Y=
es it
> made a little noise at high speeds, but you had so much other noises you d=
idn't notice, and yes, if you were stuck idling for a long time the engine w=
ould over heat
> because the fan couldn't pull enough air. But it didn't cost anything.=20=
Except the five hp draw at highway speed, whether there was a need for it or=
not, which is a substantial fraction of the power required to move the whol=
e car, even a square Detroit behemoth.=20
Modern vehicles are better in every way than old ones. Not being able to fix=
one with a rock and a pointy stick is not a problem, because they need much=
less fixing. Modern cars have coolant replacement intervals longer than th=
e car replacement intervals of those engine fan beastsl=
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utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"></div><di=
v dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Ja=
n 2, 2023, at 09:22, John T. Blair <jblair1948@cox.net> wrote:<br><br>=
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<font size=3D"3">At 09:06 AM 1/2/2023, Thomas Coradeschi wrote:<br><br>
>At least you can get the hood open to connect jumper cables! My
boxster has<br>
>solenoid operated latches for both the trunk and the frunk (guess
which is <br>
>which!). Fortunately, the engineers at Porsche added a connector to
the fuse <br>
>block in the driver=E2=80=99s footwell, ....<br><br>
Tom,<br><br>
You've got to wonder what the heck these designer were thinking. Do
they ever <br>
try to use the stuff they design. Not to mention the cost.<br><br>
For example:<br><br>
1. We used to have a fan that was bolted to the crank or the water
pump. Yes it<br>
made a little noise at high speeds, but you had so much other noises you
didn't notice, and yes, if you were stuck idling for a long time the
engine would over heat<br>
because the fan couldn't pull enough air. But it didn't cost
anything. </font></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Except the fiv=
e hp draw at highway speed, whether there was a need for it or not, which is=
a substantial fraction of the power required to move the whole car, even a s=
quare Detroit behemoth. </div><div><br></div><div>Modern vehicles are b=
etter in every way than old ones. Not being able to fix one with a rock and a=
pointy stick is not a problem, because they need much less fixing. Mo=
dern cars have coolant replacement intervals longer than the car replacement=
intervals of those engine fan beastsl</div></div></body></html>=
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